Zeinat Olwi
Egyptian belly dancer
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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] Zeinat Olwi's origins trace back to Upper Egypt.[2][3]
Born1930
Egypt
Died1988 (aged 57–58)
OccupationsActress and dancer
Yearsactive1955-1988
Zeinat Olwi | |
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| Born | 1930 Egypt |
| Died | 1988 (aged 57–58) |
| Occupations | Actress and dancer |
| Years active | 1955-1988 |
Biography
Filmography
- Ayyam wa layali (Days and Nights) (1955)
- El-Zawga Talattashar (Wife Number 13) (1962)
- Karamat Zawgaty (My Wife's Dignity) (1967)
- Sabah El Kheir ya Zawgaty El-Aziza (Good Morning, My Dear Wife) (1969)
