Leila Mourad

Leila Mourad

Leila Mourad or Layla Morad (Arabic: ليلى مراد; February 17, 1918 – November 21, 1995) was an Egyptian singer and actress, and one of the most prominent superstars in Egypt and the entire Arab world in her era. Born Lilian Zaki Ibrahim Mourad to an Egyptian Jewish family, known for their patriotism in 1918 in the El Daher District in Cairo, she later changed her name to Leila Mourad as a stage-name. She made her first stage appearance, aged nine, at the Saalat Badi'a, one of Cairo's most successful Music Halls. The theatre had been founded in 1926 by the actress and dancer Badia Masabni, who became Mourad's patron. Her first film appearance, aged fifteen, was in the 1932 " Al-Dahaaya " (The Victims) which had originally been made as a silent film. Her song, The Day of Departure, was added as part of the transformation of the production into a "talkie". She was trained by her father and Dawood Hosni, who was also Jewish. Hosni had composed the first operetta in the Arabic language, and he composed two songs for Leila: Hairana Leh Bein El-Eloub (Why can't you choose from among lovers), and Howa el dala'a ya'ani khessam (Does daliance mean avoiding me?). Further success came when the prominent Egyptian composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab heard her singing and gave her a role in his film Yahia el Hob (Viva Love!) in 1938. In the six years following the success of Yahia el Hob she made five best selling films with director Togo Mizrahi, becoming Egypt's top actress. In 1945 she made Layla Bint al-Fuqara ("Layla, daughter of the poor") directed by Anwar Wagdi whom she married shortly after. She went on to make a further 20 films of which the most outstanding is Ghazel el-Banat ("The Flirtation of Girls"), also directed and co-starring Wagdi. It also featured Nagib al-Rihani and Abdel Wahab in their last appearances on film. In 1953, she was selected as the official singer of the Egyptian revolution. Shortly thereafter, a rumor that Mourad had visited Israel and donated money to its military raised suspicions of spying and caused some Arab radio stations to boycott her. She denied these allegations, no proof was found; and the charges against the singer were eventually dropped. Her decision to retire, aged 38, came with the failure of her last film, Al Habib al Majhoul (The Unknown Lover), the banning of her song, With Unity, Order, and Work, praising the Free Officers 1952 revolution and the outbreak of the 1956 war. Despite the immense popularity of her films, her singing career was over-shadowed by Um Kulthum who dominated Egypt's musical landscape. Leila Mourad made a few brief reappearances during Ramadan in 1970, when she was scheduled to read Salah Jaheen's "Fawazeer Ramadan" (Ramadan' puzzles), a daily traditional radio program held during the Holy month of Ramadan. Leila Mourad died in a Cairo hospital in 1995.

  • Title : Leila Mourad
  • Popularity : 1.672
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1918-02-17
  • Place of Birth : Egypt
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  • Also Known As : ليليان زكي مراد موردخاي, ليلى مراد, Layla Mourad
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Leila Mourad Movies

  • 1954
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    Life is Love

    Life is Love

    1 1954 HD

    Layla is a volunteer nurse at the red crescent helping the injured in Palestinian war. She falls in love with officer Adel , and during a raid he...

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  • 1941
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    Layla The Schoolgirl

    Layla The Schoolgirl

    1 1941 HD

    The strict lawyer Yusuf receives his orphan cousin Laila at his place after she finishes her studies. She brings a fun and cheerful atmosphere to the...

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  • 1947
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    Singer of the Valley

    Singer of the Valley

    1 1947 HD

    After the artist Wahid Fakhry travels around the world, he returns to Egypt to search for new talent for his impending project. He finds what he is...

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  • 1953
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    Bent Al-Akaber

    Bent Al-Akaber

    7 1953 HD

    Laila is a beautiful and delicate woman. She lives with her grandfather in the Grand Palace, and he forbids her from going out or meeting strangers....

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  • 1946
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    The Unknown Past

    The Unknown Past

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Flirtation of Girls

    The Flirtation of Girls

    7.3 1949 HD

    Hamam is a poor Arabic language teacher who gets sacked from a girls' elementary school for not being able to control mischievous students. He feels...

