Feyrouz

Feyrouz
Born
Piruz Sarkis Artin Galfayan

(1943-03-15)15 March 1943
Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Died30 January 2016(2016-01-30) (aged 72)
Cairo, Egypt
Occupations
  • Actress
  • entertainer
Years active1950–1959
Spouse
Badreddine Gamgoum
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(m. 1959; died 1992)​
Children2
Relatives

Piruz Sarkis Artin Galfayan (Egyptian Arabic: پيروز سركيس آرتين جالفايان; Armenian: Փիրուզ Սարգիս Արթին Գալֆայան; 15 March 1943 – 30 January 2016), known in Egypt as Feyrouz or Fayruz (فيروز), was an Egyptian film child actress.

Biography

Piruz was born in Cairo in a family of Armenian descent on 15 March 1943. Her sister Nelly also entered the entertainment industry. She began her acting career very young, making her debut at the age of 7 in the 1950 film Yasmine. Egyptian director Anwar Wagdi was helpful to her in her career. She ultimately retired from acting at 15, in 1959, to wed comedian Badreddine Gamgoum [ar; arz] (بدر الدين جمجوم). The couple had two children together, Iman and Ayman.

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Famed Egyptian Child Actress Fayrouz Dies at Age 73". CairoScene. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Famous Egyptian actress Fayrouz dies at 73". Ahram Online. Retrieved 5 September 2023.