Dorra Zarrouk

{{Short description|Tunisian actress (born 1980)}}

{{infobox person

| name = Dorra Zarrouk

| native_name = درة زروق

| native_name_lang = Arabic

| image = Couv-Tunivisions Couv Janvier 2016.jpg

| caption = Zarrouk on the January 2016 cover of Tunivisions

| birth_name = Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|1|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tunis, Tunisia

| occupation = Actress

| education = St Joseph's University

| years_active = 2002–Present

| known_for = Egyptian cinemaEgyptian television

| spouse = {{marriage|Hany Saad|2020}}

}}

Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk ({{langx|ar|درة إبراهيم زروق}}; born 13 January 1980){{cite web |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/58952/Dorra-to-be-honored-in-Arts-and-Creativity-Festival-of |title=Dorra to be honored in Arts and Creativity Festival of Carthage |website=Egypt Today |date=14 October 2018 }} is a Tunisian actress living in Egypt.{{cite web |title=Dorra Zarrouk |url=http://www.africultures.com/php/index.php?nav=personne&no=10697 |website=africultures.com |access-date=19 January 2020 |language=fr}}{{cite web |title=Dorra Zarrouk |url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/LIN23015dorrakuorra0/actualite-afriquedorra-zarrouk.html |website=jeuneafrique.com |date=24 January 2005 |publisher=Mohamed Habib Ladjimi |access-date=19 January 2020 |language=fr}}{{cite web |title=Dorra Zarrouk Prix de la meilleure actrice au Festival " Nejm El Arab " du Caire |url=https://www.realites.com.tn/2019/12/dorra-zarrouk-prix-de-la-meilleure-actrice-au-festival-nejm-el-arab-du-caire/ |website=realites.com.tn |access-date=19 January 2020 |language=fr}}{{cite web |title=الفنانة درة تأخذنا في جولة داخل حياتها الخاصة لأول مرة Dorra Zarrouk |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQQ_39EH9S8 |website=youtube | date=22 December 2018 |publisher=Alghad TV - قناة الغد |access-date=19 January 2020 |language=ar}}

Early life

Dorra was born in Tunis, her father was Ibrahim Zarrouk and her maternal grandfather, Ali Zouaoui, was an economist and politician.{{cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/79144/archives-thematique/dorra-zarrouk/|title=Tout en poursuivant de brillantes études, cette jeune comédienne est devenue la coqueluche des téléspectateurs tunisiens|website=jeuneafrique.com|language=French|date=24 January 2005}}{{cite web|url=http://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/1969030.aspx|title=درة في ضيافة "بوابة الأهرام": أحلم بالمسرح الاستعراضي وإعادة فوازير رمضان|website=ahram.org|language=Arabic|date=13 June 2018}}

Dorra had a Bachelor of Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Tunis in 2001,{{cite web|url=https://en.vogue.me/culture/dorra-zarrouk-five-facts/|title=There's Something About Dorra Zarrouk You Don't Know…|website=vogue.me|date=15 January 2018}} then she had a Master of Advanced Studies in Political Science from the Saint Joseph University in Lebanon in 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.elfann.com/news/show/1205999/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC-|title=درة التونسية تفتخر بدور "العاهرة".. ولهذا السبب لم تتزوج بعد|website=elfann.com|language=Arabic|date=21 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://ar.espacemanager.com/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%82-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D8%BA%D9%85-%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%89-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%91%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AA-%D8%A3%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7|title=درة زروق للحصري : "رغم هجرتي إلى مصر أبقى درّة التونسية.... و بلبنان كنت أزور باستمرار صبرا وشتيلا...."|website=espacemanager.com|language=Arabic|date=19 November 2012}}

Career

Despite her academic background, Dorra started performing in 1997,{{cite web|url=http://africultures.com/personnes/?no=10697|title=Dorra Zarrouk|website=africultures.com|language=French|date=}} then acting on the Tunisian theater, {{ill|El Teatro|fr}}, with Taoufik Jebali in 2000.{{cite web|url=https://emirateswoman.com/dorra-zarrouk/|title=Our exclusive interview with Tunisian actress Dorra Zarrouk|website=emirateswoman.com|date=30 November 2018}} In 2002, Dorra's first act was at a Franco-Tunisian film, {{ill|Khorma (film)|lt=Khorma|fr|Khorma}}.

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.{{cite web|url=https://stepfeed.com/our-list-of-top-20-arab-social-media-stars-9463|title=Our list of top 20 Arab social media stars|website=stepfeed.com|date=30 June 2017}} In the same year, she starred in Nadia et Sarra with Hiam Abbass. In 2005, she acted in {{ill|Le Voyage de Louisa|fr}}.

