Feyrouz (actress)

Feyrouz
Born
Piruz Sarkis Artin Galfayan

(1943-03-15)15 March 1943
Cairo, Egypt
Died30 January 2016(2016-01-30) (aged 72)
Cairo, Egypt
Occupation(s)Actress, entertainer
Years active1950–1959
SpouseBadreddine Gamgoum
Children2

Piruz Sarkis Artin Galfayan (Egyptian Arabic: پيروز سركيس ارتين جالفايان, 15 March 1943 – 30 January 2016), known in Egypt as Fayruz, was an Egyptian film child actress.[1]

Piruz was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 15 March 1943. Her sister, Nelli also entered the entertainment industry. Her birth name, Piruz, is an Armenian name . She began her acting career very young, making her debut at the age of 7 in the 1950 film Yasmine. Egyptian director Anwar Wagdi was helpful to her in her career. She ultimately retired from acting at 15, in 1959, to wed comedian Badreddine Gamgoum (Arabic: بدر الدين جمجوم). The couple had two children together, Iman and Ayman.[2]

Filmography

  • 1950: Yasmin (ياسمين)
  • 1951: Fayruz Hanem (فيروز هانم) =Lady Fayruz
  • 1952: Elherman (الحرمان)= Deprivation
  • 1952: Suret Elzefaf (صورة الزفاف) =Photo of Wedding
  • 1953: Dahab (دهب)
  • 1955: Asafir Elganna (عصافير الجنه ) = Sparrows of Paradise
  • 1957: Esmail Yasin Tarazan (اسماعيل ياسين طرزان)= Esmail Yasin Trazan
  • 1958: Ayyami Elsaida (أيامى السعيده ) = My Happy Days
  • 1958: Esmail Yasin lel Bie' (اسماعيل ياسين للبيع)= Esamail Yasin for Sale
  • 1959: Bafakkar fi elli Nasini (بافكر فى اللى ناسينى) (her last role)= I'm Thinking in Who Is Forgetting Me

Awards

  • In 2001, she was honored with "Lifetime Achievement Award" in Cairo Film Festival.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Famed Egyptian Child Actress Fayrouz Dies at Age 73". CairoScene. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Famous Egyptian actress Fayrouz dies at 73". Ahram Online. Retrieved 5 September 2023.