Tribute To Actress Mariam Fakhr Eddine

Renowned Egyptian actress Mariam Fakhr Eddine, 81, passed away on November 3 at a military hospital in Cairo. The famous actress had recently undergone surgery to remove a blood clot from her brain. Fakr Eddine began her acting career in the 1950s and her portfolio includes over 200 films, including Hikayat Hob (Stories of Love) starring the legendary singer and actor Abdel-Halim Hafez. Born in Fayyoum, she was the daughter of a Muslim father and a Christian mother from Hungary. Fakr Eddine is also the sister of actor Youssef Fakhr Eddine, who passed away in 2002. She married twice, first to filmmaker Mahmoud Zulficar, with whom she had one daughter, Iman, and second to Syrian singer Fahd Ballan. [caption id="attachment_43373" align="alignleft" width="618"] Rannet el Kholkhal 1955[/caption] [caption id="attachment_43374" align="alignleft" width="500"] Rod Qalbi 1957[/caption] [caption id="attachment_43375" align="alignleft" width="480"] Al Aidy Al Naema 1964[/caption] [caption id="attachment_43376" align="alignleft" width="600"] La Anam 1957[/caption] [caption id="attachment_43378" align="alignleft" width="618"] Be'r Al Herman 1969[/caption] [caption id="attachment_43379" align="alignleft" width="347"] Ma' Al Thekrayat 1961[/caption]