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  • 1952
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    Men Al-Qalb Lel Qalb

    Men Al-Qalb Lel Qalb

    1 1952 HD

    Latfa works in cabarets and earns money by hunting and deceiving customers. Sherif Bey, a friend of her late father, helps her in this. She meets a...

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  • 1944
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    Layla in the dark

    Layla in the dark

    1 1944 HD

    Hussein and Laila are children who pledge to love. Circumstances separate them and they meet after they grow up and their feelings are renewed, but...

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  • 1951
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    Adam and Eve

    Adam and Eve

    1 1951 HD

    Two friends, Sami, a journalist, and Mukhtar, a businessman, marry two sisters, Fatima and Azza, in one night. Over time, the lives of the two...

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  • 1951
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    Habib el-Rooh

    Habib el-Rooh

    1 1951 HD

    The famous artist Youssef Fahmy discovers Laila's talent for singing. He encourages her to sing professionally against the wishes of her husband,...

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  • 1948
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    Love and Youth

    Love and Youth

    1 1948 HD

    Sameer is an unemployed young man. His father forces him to work in a shop. He meets Misbah, a colleague of his at work, and decides to marry her....

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  • 1941
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    Layla the Country Girl

    Layla the Country Girl

    1 1941 HD

    Laila is a rich rural girl raised by her aunt who succeeds in marrying her off to her son, a doctor who just returned from England. But the doctor...

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  • 1946
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    Layla, Daughter of the Rich

    Layla, Daughter of the Rich

    1 1946 HD

    Laila is a wealthy girl, with a father who has no will and a domineering wife. Her stepmother tries to marry her to his son so that the wealth does...

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  • 1945
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    Leila, Daughter of the Poor

    Leila, Daughter of the Poor

    1 1945 HD

    Laila lives in the Sayeda Zeinab district. A woman invites her to her palace and introduces her to her fiancé, the young officer Wahid, as the...

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  • 1935
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    The Victims

    The Victims

    1 1935 HD

    Galal is a policeman who devotes his time to his job. He loves his cousin Bahiga, but she cannot wed before her older sister Nazik, who loves Galal...

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  • 1947
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    ضربة القدر

    ضربة القدر

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1939
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    في ليلة ممطرة

    في ليلة ممطرة

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Long Live Love!

    Long Live Love!

    1 1938 HD

    Mohamed Fathy rents a new apartment facing the palace of Taher Pasha, Nadia's father. A misunderstanding occurs between Fathy and Nadia, and he...

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  • 1947
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    Solomon's Ring

    Solomon's Ring

    1 1947 HD

    Musical from the Egyptian Golden Age of cinema.

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  • 1942
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    Leila, ghadet el camelia

    Leila, ghadet el camelia

    1 1942 HD

    A night film adapted from the story of Ghada al-Kamiliya produced in 1942 and directed by Togo Mizrahi

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  • 1944
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    Victims of Love

    Victims of Love

    1 1944 HD

    Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.

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  • 1952
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    The Lady on the Train

    The Lady on the Train

    5 1952 HD

    Fikria is a singer who's married to Farid ,the gambling addict. When she's traveling by train, she gets in an accident and a peasant treats her....

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  • 1955
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    El Habeb El Maghool

    El Habeb El Maghool

    6 1955 HD

    Laila falls for Dr. Hussein who decides to marry her so that he could take on the responsibility for her heart surgery. Laila starts to believe that...

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  • 1947
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    My Heart is My Guide

    My Heart is My Guide

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1951
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    Flowers of Love

    Flowers of Love

    1 1951 HD

    Latif, Abdul-Ghani’s son, asks to marry Elham, Tayseer’s daughter. Elham refuses this marriage. Latif spreads rumors about Elham’s...

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  • 1948
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    Anbar

    Anbar

    1 1948 HD

    Vim Anbar is a lyrical comedy film starring Laila Murad and Anwar Wagdy with a group of stars who participated with Laila Murad in singing the song...

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  • 1950
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    Shore of Love

    Shore of Love

    6 1950 HD

    Leila Mourad one of the Orient's Divas stars in this classic musical romance as a poor girl who marries a wealthy young man while others try to break...

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  • 1951
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    Habib el-Rooh

    Habib el-Rooh

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1953
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    Bent Al-Akaber

    Bent Al-Akaber

    7 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    Adam and Eve

    Adam and Eve

    1 1951 HD

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