Zeinat Olwi

Zeinat Olwi

Zeinat Olwi (زينات علوى) whose stage name was Zurah, was one of the leading belly dancers in Egypt in the middle of the twentieth century. She appeared in many movies from the Egyptian Golden Age of cinema. One of her most famous performances was in Henry Barakat's 1955 movie "Ayyam wa layali" ("Days and Nights").

Anglicizations of her name

Her given name is given variously as Zeinat, Zinat, Zinaat, and Zenat. Her surname is variously given as Olwi, Elwi, Aloui.

Filmography

* "Ayyam wa layali (Days and Nights)" (1955)


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