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Piruz Sarkis Artin Galfayan (Egyptian Arabic: پيروز سركيس ارتين جالفايان, 15 March 1943 – 30 January 2016), known in Egypt as Feyrouz or Fayruz (فيروز), was an Egyptian film child actress.
Piruz was born in Cairo 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 (بدر الدين جمجوم). The couple had two children together, Iman and Ayman.
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.
References
External links
Feyrouz at IMDb
Bio in Arabic of Fayrouz and her sisters
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Feyrouz (actress)
- Feyrouz
- Nelly (Egyptian entertainer)
- Lebleba
- 81st Venice International Film Festival
- Fairuz
- List of Egyptian Armenians
- List of one-word stage names
- Deaths in January 2016
- 22nd Busan International Film Festival
