Background
Tharwat was born in Alexandria in 1940. Her father, Ahmed Tharwat, was a Navy officer
Tharwat was born in Alexandria in 1940. Her father, Ahmed Tharwat, was a Navy officer
She studied at the Faculty of Law, Alexandria University.
She made her brief first appearance in the 1956 film Dalila alongside stars of the day Shadia and Abdel Halim Hafez. She went on to work in many other films with other famous actors such as Rushdy Abaza, Fatin Abdel Wahab, Youssef Wahbi, Kamal el-Shennawi, Soad Hosny and Omar Sharif. She retired from acting in the late 80s.
During her career she was given many nicknames such as The Pussycat of Arab Cinema, Magic Eyes and The Queen of Romance.
The American actress Jennifer Lawrence has been noted for her resemblance to Tharwat.