Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk (; born 13 January 1980) is a Tunisian actress living in Egypt.
Early life Dorra was born in Tunis, her father was Ibrahim Zarrouk and her maternal grandfather, Ali Zouaoui, was an economist and politician.
Dorra had a Bachelor of Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Tunis in 2001, then she had a Master of Advanced Studies in Political Science from the Saint Joseph University in Lebanon in 2003.
Career Despite her academic background, Dorra started performing in 1997, then acting on the Tunisian theater, , with Taoufik Jebali in 2000. In 2002, Dorra's first act was at a Franco-Tunisian film, .
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. In the same year, she starred in Nadia et Sarra with Hiam Abbass. In 2005, she acted in .
In 2007, she started her career in Egypt, where she featured at Alawela fel Gharam and Heya Fawda with Menna Shalabi.
Later on, she acted in various films such as Al Mosafer, Papa, Tisbah Ala Khair and Sheikh Jackson.
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.
She was a member of the jury at the Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival from September 10 to 16, 2014.
In June 2024, she was chosen as head of juries for the Miss Elite beauty pageant.
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, whom she married in November 2020.
Accolades
Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nominationAward ceremonyYearCategoryRecipientResultRef.Academy of Sciences and Technology of Alexandria2012Best Arab ActressDorra ZarroukArab Satellite Festival2020Excellence AwardHaramlek2023Excellence and Creativity AwardAl AgharBeirut Golden Awards2018Achievement AwardDorra ZarroukDear Guest Festival Awards 2008Best Rising Actress2010Special DGF committee AwardEl Aar2014Segn El NessaBest ActressSegn El Nessa2021Between Heaven And Earth2023Excellence AwardThe AccusedDistinctive International Arab Festivals Awards2018Best ActressDorra ZarroukDream TV2007Newcomer of the Year in Egyptian CinemaDorra ZarroukForbes Middle East2022Career Achievement AwardTunisian International Human Rights Festival2022Honorary AwardMaster International Film Festival2023Murex d'Or2012Best Arab ActressEl Rayan and Adam 2018Al Rayan and Adam2019Nesr SaidNejm El Arab Festival2019Best ActressBila DalilNile Television Network2014Best ActressSegn El Nessa and Sadeq El OmrOscars of Arab Television Channels (ART)2007Best Rising ActressDorra ZarroukPort Said International Film Festival2025Honorary AwardThe Life That RemainsWashwasha Awards2022Best ActressEl-KahenWhat Happens Magazine2018Best Arab ActressDorra Zarrouk
State honors CountryYearHonorRef.Tunisia2019Order of Cultural Merit of Tunisia
Listicles PublisherYearListPositionRef.Forbes Middle East2017The Top 10 Arab Female Actors5th
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