Dorra Zarrouk

Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk (Arabic: درة إبراهيم زروق; born 13 January 1980)^[1] is a Tunisian actress living in Egypt.^[2][3][4][5]

Dorra Zarrouk
درة زروق
Zarrouk on the January 2016 cover of Tunivisions
Born	Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk (1980-01-13) 13 January 1980 (age 45) Tunis, Tunisia
Education	St Joseph's University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–Present
Known for	Egyptian cinema • Egyptian television
Spouse	Hany Saad ​ (m. 2020)​

Early life

Dorra was born in Tunis, her father was Ibrahim Zarrouk and her maternal grandfather, Ali Zouaoui, was an economist and politician.^[6][7]

Dorra had a Bachelor of Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Tunis in 2001,^[8] then she had a Master of Advanced Studies in Political Science from the Saint Joseph University in Lebanon in 2003.^[9][10]

Career

Despite her academic background, Dorra started performing in 1997,^[11] then acting on the Tunisian theater, El Teatro [fr], with Taoufik Jebali in 2000.^[12] In 2002, Dorra's first act was at a Franco-Tunisian film, Khorma [fr].^[6]

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.^[6][13] In the same year, she starred in Nadia et Sarra with Hiam Abbass. In 2005, she acted in 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.^[14]

Later on, she acted in various films such as Al Mosafer, Papa, Tisbah Ala Khair and Sheikh Jackson.^[15]

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.^[16]

She was a member of the jury at the Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival from September 10 to 16, 2014.^[17]

Personal life

Dorra was briefly engaged to a Tunisian businessman Qays Mukhtar in 2012.^[14] In April 2020, she posted pictures on social media dating an Egyptian businessman and interior designer, Hany Saad,^[18] whom she married in November 2020.^[19]

Awards

• Best Newcomer of the Year in Egyptian Cinema, awarded by Dream TV channels in 2007^[20]
• Best Rising Actress Award at the Oscars of Arab Television Channels (ART) in 2007^[20]
• Best Rising Actress Award at the Dear Guest Festival (Egypt) in 2008^[21]
• Special Award given by the DGF committee for his role in El Aar at the Dear Guest Festival (Egypt) in 2010^[22]
• Title of Best Arab Actress in 2012, awarded by the annual survey of the Academy of Sciences and Technology of Alexandria^[23]
• Murex d'Or Award for Best Arab Actress for her roles in El Rayan and Adam (Lebanon) in 2012^[24]
• Special Award for her role in Segn El Nessa at the Dear Guest Festival (Egypt) in 2014^[25]
• Best Actress Award for her roles in Segn El Nessa and Sadeq El Omr, awarded by the Nile Television Network in 2014^[26]
• Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit of Tunisia in 2016^[27]
• Title of Best Arab Actress in 2018, awarded by What Happens Magazine^[28]