Zeinat Olwi | |
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| Born | 1930 Egypt |
| Died | 1988 (aged 57–58) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and dancer |
| Years active | 1955-1988 |
Zeinat Olwi (Arabic: زينات علوي), whose stage name was Zurah (1930–1988), was one of the leading belly dancers in Egypt in the middle of the twentieth century. She appeared in many movies from the Egyptian Golden Age of cinema. One of her most famous performances was in Henry Barakat's 1955 movie Ayyam wa layali (Days and Nights).[1]
Anglicizations of her name
Her given name is anglicized variously as Zeinat, Zinat, Zinaat, and Zenat. Her surname is variously given as Olwi, Elwi, Aloui.
Filmography
- Ayyam wa layali (Days and Nights) (1955)
- El-Zawga Talattashar (Wife Number 13)
- Karamat Zawgaty (My Wife's Dignity) (1967)
- Sabah El Kheir ya Zawgaty El-Aziza (Good Morning, My Dear Wife) (1969)
References
- ↑ أمين, هبة (2022-05-19). "زينات علوي.. راقصة الهوانم التي اكُتشف خبر وفاتها بعد 3 أيام من رحيلها". الوطن (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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