Biographies: Raghda - Actor

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A Syrian actress, born in Aleppo, Syria in 1957 to a Syrian father and an Egyptian mother. Raghda graduated from the Faculty of Arts at Cairo University majored in Arabic. Raghda was distinguished in Syrian cinema in the eighties through her cooperation with the Syrian artist Duraid Lahham in the two films The Report, and The Borders, but she achieved a great artistic fame with her entry into Egyptian cinema, and was famous for her roles in many films, especially: Crabs, and The Emperor. She also appeared in the TV series: The Memories of Next Year, and The Doubt. In addition to acting, Raghda engages in a variety of literary activities, on top of which is writing poetry.

22 August 2021
Toqa Hesham

Raghda’s full name is Raghda Mahmoud Na’na’. She was born and raised in Syria to a Syrian father and an Egyptian mother. She grew up in the Syrian town of Aleppo where her father’s house included 14 children. Raghda enrolled at the Arabic language division of a literature faculty in Cairo. She worked in Syrian cinema before assuming the leading role in the series “A’sr Al Houb” (“The Age of Love”) in 1982. Her activities are varied and include work on theater, television and cinema. Amongst the television productions that she has taken part in are “A’sr Al Houb” (“The Age of Love”), “Istabl A’ntar” (“A’ntar’s Stables”), “Al Dawaer Al Mughlaqa” (“Exclusive Circles”), “La Ilah Ila Allah” (“There is no Deity But God”). Her well known theatrical performances include “Saloumy” and “Al Rahaen” (“The Hostages”). She has assumed roles in several series in Syria, amongst which is a series titled “Al A’bbayid”. In 2002 Raghda worked as an announcer on “Garrat Al Qammar” (“Neighbor to the Moon”). Throughout her career Raghda has utilized her intelligence in order to consciously mould her stardom. Most of the roles that she has undertaken, and in particular those in cinema were directed by Kamal Al Sheikh and Darid Laham. Raghda's most famous roles were in in “Al Embrator” (“The Emperor”) and “Raghbat” (“Wishes”), and "Kaborya" (Crab).

25 December 2010
محمد ألطيب