| Nour Al Hoda | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Nour Al Hoda in 1950 | |
| Born | Alexandra Nicolas Badran (1924-12-24)24 December 1924 Mersin, Turkey |
| Died | 9 July 1998(1998-07-09) (aged 73) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Known for | Egyptian cinema |
| Notable work | Berlanti (1944) |
Alexandra Nicolas 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. She recorded over one hundred songs and worked in over thirty films.
Biography
She was born on 24 December 1924 in Mersin, Turkey to an Antiochian Orthodox family. She was a maternal first cousin to Lebanese singer Jeanette Feghali, known as Sabah, and her sister Lebanese actress Lamia Feghali.
In 1943, she moved to Egypt to work in the Egyptian cinema. She worked in her first film Gawhara, with director-actor Youssef Wahbi. Following the success of Gawhara, Hoda went on to work with Wahbi in the 1944 film Berlanti. Followed by Amirat al ahlam (1945) and Al-anissa Busa (1945), she also acted in Lastu Malakan (1946) with Mohammed Abdel Wahab and Laila Fawzi. Hoda worked in Egypt until the early 1950s.
Selected filmography
- 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 (1952)
References
- ^ "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.