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Laila Sheir

Laila Sheir

An Egyptian actress, born in 1940. After studying at the French Lycée, she worked in the field of fashion shows, after which she moved to the cinema since the mid-sixties through the movie Zizi's Family (1963). She continued in cinema during the 60s through the films Cairo at Night, The Groom Arrives Tomorrow and Outside of Paradise. She continued to take some time away and come back, till she traveled to France to return to the field of fashion, and then returned to Egypt at the end of the 80s, and worked in art intermittently.

Known for

Let's Dance
Let's Dance
2006
Days of El Sadat
Days of El Sadat
2001
Journals of a Teenager
Journals of a Teenager
2001
Granita
Granita
2001
Madness of Life
Madness of Life
2000
The Escape
The Escape
1991 • Nagwan
Nisa Saealik
Nisa Saealik
1991
The Serpent of Death
The Serpent of Death
1990 • Farah

Full filmography

The Escape
The Escape
1991 • Nagwan
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Shayateen El Leyl
Shayateen El Leyl
1966 • the princess
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Zizi's Family
Zizi's Family
1963 • Laila ليلى
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Laila Sheir – Biography, Known For & Filmography