Mariam Fakhr Eddine

Mariam Mohamed Fakhr Eddine was an Egyptian film and television actress. She was nicknamed the Beauty of the Screen . Before pursuing a career in acting, she won the title of Most Beautiful Face in a pageant organised by the Frenchlanguage magazine Image. She was discovered by director Mahmoud Zulficar, her future husband. Mariam Fakhr Eddines first film appearance was in the 1951 film A Night of Love and she went on to appear in the films The Murderous Suspicion , Devil of the Sahara , The Love Message and A Window on Paradise .

She was born in Faiyum, Middle Egypt to a Circassian father and a Hungarian mother. Her younger brother is actor Youssef Fakhr Eddine . She was educated at a German high school. Before pursuing a career in acting, she won the title Most Beautiful Face in a pageant organised by the Frenchlanguage magazine Image. She was discovered by director Mahmoud Zulficar whom she married in 1952. She gave birth to her daughter, Iman. Her first film appearance was in the 1951 film A Night of Love. The film was entered into the 5th Cannes Film Festival. She went on to appear in the films The Murderous Suspicion , Devil of the Sahara , The Love Message and A Window on Paradise .

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