Pamela El Kik (; born 14 May 1988 in

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) is a Lebanese

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who grew up in

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. She began her career at an early age. She won the

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three times; her most famous wins were for ''Alhob Almamnou’'' in 2010, ''Duo Al Gharam'' in 2012 And ''Samra'' in 2016.

Early life and career

El Kik was born in

, south-east of

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. Her first appearances were long sketches shot with Wassim Tabbarah, at the age of 15. Tabbarah encouraged her to be follow a career in art; the young Pamela wanted since to be a professional actress. El Kik started her early formal career at the age of 18 while studying communication arts specialized in cinema at The

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK; , ''Jāmiʿah al-Rūḥ al-Quddus – al-Kaslīk'') is a private, non-profit, Catholic university in Jounieh, Lebanon. The university was founded by the Baladites in 1950 and ratified under the new ...

(USEK). She participated in some local works:'' Erbit Tenhall ''(2005),'' Imraa Min Dayaa'' (2005), ''Madame Bambino'' (2006) and'' Sara ''(2009).

Personal life

In June 2023 during an interview on

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, El Kik addressed speculation about her personal life, stating that she had been wrongly labeled based on her acting roles. She expressed support for personal freedom and said she would not object to marrying a woman if she fell in love. El Kik also clarified that she is attracted to men but would be open to a relationship with a woman under certain circumstances. She rejected being labeled and emphasized that love should not be limited by societal expectations.

Awards

* Murex d’or Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Samra'' (2016) * Murex d’or Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''The Forbidden Love'' (2010). * Murex d’or Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Due El Gharam'' (2012).

Works

Series

Films

TV shows

* She participated in

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first season on

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in (2011), where she sang with many artists including: Assi El-Hallani, Kathem El-Saher,

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, Moein Shreif and other big names. *

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also collaborated with Pamela when she guest starred Broadway Show that was hosted there over 3 successful nights.

Books

In 2014, El Kik revealed her mindset through a book, ''No’ta'' (''نقطة''), which was launched during the Arabic Book Fair in Beirut. The book is a social, artistic and political handwritten quotes diary.

Other works

El Kik joined George Khabbaz in a play called Aal Tarik.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kik, Pamela 1988 births Living people People from Chouf District Holy Spirit University of Kaslik alumni Members of Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon Lebanese Christians Lebanese film actresses