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Afifa Iskandar
Born
Dec 10, 1921
Died: Oct 22, 2012
Lived 90 years
Place of Birth
Mosul, Iraq
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Career Highlights
3
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
عفيفة إسكندر
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Afifa Iskandar
Acting
Biography
Afifa Iskandar Estefan was an Iraqi singer throughout the middle of the 20th century. She was born on 10 December 1921 in Mosul, Iraq. She was considered one of the best female singers in Iraqi history. She was nicknamed the "Iraqi Blackbird"
Movies
3
TV Shows
0
Layla in Iraq
Cast
1949
Cairo-Baghdad
Cast
1947
Happy Day
as
Laila Al-Ameriah
1940