Assia Dagher (Arabic: آسيا داغر‎; 6 March 1908 â€" 12
January 1986) was a Lebanese-Egyptian actress and film producer.Dagher
(Almaza Dagher) was born in Tannourine, Lebanon on March 6, 1908. She
moved to Cairo with her sister Mary, and niece Mary Queeny in 1919
after the French occupation of Syria and Lebanon. She stayed with
Asaad Dagher, her cousin, who was a writer and journalist at the
famous Al-Ahram newspaper. She got the Egyptian nationality in
1933.The first time she acted was in 1926 in a film called Laila,
directed by Wadad Orfi. Dagher was the first Lebanese to be on the big
screen. She produced over 100 films and played the lead role in 20 of
them.
January 1986) was a Lebanese-Egyptian actress and film producer.Dagher
(Almaza Dagher) was born in Tannourine, Lebanon on March 6, 1908. She
moved to Cairo with her sister Mary, and niece Mary Queeny in 1919
after the French occupation of Syria and Lebanon. She stayed with
Asaad Dagher, her cousin, who was a writer and journalist at the
famous Al-Ahram newspaper. She got the Egyptian nationality in
1933.The first time she acted was in 1926 in a film called Laila,
directed by Wadad Orfi. Dagher was the first Lebanese to be on the big
screen. She produced over 100 films and played the lead role in 20 of
them.
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