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Layla Mourad

Laila Zaky Mouraad is Egyptian actor and singer born in Cairo. Her father Zaky Mouraad, the well-known singer and composer, encouraged her to begin singing in the Egyptian radio while she was a teenager. Laila began her cinema career alongside Muhammad Abdul Wahhaab in Muhammad Kareem’s “Yahya al-hobb i.e. Long live love (1938)”, six years after singing in the film “Al-dahaaya i.e. The victims”, one of the first Egyptian talkies. Togo Mizraahy swept her up and made her into the number one Egyptian actress, through four films; “Laila momtera i.e. A rainy night (1939)”, “Laila bent al-reef i.e. Laila, the girl from country side (1941)”, “Laila bent madaares i.e. Laila, the schoolgirl (1941)” and “Laila (1942)”. The use of Laila’s name in all these titles shows just how marketable she was. Mouraad married actor, director and producer Anwar Wagdy, they formed a very famous duet resulting numerous classics, which ended by divorce. Later on, Laila married Wageeh Abaaza and they gave birth to her older son Ashraf, they got divorced and finally she married director Fateen Abdul Wahhaab, the father of her younger son, Zaky. In 1956, Mouraad retired. There have been many attempts to convince her to return to cinema, but all attempts failed as she only accepted to sing on Radio only. Laila Mouraad remains in the hearts and minds of fans just as she had hoped to be remembered; lovely to behold and ever sophisticated. 1995, the so-called, Cinderella died in Cairo, at the age of 79.


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Born:
Feb 17, 1918 In Egypt
Movie/TV Credits:
17
First Appeared:
In the movie Long Live Love! 1938-01-02
Latest Project:
Movie El Habeb El Maghool 1955-05-23
Known For
Poster of Life is Love
Poster of Anbar
Poster of Layla The Schoolgirl
Filmography
Movie El Habeb El Maghool Layla 1955-05-23
Movie Life is Love Layla 1954-04-05
Movie The Lady on the Train 1952-08-28
Movie Flowers of Love Elham 1951-12-10
Movie Shore of Love 1950-02-20
Movie The Flirtation of Girls Laila 1949-09-22
Movie Love and Youth 1948-01-02
Movie Anbar Anbar 1948-11-01
Movie Solomon's Ring Layla El Sharkawy 1947-01-01
Movie My Heart is My Guide 1947-10-06
Movie Layla, Daughter of the Rich 1946-01-02
Movie Leila, Daughter of the Poor 1945-05-11
Movie Victims of Love wafaa 1944-10-19
Movie Leila, ghadet el camelia laila 1942-04-02
Movie Layla The Schoolgirl Layla 1941-10-16
Movie Layla the Country Girl ليلى 1941-02-01
Movie Long Live Love! Nadia 1938-01-02