Nour Al Hoda
Nour Al Hoda | |
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.jpg) Nour Al Hoda in 1950 | |
| Born | Alexandra Nicholas Badran 24 December 1924 |
| Died | 9 July 1998 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Known for | Egyptian cinema |
| Notable work | Berlanti (1944) |
Alexandra Nicholas Badran, also known as Nour Al Hoda (Arabic: نور الهدى; 24 December 1924 – 9 July 1998), was a Lebanese singer and actress, mostly known for her notable roles in Egyptian cinema.[1][2] She recorded over one hundred songs and worked in over thirty films.[3]
Biography
[edit]She was born on 24 December 1924 in Mersin, Turkey to an Antiochian Orthodox family.[1]
She was a maternal first cousin to Lebanese singer Jeanette Feghali, known as Sabah (singer), and her sister Lebanese actress Lamia Feghali.
In 1943, she worked in her first film Gawhara, along with director-actor Youssef Wahbi.[4] Following the success of Gawhara, Hoda went on to work with Wahbi in the 1944 film Berlanti.[5]
Filmography
[edit]- Gawhara (1943)
- Al-sharaf ghali (1943)
- Berlanti (1944)
- Amirat al ahlam (1945)
- Al-anissa Busa (1945)
- Majd wa demoue (1946)
- Lastu malakan (1947)
- Matoulsh Lhad with Farid Al Atrash (1952)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Remembering Nour Al-Hoda: Lebanon's Umm Kalthoum - Music - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Nour El Hoda - Actor Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Zuhur, Sherifa (2021-12-22). Popular Dance and Music in Modern Egypt (in Arabic). McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-4311-3.
- ^ "Nour El Houda, onze succès". L'Orient-Le Jour. 1998-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ Hammad, Hanan (2022-05-10). Unknown Past: Layla Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-1-5036-2978-3.
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