Zainab Al Askari

Zainab Al-Askari (Arabic: زينب العسكري‎; born February 6, 1974) is a Bahraini actress, screenwriter, producer, spokesmodel, and model popular in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. She retired from performing in 2009.

Zainab Al-Askari
زينب العسكري
Born	Zainab Ghuloom Hassan Ali February 6, 1974 Manama, Bahrain
Occupation	actress, screenwriter, model
Years active	1990—2008
Spouse(s)	Abdullah bin Salem Al Qasimi
Children	Zain, Hala, Ghala

Career

She has starred in and produced several shows for television before she retired in a later time. Although a Bahraini national who has acted in several Bahraini productions, she has appeared as one of the main characters in several Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian TV shows as well, she is also a spokesmodel for Parachute in the Persian Gulf region. Her most recent role was as Huda in the Bahraini television show Hudu'u wa Awasif (Silence and Storms), in which she plays a confused and tragic beauty who cannot decide between the true love of her life, a poor yet passionate man who cannot live without her, and her boss. Although she decides to marry her boss, a stance that will render her socially secure, she is plagued with guilt about the life that she has left behind and experiences brief encounters with her true love. Meanwhile, the family she has abandoned is falling apart; her father is steeped in illness and her sister is falling into the dangerous business of prostitution. In the end, very few of the conflicts are resolved. Her father dies as a result of his discovery of his daughter's prostitution and her sister, the prostitute, is haunted by visions of her father and later becomes insane. Huda herself becomes tragically ill at the conclusion the series and dies. At her deathbed sat her husband whilst her true love peered in from the square window on the door. As she slowly descends into oblivian, she mutters "I am a bird and so I cannot be caged, I must be free so that all can love me". With this, Huda dies and the show ends.

In 2005, she appeared in Athary; a series about a kind young girl who faces many challenges in her life that determine her fate. Athary was the first series of Zainab Al Askari's own production company (Bint El-Mamlaka). She was selected the best actress in a gulf series in 2005 for her role in Athary. Her last appearance was in the Best gulf series in 2006: Bela Rahma (Without Mercy); a story of a rich beautiful woman; (Fajer) living with her little sister (Wedd) who suffers from Down Syndrome, and her struggle with her addicted cousin (Jassim) to live a peaceful life. Bela Rahma was selected the best gulf series in 2006, and Zainab Al Askari was also selected the best actress for her role for the second time.

The next two projects for Zainab Al Askari's are La'Anat Emra'Ah (A Woman's Curse) and Lahthat Tho'Of (A Moment of Weakness).

Personal life

She retired when she married Abdullah bin Salem Al Qasimi, the Deputy Ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. They have three daughters, Zain, Hala, and Ghala.[1][2]

Work

Television series

Filmography

Year	Series	Role
1992	Another Girl	Najm
1993	Sar Wash Was
1995	وجوه بلا ملامح
1995	عيني يا بحر	Sarah
1995	بيت المغتني	Maryam
1995	Sour Sweet	Salwa
1995-2002	Tash ma Tash	several roles
1995	Whales
1995	Hassan and Nour Al-Sana	Nour Al-Sana
1996	Forgive Me, Father
1996	Hawazi Al-Dar	several roles
1996	Khallek Maa’i
1997	Illusion	Mona
1997	'Ahlam Dayiea	Reem
1998	أبواب
1998	Saadoun	guest star
1998	Tali Al-Omor	Samar
1998	Fayez Al-Toush 4	several roles
1999	Dreams of the Simple
2000	الزمن والناس	Example
2000	Jawaher 3	Sheikha Mozna (young)
2000	Thank You
2001	عد وإغلط
2001	دموع شارع	Layali
2001	أحلام رمادية
2001	سر الحياة
2001	Jorouh Baredah
2002	العود
2002	Nourah
2002	Sahem Al-Ghader	Maha
2002	The Nebula
2003	ناس وناس	Ghazal
2003	ملاذ الطير	Amal
2003	Damaaet Omr	Mashael
2003	بيتنا الكبير
2003	Hataa Altajamud	Hend
2004	Sawalif Harim
2004	World for the Mighty	Budur
2004	Map of Umm Rakan	Ruqayya
2004	Calms and Storms	Huda
2005	Alghurub Al'Akhir
2005	You Are Mubarak	Basma
2005	عذاري	Adhara
2006	Bela Rahma	Fajr
2007	Moment of Weakness	Farah
2008	Curse of a Woman	Ghurur

Theatre

Acting career

Year	Play	Role
1990	جحا والأرض
1993	وحش الليل
1996	Iftah Ya Simsim
1996	الذيب وليلى	Leila
1998	النوخذة الصغير	Noor
1999	شوق والغابة المسحورة	Shoug
2003	Antar bad al Tajmil	Abla
2004	حب في الفلوجة	Farah

Screenwriting

Writing career

Year	Work	Contribution
2006	Bela Rahma	screenplay
2007	Moment of Weakness	creator, some dialogue

References

1. "فنانتان تلجآن لـ "تويتر" لنفي شائعات". Al-Ittihad (Emirates). October 23, 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
2. "زينب العسكري ترزق بـ«الزين»". Al-Wasat (Bahrain). December 31, 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

External links

• Zainab Al Askari information site (Arabic and English)
• El Cinema page