Acting
Leila Mourad
Born February 17, 1918 · Egypt
Died November 21, 1995 · aged 77
Leila Mourad or Layla Morad (Arabic: ليلى مراد; February 17, 1918 – November 21, 1995) was an Egyptian singer and actress, and one of the most prominent superstars in Egypt and the entire Arab world in her era. Born Lilian Zaki Ibrahim Mourad to an Egyptian Jewish family, known for their patriotism in 1918 in the El Daher District in Cairo, she later changed her name to Leila Mourad as a stage-nam…
Known For
Singer of the Valley · 1947Singer of the Valley
1947
Movie
After the artist Wahid Fakhry travels around the world, he returns to Egypt to search for new talent for his impending project. He finds what he is looking for in the form of a poor girl who is selling Falafel.
Long Live Love! · 1938Long Live Love!
★ 8.01938
MovieMusicRomance
Mohamed Fathy rents a new apartment facing the palace of Taher Pasha, Nadia's father. A misunderstanding occurs between Fathy and Nadia, and he discovers that she is the niece of his boss at the Bank of Egypt. As soon as Nadia complains to him, he decides to transfer him to Beni Suef. Fathy discovers the truth about the misunderstanding, and they fall in love. Nadia tries to request that the transfer order be cancelled.
Layla, Daughter of the Rich · 1946Layla, Daughter of the Rich
★ 7.01946
Movie
Laila is a wealthy girl, with a father who has no will and a domineering wife. Her stepmother tries to marry her to his son so that the wealth does not go outside them. Laila decides to flee, and causes an accident with her car. Everyone thinks she is dead, but she ends up in a village, and a journalist sympathizes with her.
The Unknown Past · 1946The Unknown Past
★ 10.01946
MovieDramaRomance
Layla The Schoolgirl · 1941Layla The Schoolgirl
★ 7.01941
MovieDramaMusic
The strict lawyer Yusuf receives his orphan cousin Laila at his place after she finishes her studies. She brings a fun and cheerful atmosphere to the palace. Yusuf starts embracing life but he falls in love with an unfaithful woman, and Laila tries to advise her.
The Flirtation of Girls · 1949The Flirtation of Girls
★ 7.21949
MovieRomanceComedy
Hamam is a poor Arabic language teacher who gets sacked from a girls' elementary school for not being able to control mischievous students. He feels pessimistic about everything in life,but his freind,an employee working for a pasha finds him a job as a private teacher for his only daughter Laila in order to help her pass an exam. Laila treats Hamam like a friend and helps him to appreciate life and enjoy its qualities,and the man soon is drawn to her.
Love and Youth · 1948Love and Youth
★ 9.01948
Movie
Sameer is an unemployed young man. His father forces him to work in a shop. He meets Misbah, a colleague of his at work, and decides to marry her. Sameer and his father discover that the shop manager is an embezzler, so he fires him, and events unfold.
The Unknown Beloved · 1955The Unknown Beloved
★ 6.01955
MovieRomanceDrama
Laila falls for Dr. Hussein who decides to marry her so that he could take on the responsibility for her heart surgery. Laila starts to believe that Hussein doesn't love her and that he only sees her as his patient, while Hussein thinks that Laila is in love with his friend.
Movies
Singer of the Valley · 1947Singer of the Valley
1947
Movie
After the artist Wahid Fakhry travels around the world, he returns to Egypt to search for new talent for his impending project. He finds what he is looking for in the form of a poor girl who is selling Falafel.
Long Live Love! · 1938Long Live Love!
★ 8.01938
MovieMusicRomance
Mohamed Fathy rents a new apartment facing the palace of Taher Pasha, Nadia's father. A misunderstanding occurs between Fathy and Nadia, and he discovers that she is the niece of his boss at the Bank of Egypt. As soon as Nadia complains to him, he decides to transfer him to Beni Suef. Fathy discovers the truth about the misunderstanding, and they fall in love. Nadia tries to request that the transfer order be cancelled.
Layla, Daughter of the Rich · 1946Layla, Daughter of the Rich
★ 7.01946
Movie
Laila is a wealthy girl, with a father who has no will and a domineering wife. Her stepmother tries to marry her to his son so that the wealth does not go outside them. Laila decides to flee, and causes an accident with her car. Everyone thinks she is dead, but she ends up in a village, and a journalist sympathizes with her.
The Unknown Past · 1946The Unknown Past
★ 10.01946
MovieDramaRomance
Layla The Schoolgirl · 1941Layla The Schoolgirl
★ 7.01941
MovieDramaMusic
The strict lawyer Yusuf receives his orphan cousin Laila at his place after she finishes her studies. She brings a fun and cheerful atmosphere to the palace. Yusuf starts embracing life but he falls in love with an unfaithful woman, and Laila tries to advise her.
The Flirtation of Girls · 1949The Flirtation of Girls
★ 7.21949
MovieRomanceComedy
Hamam is a poor Arabic language teacher who gets sacked from a girls' elementary school for not being able to control mischievous students. He feels pessimistic about everything in life,but his freind,an employee working for a pasha finds him a job as a private teacher for his only daughter Laila in order to help her pass an exam. Laila treats Hamam like a friend and helps him to appreciate life and enjoy its qualities,and the man soon is drawn to her.
