Dorra Zarrouk Explained

Dorra Zarrouk
Native Name:	درة زروق
Native Name Lang:	Arabic
Birth Name:	Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk
Birth Date:	13 January 1980
Birth Place:	Tunis, Tunisia
Occupation:	Actress
Education:	St Joseph's University
Years Active:	2002–present
Known For:	Egyptian cinema • Egyptian television

Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk (Arabic: درة إبراهيم زروق; born 13 January 1980)^[1] is a Tunisian actress living in Egypt.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Early life

Dorra was born in Tunis, her father was Ibrahim Zarrouk and her maternal grandfather, Ali Zouaoui, was an economist and politician.^{[6] [7]}

Dorra had a Bachelor of Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Tunis in 2001,^[8] then she had a Master of Advanced Studies in Political Science from the Saint Joseph University in Lebanon in 2003.^{[9] [10]}

Career

Despite her academic background, Dorra started performing in 1997,^[11] then acting on the Tunisian theater,, with Taoufik Jebali in 2000.^[12] In 2002, Dorra's first act was at a Franco-Tunisian film, .^[6]

In 2003, she took part in the . Her first TV series outside Tunisia was in 2004, when she acted in Fares Bani Marwan in Syria.^{[6] [13]} In the same year, she starred in Nadia et Sarra with Hiam Abbass. In 2005, she acted in .

In 2007, she started her career in Egypt, where she featured at Alawela fel Gharam and Heya Fawda with Menna Shalabi.^[14]

Later on, she acted in various films such as Al Mosafer, Tisbah Ala Khair and Sheikh Jackson.^[15]

In 2008, she starred in the Tunisian series Maktoub, directed by Sami Fehri and written by Tahar Fazaa, alongside Dhafer El Abidine and Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa.^[16]

She was a member of the jury at the Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival from September 10 to 16, 2014.^[17]

Personal life

Dorra was briefly engaged to a Tunisian businessman Qays Mukhtar in 2012.^[14] In April 2020, she posted pictures on social media dating an Egyptian businessman and interior designer, Hany Saad,^[18] whom she married in November 2020.^[19]

Awards

• Best Newcomer of the Year in Egyptian Cinema, awarded by Dream TV channels in 2007^[20]
• Best Rising Actress Award at the Oscars of Arab Television Channels (ART) in 2007
• Best Rising Actress Award at the Dear Guest Festival (Egypt) in 2008^[21]
• Special Award given by the DGF committee for his role in El Aar at the Dear Guest Festival (Egypt) in 2010^[22]
• Title of Best Arab Actress in 2012, awarded by the annual survey of the Academy of Sciences and Technology of Alexandria^[23]
• Murex d'Or Award for Best Arab Actress for her roles in El Rayan and Adam (Lebanon) in 2012^[24]
• Special Award for her role in Segn El Nessa at the Dear Guest Festival (Egypt) in 2014^[25]
• Best Actress Award for her roles in Segn El Nessa and Sadeq El Omr, awarded by the Nile Television Network in 2014^[26]
• Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit of Tunisia in 2016^[27]
• Title of Best Arab Actress in 2018, awarded by What Happens Magazine^[28]

External links

• • • Web site: Dorra . elcinema . 19 January 2020 . ar.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dorra to be honored in Arts and Creativity Festival of Carthage . Egypt Today . 14 October 2018 .
2. Web site: Dorra Zarrouk . africultures.com . 19 January 2020 . fr.
3. Web site: Dorra Zarrouk . jeuneafrique.com . 24 January 2005 . Mohamed Habib Ladjimi . 19 January 2020 . fr.
4. Web site: Dorra Zarrouk Prix de la meilleure actrice au Festival " Nejm El Arab " du Caire . realites.com.tn . 19 January 2020 . fr.
5. Web site: الفنانة درة تأخذنا في جولة داخل حياتها الخاصة لأول مرة Dorra Zarrouk . youtube . 22 December 2018 . Alghad TV - قناة الغد . 19 January 2020 . ar.
6. Web site: Tout en poursuivant de brillantes études, cette jeune comédienne est devenue la coqueluche des téléspectateurs tunisiens. jeuneafrique.com. French. 24 January 2005.
7. Web site: درة في ضيافة "بوابة الأهرام": أحلم بالمسرح الاستعراضي وإعادة فوازير رمضان. ahram.org. Arabic. 13 June 2018.
8. Web site: There's Something About Dorra Zarrouk You Don't Know…. vogue.me. 15 January 2018.
9. Web site: درة التونسية تفتخر بدور "العاهرة".. ولهذا السبب لم تتزوج بعد. elfann.com. Arabic. 21 February 2018.
10. Web site: درة زروق للحصري : "رغم هجرتي إلى مصر أبقى درّة التونسية.... و بلبنان كنت أزور باستمرار صبرا وشتيلا....". espacemanager.com. Arabic. 19 November 2012.
11. Web site: Dorra Zarrouk. africultures.com. French.
12. Web site: Our exclusive interview with Tunisian actress Dorra Zarrouk. emirateswoman.com. 30 November 2018.
13. Web site: Our list of top 20 Arab social media stars. stepfeed.com. 30 June 2017.
14. News: In Conversation With: The Arab Film World's Most In-Demand Actress. Harper\'S Bazaar Arabia. 10 January 2019.
15. Web site: Dorra Zarrouk: The Scintillating star bids farewell to summer. insight-egypt.com. 15 October 2017.
16. Web site: Poivre d'Arvor rêve pour Dorra Zarrouk d'une carrière internationale . kapitalis.
17. Web site: Dorra Zarrouk élue membre du jury du festival du film méditerranéen d'Alexandrie . jawharafm.
18. Web site: ما حقيقة ارتباط درة برجل الأعمال هاني سعد؟. ET بالعربي. Arabic. 20 April 2020.
19. Web site: حقيقة زواج درة و هاني سعد رجل الاعمال . البريمو نيوز. Arabic . 27 October 2020.
20. Web site: Dorra Zarrouk . africultures.
21. Web site: DGF 2008 Final Results . dgfest.
22. Web site: DGF 2010 Winners . dgfest.
23. Web site: Dorra Zarrouk remporte le titre de la meilleure actrice pour l’année 2012 . tuniscope.
24. Web site: Dorra Zarrouk remporte le prix Murex d’or de la meilleure actrice arabe . tuniscope.
25. Web site: Dear Guest 2014 Final Results . dgfest.
26. Web site: Dorra Zarrouk : primée deux fois . femmes maghrebines.
27. Web site: L’artiste tunisienne Dorra Zarrouk décoré des insignes d’Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite . baya.
28. Web site: En photos : Dorra Zarrouk fait sensation dans une robe signée Marmar Halim . tuniscope.