Athar El-Hakim

Athar El-Hakim (born 24 August 1957) is an Egyptian actress.

Biography El-Hakim attended Ain Shams University and earned a degree in English. She subsequently worked in public relations at a hotel. El-Hakim made her acting debut in 1979, in The Killer Who Killed No One directed by Ahmed Yassin. The same year, she starred in the TV show Abnaie Al Aezzaa Shokran. El-Hakim received an award from the Arab International Radio and Television Association for her part in the show, and got a Papyrus Award for acting during a competition held by the Ministry of Culture. In 1981, she starred as an upper-class college student in I'm Not Lying But I'm Beautifying with leading actors Salah Zulfikar and Ahmed Zaki, which became her best known role.

In 2012, El-Hakim called for the cancellation of the Egyptian Shura Council. She called it ineffective and cited its costs of millions of pounds. El-Hakim retired from artistic life in 2013, after receiving tributes during the seventh edition of the Salé International Women's Film Festival.

Filmography 1979: The Killer Who Killed No One 1979: Abnaie Al Aezzaa Shokran (TV series) 1981: I’m Not Lying But I’m Beautifying 1981: Taer ala el tariq 1981: Secret Visit 1982: Man Yatfi Al-Nar 1983: Ayoub 1984: Le voyage 1984: Al Thalab W Al Enab 1985: Love on the Pyramids Plateau 1985: EL Kaf 1986: Rhythms 1987: The Upper Egyptian Man 1987: Al Zankaloni (TV series) 1987: Time Conqueror 1987: The Tiger and the Female 1988: Batal min warak 1989-1990: Al Helmeya Nights (TV series) 1990: The Last Toy 1990: Al-bahths an Al-Sayyid Marzuq 1991: Wicked Game 1991: Shaweesh Noss El Lel 1991: Al Moshaghebat w Al Captain 1994: Al-Hakika Ismoha Salem 1997: Zeezinya (TV series) 1998: Nahnou La Nazraa Al Shawk (TV series) 2001: Escaping from Love (TV series) 2003: Kharaz Mulawan (TV series) 2004: Friska (TV series)