Leïla Karam
Leila Karam (1928 – 2 December 2008)Tele Liban.
Career
Karam began her career in broadcast media in 1956, at Near East Radio.[2] Soon after television came to Lebanon in 1959, she starred as the mother in the series Abou Melhem.[2]
Her last role was as Carine Rizkallah's mother in Marte W Ana in 2000
Personal life
Karam was married, and had one son. Her elder sister Nabila Karam was also actress. She died on 2 December 2008 in a hospital in Beirut after a long illness.[1]
Filmography
| Film / Series Name | Year | Genre | Role | |
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| Abou Melhem show | TV series | Um Melhem | Starring with Adeeb Haddad | |
| Al akhrass | TV series | |||
| Beirut bil Layl (Beirut by Night) | TV series | Hassan el Miliji | ||
| Al Nahr (The River) | TV series | |||
| Ibrahim Afandi | TV series | |||
| Captain Bob | TV series | Zarifeh | With Ibrahim Meraachli, Hind Abi-Llama
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| Al Mouaallima Wal Oustaz (The teacher and the professor) | TV series | Zarifeh | With Ibrahim Meraachli, Hind Abi-Llama
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| Al Bou'asa' (Les Misérables) | TV series | |||
| Abou 'lmarajel | TV series | |||
| Al Chareed | TV series | With Akram Al Ahmar | ||
| Fares w Njoud | TV series | |||
| Hawl Ghourfati (Around my bedroom) | TV series | With Hind Abi-Llama | ||
| Allo, Hayete (Allo, My Love) | TV series | With Hind Abi-Llama and Abdel Majeed Majzoob | ||
| As Sarab | TV series | |||
| Ghouroub | TV series | |||
| Al Asira (The prisonier) | 1980 | TV series | ||
| Eddouniya Heik (Life is like that) | 1980 | TV series | Wardeh | Mouhammad Chamel |
| Al Amir al Ahmar (The Red Prince) | 1973 | Play | ||
| Mayss el Rim | 1975 | Play | Talji (Nehmen's Aunt) | Rahbani brothers |
| Al Mouamara moustamirra | 1980 | Play | Rahbani brothers | |
| Bint al Haress (The Guardian's Daughter) | 1967 | Film | Rahbani brothers, Fairuz | |
| Safar Barlik (The Exile) | 1967 | Film | Zahia | Rahbani brothers, Fairuz |
| Safrat El Ahlam (Dreams Journey) | Play | Elias Rahbani, Madonna Arnita | ||
| Nagham fi hayati (Melody in my life) | 1975 | Film | ||
| Houbbi lazi la yamout (My never dying Love) | 1983 | Film | ||
| Hamsat al shaytan (devils whisper) | Film | |||
| West Beirut | 1998 | Film | Oum Walid, Brothel Madam | Ziad Doueiri |
Quotes
"They don't remember us except when we are dead, that is if they do, so why should we remember them or show our admiration."[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Lebanese actress Leila Karam says goodbye". iloubnan.info. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ a b "ذاكرة الزمن الجميل ليلى كرم... ذاكرة الزمن الجميل (Leila Karam... The memory of the good times)". Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
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