Assia Dagher

Biography

A Lebanese producer and actress, born in Tannourine in 1901. She moved to Egypt in 1923 with her niece, Mary Queeny. In 1927, Assia established her own production company, Lotus Film, which became one of the pioneering production companies in the history of Egyptian cinema. Assia produced her first film in 1929, Belle of Desert, in which she also co-starred. Since then, the films in which she participated as an actress and producer continued, including When a Woman Loves, Manager's Daughter, and The Accused. In the late 1940s, Assia decided to stop acting and devote herself to her work as a producer. After that, she produced many notable films, such as Return My Heart, and Nasser Salah Eddin, which was at the time the most expensive Egyptian film ever made. Assia Dagher died in 1986 at the age of 78.

Filmografi

Brother of Her Brother1928 · حياةLaila1927 · Shajarat al-Durr1935 · Shajarat al-Durrالهانم1947 · Look for the Woman1939 · Huda HanemBanknote1936 · SalmaProxy Wife1936 · ناهد - أمينة هانمZuleikha loves Ashour1939 · ZuleikhaBewitching Eyes1934 · DalilaWhen a Woman Loves1933 · NadiaThe Fifth Groom1942 · بهيرة هانم - الأرملة الثريةThis Was My Father's Crime1945 · Assia DagherThe Call of God1926 · Al-Sharid1942 · Bent Elbasha El Moder1938 · حكمت إسماعيلThe Accused1942 · سميحةPangs of Remorse1932 · What a madness1943 · إكرامDangerous woman1941 · Belle of the Desert1929 · سلمى