In 2007, she started her career in Egypt, where she featured at Alawela fel Gharam and Heya Fawda with Menna Shalabi.{{cite news|url=https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/people/culture/in-conversation-with-the-arab-film-worlds-most-in-demand-actress|title=In Conversation With: The Arab Film World's Most In-Demand Actress|newspaper=Harper\'S Bazaar Arabia|date=10 January 2019}}

Later on, she acted in various films such as Al Mosafer, Papa, Tisbah Ala Khair and Sheikh Jackson.{{cite web|url=https://insight-egypt.com/?p=5407|title=Dorra Zarrouk: The Scintillating star bids farewell to summer|website=insight-egypt.com|date=15 October 2017}}

In 2008, she starred in the Tunisian series Maktoub, directed by Sami Fehri and written by Tahar Fazaa, alongside Dhafer El Abidine and Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa.{{Cite web |title=Poivre d'Arvor rêve pour Dorra Zarrouk d'une carrière internationale |url=https://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2017/11/06/poivre-darvor-reve-pour-dorra-zarrouk-dune-carriere-internationale/ |website=kapitalis}}

She was a member of the jury at the Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival from September 10 to 16, 2014.{{Cite web |title=Dorra Zarrouk élue membre du jury du festival du film méditerranéen d'Alexandrie |url=https://www.jawharafm.net/fr/article/dorra-zarrouk-elue-membre-du-jury-du-festival-du-film-mediterraneen-d-alexandrie/95/13776 |website=jawharafm}}

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,{{cite web|url=https://etbilarabi.com/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B3/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%9F|title=ما حقيقة ارتباط درة برجل الأعمال هاني سعد؟|website=ET بالعربي|language=Arabic|date=20 April 2020}} whom she married in November 2020.{{cite web|url=https://getprimonews.com/%d8%ad%d9%82%d9%8a%d9%82%d8%a9-%d8%b2%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%ac-%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d9%88-%d9%87%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a-%d8%b3%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%b1%d8%ac%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84/|title=حقيقة زواج درة و هاني سعد رجل الاعمال |website=البريمو نيوز|language=Arabic |date=27 October 2020}}

Awards

  • Best Newcomer of the Year in Egyptian Cinema, awarded by Dream TV channels in 2007{{Cite web |title=Dorra Zarrouk |url=https://africultures.com/personnes/?no=10697&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=557 |website=africultures}}
  • 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{{Cite web |title=DGF 2008 Final Results |url=https://www.dgfest.com/index.pl/2008_festival |website=dgfest}}
  • Special Award given by the DGF committee for his role in El Aar at the Dear Guest Festival (Egypt) in 2010{{Cite web |title=DGF 2010 Winners |url=https://www.dgfest.com/index.pl/2010_festival |website=dgfest}}
  • Title of Best Arab Actress in 2012, awarded by the annual survey of the Academy of Sciences and Technology of Alexandria{{Cite web |title=Dorra Zarrouk remporte le titre de la meilleure actrice pour l’année 2012 |url=https://www.tuniscope.com/ar/article/19719/stars/culture/dorra-zarrouk-535511#:~:text=L'Acad%C3%A9mie%20Arabe%20des%20Sciences,des%20%C3%A9tudiants%20de%20cette%20acad%C3%A9mie. |website=tuniscope}}
  • Murex d'Or Award for Best Arab Actress for her roles in El Rayan and Adam (Lebanon) in 2012{{Cite web |title=Dorra Zarrouk remporte le prix Murex d’or de la meilleure actrice arabe |url=https://www.tuniscope.com/article/13823/actualites/stars/dorra-230911 |website=tuniscope}}
  • Special Award for her role in Segn El Nessa at the Dear Guest Festival (Egypt) in 2014{{Cite web |title=Dear Guest 2014 Final Results |url=https://www.dgfest.com/index.pl/2014_festival |website=dgfest}}
  • Best Actress Award for her roles in Segn El Nessa and Sadeq El Omr, awarded by the Nile Television Network in 2014{{Cite web |title=Dorra Zarrouk : primée deux fois |url=https://www.femmesmaghrebines.com/2014/12/24/dorra-zarrouk-primee-deux-fois/ |website=femmes maghrebines}}
  • Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit of Tunisia in 2016{{Cite web |title=L’artiste tunisienne Dorra Zarrouk décoré des insignes d’Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite |url=https://www.baya.tn/type/a-la-une/lartiste-tunisienne-dorra-zarrouk-decore-des-insignes-dofficier-de-lordre-national-du-merite/ |website=baya}}
  • Title of Best Arab Actress in 2018, awarded by What Happens Magazine{{Cite web |title=En photos : Dorra Zarrouk fait sensation dans une robe signée Marmar Halim |url=https://www.tuniscope.com/article/138649/stars/culture/dorra-zarrouk-465110 |website=tuniscope}}

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