Love and Youth · 1948Love and Youth
★ 9.01948
Movie
Sameer is an unemployed young man. His father forces him to work in a shop. He meets Misbah, a colleague of his at work, and decides to marry her. Sameer and his father discover that the shop manager is an embezzler, so he fires him, and events unfold.
The Unknown Beloved · 1955The Unknown Beloved
★ 6.01955
MovieRomanceDrama
Laila falls for Dr. Hussein who decides to marry her so that he could take on the responsibility for her heart surgery. Laila starts to believe that Hussein doesn't love her and that he only sees her as his patient, while Hussein thinks that Laila is in love with his friend.
Shore of Love · 1950Shore of Love
★ 7.51950
MovieRomance
Leila Mourad one of the Orient's Divas stars in this classic musical romance as a poor girl who marries a wealthy young man while others try to break them apart.
The Victims · 1935The Victims
★ 9.01935
MovieDrama
Galal is a policeman who devotes his time to his job. He loves his cousin Bahiga, but she cannot wed before her older sister Nazik, who loves Galal and tries to draw his attention. Galal is forced to propose to Nazik, and Bahiga is forced to marry Bura'i, who runs a shady business.
Lady of The Train · 1952Lady of The Train
★ 5.71952
MovieDrama
Fikria is a singer who's married to Farid ,the gambling addict. When she's traveling by train, she gets in an accident and a peasant treats her. After she returns home,her husband asks her to stay hidden to get the insurance money to pay for his gambling debts.
Men Al-Qalb Lel Qalb · 1952Men Al-Qalb Lel Qalb
1952
MovieDramaMusic
Latfa works in cabarets and earns money by hunting and deceiving customers. Sherif Bey, a friend of her late father, helps her in this. She meets a wealthy customer and agrees with her to play the role of his wife in order to get rid of his marriage to a rich, idiot girl imposed on him by his father out of greed for her wealth.
Bent Al-Akaber · 1953Bent Al-Akaber
★ 7.51953
MovieMusicDrama
Laila is a beautiful and delicate woman. She lives with her grandfather in the Grand Palace, and he forbids her from going out or meeting strangers. The Pasha travels for Hajj, leaving Laila with her uncle to take care of her. Anwar and his colleague Shafshaq come to fix the broken phone in the palace. Anwar falls in love with Laila, believing that she is a housemaid, and they agree to get married.
Leila, Daughter of the Poor · 1945Leila, Daughter of the Poor
★ 7.01945
MovieRomance
Laila lives in the Sayeda Zeinab district. A woman invites her to her palace and introduces her to her fiancé, the young officer Wahid, as the daughter of Pasha Darwish Pasha. Laila is amazed by the palace and the party held there. After a while, Laila turns into a wealthy girl. Wahid's heart falls for Laila. Wahid proposes to Laila from her alleged father, Darwish Pasha, but he discovers her true identity.
Flowers of Love · 1951Flowers of Love
1951
MovieRomanceMusic
Latif, Abdul-Ghani’s son, asks to marry Elham, Tayseer’s daughter. Elham refuses this marriage. Latif spreads rumors about Elham’s behavior, and Tayseer has no choice but to file a case against Abdul-Ghani, demanding large compensation. Latif agrees with his cousin Maher, who works in the field of civil aviation, to represent The role of passionate love and the lover to inspire.
Life is Love · 1954Life is Love
1954
MovieDrama
Layla is a volunteer nurse at the red crescent helping the injured in Palestinian war. She falls in love with officer Adel , and during a raid he gets seriously injured and decides to disappear from her life. She gets married to her colleague and later discovers that Adel is in need of a critical surgery.
Habib el-Rooh · 1951Habib el-Rooh
★ 8.01951
MovieDramaMusic
The famous artist Youssef Fahmy discovers Laila's talent for singing. He encourages her to sing professionally against the wishes of her husband, Wahid, with whom she was living happily, which complicates their relationship.
In a rainy night · 1939In a rainy night
★ 8.01939
MovieDramaMusic
Anbar · 1948Anbar
1948
MovieMusicComedy
Vim Anbar is a lyrical comedy film starring Laila Murad and Anwar Wagdy with a group of stars who participated with Laila Murad in singing the song that is dear to my heart. They are Ismail Yassin, Aziz Othman, Mahmoud Shoukoko,
Layla the Country Girl · 1941Layla the Country Girl
★ 9.01941
MovieDramaRomance
Laila is a rich rural girl raised by her aunt who succeeds in marrying her off to her son, a doctor who just returned from England. But the doctor lives a reckless life, and he looks down on Laila who turns into a beautiful modern girl after moving to Cairo.
Victims of Love · 1944Victims of Love
★ 7.01944
MovieMusicDrama
Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.
My Heart is My Guide · 1947My Heart is My Guide
★ 7.01947
MovieDramaMusic
Layla in the dark · 1944Layla in the dark
★ 7.01944
MovieDramaMusic
Hussein and Laila are children who pledge to love. Circumstances separate them and they meet after they grow up and their feelings are renewed, but Laila is exposed to an accident that loses her sight, so she decides to sacrifice her love so that Hussein can avoid life with a co-wife.
Leila, ghadet el camelia · 1942Leila, ghadet el camelia
★ 9.01942
MovieDramaMusic
A night film adapted from the story of Ghada al-Kamiliya produced in 1942 and directed by Togo Mizrahi