Nour Al Hoda | |
Birth Date: | 1924 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Birth Name: | Alexandra Nicholas Badran |
Death Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
Nationality: | Lebanese |
Occupation: | Singer, actress |
Known For: | Egyptian cinema |
Notable Works: | Berlanti (1944) |
Alexandra Nicholas Badran, also known as Nour Al Hoda (; 24 December 1924 - 9 July 1998), was a Lebanese singer and actress, mostly known for her notable roles in Egyptian cinema.[1] [2] She recorded over one hundred songs and worked in over thirty films.[3]
She was born on 24 December 1924 in Mersin, Turkey to an Antiochian Orthodox family.
She was a maternal first cousin to Lebanese singer Jeanette Feghali, known as Sabah (singer), and her sister Lebanese actress Lamia Feghali.
In 1943, she worked in her first film Gawhara, along with director-actor Youssef Wahbi.[4] Following the success of Gawhara, Hoda went on to work with Wahbi in the 1944 film Berlanti.[5]