Leila Karam (1928 – 2 December 2008) was a Lebanese actress. Her major contributions were in the 1970s and 1980s in many Lebanese and Egyptian movies, plays and TV series of Tele Liban.
Career Karam began her career in broadcast media in 1956, at Near East Radio. Soon after television came to Lebanon in 1959, she starred as the mother in the series Abou Melhem.
Her last role was as Carine Rizkallah's mother in Marte W Ana in 2000
Personal life Karam was married, and had one son. Her elder sister Nabila Karam was also actress. She died on 2 December 2008 in a hospital in Beirut after a long illness.
Filmography Film / Series Name Year Genre Role Abou Melhem show TV series Um Melhem Starring with Adeeb Haddad Al akhrass TV series Beirut bil Layl (Beirut by Night) TV series Hassan el Miliji Al Nahr (The River) TV series Ibrahim Afandi TV series Captain Bob TV series Zarifeh With Ibrahim Meraachli, Hind Abi-Llama Al Mouaallima Wal Oustaz (The teacher and the professor) TV series Zarifeh With Ibrahim Meraachli, Hind Abi-Llama Al Bou'asa' (Les Misérables) TV series Abou 'lmarajel TV series Al Chareed TV seriesWith Akram Al Ahmar Fares w Njoud TV series Hawl Ghourfati (Around my bedroom) TV series With Hind Abi-Llama Allo, Hayete (Allo, My Love) TV series With Hind Abi-Llama and Abdel Majeed Majzoob As Sarab TV series Ghouroub TV series Al Asira (The prisonier) 1980 TV series Eddouniya Heik (Life is like that) 1980 TV series Wardeh Mouhammad Chamel Al Amir al Ahmar (The Red Prince) 1973 Play Mayss el Rim 1975 Play Talji (Nehmen's Aunt) Rahbani brothers Al Mouamara moustamirra 1980 Play Rahbani brothers Bint al Haress (The Guardian's Daughter) 1967 Film Rahbani brothers, Fairuz Safar Barlik (The Exile) 1967 Film Zahia Rahbani brothers, Fairuz Safrat El Ahlam (Dreams Journey) Play Elias Rahbani, Madonna Arnita Nagham fi hayati (Melody in my life) 1975 Film Houbbi lazi la yamout (My never dying Love) 1983 Film Hamsat al shaytan (devils whisper) Film West Beirut 1998 Film Oum Walid, Brothel Madam Ziad Doueiri
Quotes "They don't remember us except when we are dead, that is if they do, so why should we remember them or show our admiration."
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