What is Leila Mourad doing now? Nationality, Salary, Parents



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Leila Mourad (April 13, 1918 – December 10, 1995) was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was one of the most popular actresses of her time and was nicknamed “The Venus of the East”.

Mourad was born in Cairo, Egypt to a wealthy family. Her father was a successful businessman and her mother was a socialite. She had two brothers and two sisters. Mourad was educated at private schools in Cairo and Geneva. She began her career as a model and singer in Cairo in the early 1930s.

Mourad’s career took off in the mid-1930s when she starred in a number of successful Egyptian films. She quickly became one of the most popular actresses in Egypt and the Arab world. In 1937, she starred in the film “Yom Biyid Nakoum” (“A Day Will Come”), which was a huge hit.

Mourad’s career continued to be successful in the 1940s and 1950s. She starred in a number of successful Egyptian and Lebanese films. In the 1960s, she retired from acting and moved to Switzerland.

Mourad was married four times. Her first husband was the Egyptian actor Ahmed Ramzy. Her second husband was the Lebanese singer Wadih El Safi. Her third husband was the Swiss businessman Jean-Pierre Ducrest. Her fourth and final husband was the Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yassin.

Mourad had three children, two sons and a daughter. Her daughter, Leila Mourad-Ducrest, is also an actress.

Mourad died of cancer in 1995 at the age of 77.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia