Azima Tawfiq

Azima Tawfiq

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Female

  • Place of Birth

    Baghdad, Iraq

Biography

Iraq's first leading lady. She played the role of 'Aliya' in the Iraqi film 'Aliya and Issam' in 1949 alongside Salima Murad. In the 1950s, she opened a nightclub in Al-Karrada and focused on singing there, distancing herself from radio and television. Her artistic news faded away in the late 1950s.

Acting