1948Winner
Best Performance
The Princess of the Island
Bishara Wakim
Actor
Cairo, Egypt
March 5, 1890
Biography
An Egyptian actor, born in the Faggala district of Cairo in 1890, he studied at the French Frere Schools in Bab al-Louq and later enrolled in the Faculty of Law, earning a bachelor's degree. He was nominated for a scholarship to France, but his studies were cut short due to the outbreak of World War I. He began his artistic career with the troupes of Abdel Rahman Rushdi and George Abyad, and then worked with Youssef Wahbi in his troupe. He also worked with Mounira al-Mahdiyya, and starred in numerous films during the 1930s and 1940s, including: (Bisalamtuh Ayez Yitgawz, Al-Bashkawil, Law Kont Ghani, Intisar al-Shabab, and Al-Arees al-Khamis).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1944Winner
Best Performance
A Bullet in the Heart
1948Nominee
Best Performance
Khulud
Career Highlights
1945Highlight
Best Performance
Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed
1940Highlight
Best Performance
The three musketeers