Ferial Karim

Ferial Karim (Arabic: فريال كريم‎, Firial Karim; 16 April 1938 – 4 July 1988) was a Lebanese actress and singer known for her comedian roles and parodies. Ferial was introduced to show business at a very young age by her father, she garnered popular acclaim and traveled back to Lebanon where she continued performing until she died on stage at the age of fifty.

Ferial Karim
فريال كريم
A portrait of Ferial Karim
Born
Vera Semaan

(1938-04-16)April 16, 1938
DiedJuly 4, 1988(1988-07-04) (aged 50)
Beirut
NationalityLebanese
OccupationComedian, actress, singer, monologist, stand-up comedian
Spouse(s)Mohammad Karim
ChildrenMona Karim

Early life

Ferial Karim was born Vera Semaan to a Christian family on April 16, 1938 to Bechara, a postal office clerk and Marie, a housewife.[1] Karim had five siblings, four girls and a brother; she received preferential treatment from her parents ever since she was diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease; she enjoyed and got away with mimicking her parents' guests and her teachers.[1]

Karim's maternal cousin Alexandra Badran was an actress and singer who was known as Nour al-Hoda.[1] Alexandra encouraged Karim's father Bechara to pursue a singing career for his eldest daughter Isabelle in Egypt. Bechara took both his daughters with him where the ten-year-old Karim took on the stage while a band was practicing and began singing Thuraya Helmi songs. Karim attracted attention of Egyptian movie producers and was cast as a child prodigy Ferial in Ibrahim Lama's movie Sikkat as-Salamah (The safety track); Karim adopted the nickname for her artistic career.[1]

Marriage

Karim's acting career in Cairo's Farouq theater introduced her to a Lebanese singer Mohammad Karim. In 1954, the sixteen-year-old Karim married Mohammad who was many years her senior. Mohammad quit his singing career and dedicated his life to promote Karim's talent. The couple had two children, Mona and Samir.[1]

Career

Karim and Mohammad moved to Damascus where she performed on stage for seven years before returning to Beirut where her sister Isabelle who was working in the national radio introduced her screenwriter Mohammad Chamel with whom she would have a long lasting artistic cooperation beginning with Ya mudir on the radio and ending with el-dunia heik on Lebanese national television.[1]

Death

Karim died of heart failure while performing on stage on July 4, 1988 and was buried in Saint Elias Btina church in Beirut two days later.[1]

Filmography
Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
196?KawakebSabah's maid
1962Abu Salim el TabelUm NasraTV series
1964'itab
1965Layali el Sharq
1966Sultana
1967Ya Saber AyoubSett SafiTV series
1967Lahib al jasad
1967Msahar RamadanTV series
1967Karm el hawa
1968Funduq al ahlamLeila
1968Siyaret el JamiyyehTV series
1969Mokhtar el sabeh bahratUm SayyahTV series
1969Shareh el ezzYasminTV series
1971Alam al shohra
1972Junun al morahiqat
1973Misk w ambar
1975Bye bye ya helwa
1975Helwa ktirPlay
1975Ustath AyyoubUmm Ayyoub
1976El-dunia heikZmorrodTV series
1983Ayyouq w rifqatoNabihaTV series
1986Ibrahim effendiNadiaTV series

[2]

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gollark: I have somewhere an inbred 3G stair prize…
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gollark: Offer it on a saltkin trade?
gollark: What's lagging: Me or DC?

References
  1. Maamari, Suzan (4 July 2011). خاص بالصور- حلّت عقد الشفاه فأخرس الموت شفتيها، فريال كريم... باقية ومشرقة في محطات صغيرة بذكراها. Bisara7a (in Arabic). bisara7a.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. elcinema staff. "فريال كريم". elcinema.com. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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