| Salma El-Sharkawy |
British actress, born in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. At thirteen, she left the Catholic convent school to pursue her studies at the Arts Educational Schools in London. Four years later, she received a scholarship from the Royal Academy of Arts (RADA). She later became a member of theater companies in Worthing, York, and Scarborough. In 1959, she made her debut in West End theater with the play The Marriage Go-Round. From 1963 until her passing, she was married to Francis Matthews, with whom she had three children. Both of them appeared in Just Like a Woman (1967). Her most important works include Wet Job (1981), Brat Farrar (1986), and Court Martial (1965-1966). She stepped away from acting in 1990 and dedicated her remaining years to her family and charitable activities. She died on June 20, 2001, in Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
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