Ighraa | |
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| Born | Nihad Alaeddin (1945-01-19)January 19, 1945 (age 80) |
| Years active | 1959 - 1992 |
Ighraa (Arabic:إغراء), also is known asIgraa, (January 19, 1945) is aSyrian actress andbelly dancer who reached her fame mostly inSyrian cinema of the 1970s.
Born Nihad Alaeddin (Arabic:نهاد علاء الدين), she left her native Syria with her elder sister forEgypt in 1958. Trained under famous Egyptian belly dancerTahiya Karioka, she was given the stage nameIghraa ("Temptation"). After appearing in various films and TV dramas in Egypt and later in Syria, she made her acting breakthrough withThe Leopard (الفهد) byNabil Maleh released in 1972. Her scenes in the film were considered transgressive and caused widespread criticism, which was followed box office success.[1] After films such asAl-Mughamara (1974) and into the late 1970s, she chose a lower profile but has remained a symbol of "openness and liberalism that reigned in theArab world during the 1960s and 70s."[1]