- Was of Jewish origins. Her father Zaki Mourad was a composer.
- Sister of Munir Mourad.
- On September 12, 1952 a Syrian magazine published a story that Laila was a spy and donated 50,000 Egyptian Pounds to Israel, and as a result most Arab countries including Egypt boycotted her songs and films. Laila was later acquitted of all the accusations after she proved her innocence.It was later revealed that Anwar Wagdi was the one behind that rumor as his way to take revenge at his ex-wife.
- She left a legacy of 27 films and nearly 1200 songs that were produced from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s.
- Mother of Ashraf Abaza and Zaky Fateen Abdel Wahab.
- Ended her acting and singing career in 1955 after the death of her ex-husband Anwar Wagdi.
- Embraced Islam in 1947 on the first day of Ramadan.
- She and Anwar Wagdi married and divorced three times and had no children.
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