Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk (; born 13 January 1980) is a

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n actress living in

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Early life

Dorra was born in

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, her father was Ibrahim Zarrouk and her maternal grandfather, Ali Zouaoui, was an economist and politician. Dorra had a Bachelor of Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Tunis in 2001, then she had a

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in Political Science from the

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in Lebanon in 2003.

Career

Despite her academic background, Dorra started performing in 1997, then acting on the Tunisian theater, , with Taoufik Jebali in 2000. In 2002, Dorra's first act was at a Franco-Tunisian film, '. In 2003, she took part in the '' Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death''. Her first TV series outside Tunisia was in 2004, when she acted in ''Fares Bani Marwan'' in Syria. In the same year, she starred in ''Nadia et Sarra'' with

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. In 2005, she acted in '. In 2007, she started her career in Egypt, where she featured at ''Alawela fel Gharam'' and '' Heya Fawda'' with Menna Shalabi. Later on, she acted in various films such as '' Al Mosafer'', ''

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'', ''Tisbah Ala Khair'' and '' Sheikh Jackson''. In 2008, she starred in the Tunisian series ''Maktoub'', directed by

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and written by Tahar Fazaa, alongside Dhafer El Abidine and Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa. She was a member of the jury at the

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Mediterranean Film Festival from September 10 to 16, 2014.

Personal life

Dorra was briefly engaged to a Tunisian businessman Qays Mukhtar in 2012. In April 2020, she posted pictures on social media dating an Egyptian businessman and interior designer, Hany Saad, whom she married in November 2020.

Awards

* Best Newcomer of the Year in

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, awarded by Dream TV channels in 2007 * Best Rising Actress Award at the Oscars of Arab Television Channels (ART) in 2007 * Best Rising Actress Award at the Dear Guest Festival (Egypt) in 2008 * Special Award given by the DGF committee for his role in ''El Aar'' at the Dear Guest Festival (Egypt) in 2010 * Title of Best Arab Actress in 2012, awarded by the annual survey of the Academy of Sciences and Technology of Alexandria *

Murex d'Or The Murex d'Or (also known as the Golden Murex award) is a Lebanon, Lebanese award created by two Lebanon, Lebanese physicians, Zahi and Fadi Helou to recognize achievements in the domain of art in Lebanon, the Arab world, Arab region and the wor ...

Award for Best Arab Actress for her roles in ''El Rayan'' and ''Adam'' (Lebanon) in 2012 * Special Award for her role in ''Segn El Nessa'' at the Dear Guest Festival (Egypt) in 2014 * Best Actress Award for her roles in ''Segn El Nessa'' and ''Sadeq El Omr'', awarded by the Nile Television Network in 2014 * Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit of Tunisia in 2016 * Title of Best Arab Actress in 2018, awarded by What Happens Magazine

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* * * * 1980 births Living people Tunisian film actresses Egyptian film actresses Tunisian television actresses Egyptian television actresses Actresses from Tunis Saint Joseph University alumni 21st-century Tunisian actresses {{Tunisia-actor-stub