Nour El-Sharif (April 28, 1946 - August 11, 2015), is an Egyptian actor, producer, and director who is considered one of the most prominent actors in the history of modern Egyptian cinema, and the most important body of the Egyptian personality in all its social forms on the cinema screen.
During his long artistic career, he presented many immortal works in the history of cinema, television, and theater. He made seven films in the list of the 100 best Egyptian films, according to a referendum in which many Egyptian critics participated in 1996, and received many awards and honors until he was called “award hunter.”
He was born in the Sayyida Zainab neighborhood in Cairo, and his father died less than one year after his birth. His mother married and traveled with her husband to Saudi Arabia, and his uncles raised him and his only sister, Awatef. He joined the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, and graduated from it in 1967 with a grade of distinction, and was ranked first in his class.
He married the artist Bossi in 1972, they separated in 2006, then returned again in 2015 during his illness, and he has two daughters, Sarah and Mai.
Nour was born as "Mohammed Jaber Muhammad Abdullah", and his grandfather gave him to his father upon his birth the name "Noor" as a pseudonym. He later changed his name to the name that his sister chose for him, "Noor Sharif", because of her love for the artist Omar Sharif. Nour spent his sad childhood in the neighbourhood, specifically playing football, where he found tranquility from the pain of orphanhood and deprivation, and he was very distinguished in it. When he reached the preparatory stage, he joined the youth of Zamalek club as a midfielder, and remained in the club until high school when he joined the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts And it became difficult to combine ball and art, and he felt that the ball was not his way and that it was a passing stage in his life that he was attached to because of the emptiness.
Nour al-Sharif met his wife Bossi for the first time in the rehearsals of the series “Cairo and the People”, so he proposed to her, but her father did not accept because he was not rich, and Bossi refused this decision, until she forced them to agree. They married in 1972, and their marriage lasted for 26 years, and they had two daughters, Sarah and Mai. But they separated in 2006, and the relationship remained close between them as friends, due to a disagreement they did not announce at all, and the separation between them remained for 8 years. Then they returned again in 2015, coinciding with the engagement of their daughter Sarah, and he contracted lung cancer to stand by him, and accompany him on his treatment journey.
Nour El-Sherif’s appearance coincided with the crisis of new faces that Egyptian cinema was suffering from after the 1967 war (the setback). During his studies at the institute, he was introduced to the artist Saad Ardash, and he is credited with entering Nour into the world of art, where he nominated him to work with him and assigned him a small role in the play « Back streets. Then director Kamal Eid chose him for a role in the play “Romeo and Juliet.” During the rehearsals of the play, he got acquainted with the artist Adel Imam, who was nominated by director Hassan Imam, to present him in the movie “The Palace of Longing,” the second part of the Naguib Mahfouz trilogy in 1966, which is considered the first real appearance He played in the cinema, and received a certificate of appreciation for this role, and it was the first award he received in his artistic life.
His artistic beginning was through a small role on the stage with the artist Saad Ardash in the play “Back Streets”, then director Kamal Eid chose him to participate in the play “Romeo and Juliet”, but it was not shown due to production problems. The imam to present it in the movie "Qasr Al-Shawq".
In 1968 he participated in the movie "Bint of Girls", then the series "Revenge" in 1969, the movie "A Wife Without a Man" and the movie "The Well of Deprivation". "Circle of Revenge", "Sunstroke", "Forced Marriage", "Execution Brigade" and "The Yacoubian Building".
His wide culture and love for reading helped diversify his work, and he worked with directors of different schools, and met with movie stars and stars. He produced six films, and directed two films, “The Lovers” and “The Princess and the Tramp.” He directed for the first time the play “The Priest’s Trial” in 1994, and starred in a number of plays, including "Jerusalem on Another Day", "Ya Ghoula, Your Eye is Hamra", "Yamsafer Wahdak" and "Kent Fein Ya Ali". Abi”, “The Family of Hajj Metwally”, “Omar bin Abdulaziz” and “Harun al-Rashid”, the last of which was Khalaf Allah 2013, and he also presented a television program entitled “See Your Bakhtak”.
The number of awards he received reached 50 awards, including the Best Actor Award at the 1977 Cairo International Film Festival, the Jerusalem Award for Culture and Creativity in recognition of his contribution to Arab cinema, the Golden Acting Award from the New Delhi Festival for “The Bus Driver,” and the Best Actor Award for his role in “The Bus Driver.” A Hot Night.” His film, Blood of the Ghazal, won 6 awards from the National Film Festival, and for his latest film, “Cairo Time,” he won the Best Actor Award for 2015 from the Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden, and the Oran Arab Film Festival, as well as awards for Films A Cat on Fire, Oh Lord, Repentance, Life Was Lost, My Son, My Always Loved, Karnak, Egyptian Hadhoot, Peacock, Shame, People of the Top, and his film The Eighth Bus Driver came in the list of the 100 best Egyptian films.
Throughout the history of cinema and drama, few stars have been able to engrave their names in her memory, and maintain a great place in the hearts of their fans among the masses, and among them is Nour Sharif.
Nour Al Sharif passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, after a long struggle with illness, at the age of 69.
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