Ferial Karim was a Lebanese actress and singer known for her comedian roles and parodies.
Background
Ferial was introduced to show business at a very young age by her father, she garnered popular acclaim and traveled back to Lebanon where she continued performing until she died on stage at the age of fifty. Ferial was born as Vera Semaan to a Christian family on April 16, 1938 to Bechara, a postal office clerk and Marie, a housewife.
Career
The little Vera attracted attention of Egyptian movie producers and was cast as a child prodigy Ferial in Ibrahim Lama"s movie Sikkat as-Salamah (The safety track). Vera adopted the nickname for her artistic career. Ferial died of heart failure while performing on stage on July 4, 1988 and was buried in Saint Elias Btina church in Beirut two days later.