Nadia Arslan
Nadia Arslan, also romanised as Nadia Arsalan, was a Lebanese actress who came to prominence in Egyptian films of the 1970s.
Born Hind Arslan to a Druze family of Syrian and Lebanese origin, she won a Lebanon beauty pageant in the beginning of the 1970s and moved to Egypt. Her first significant performance was in Galal El-Sharkawy's The Greatest Child in the World released in 1972 and starring Rushdy Abaza. She became a staple actress for supporting roles in flicks such as Adel Emam's 1975 film Everybody Wants to Fall in Love. Her last film of importance was Ahmed Yehia's 1984 film As Not to Fly the Smoke. After marriage to fellow actor Mohamed El Arabi, she retired permanently from cinema in 1987. After her retirement, she grew increasingly religious and later expressed regret for her acting career.
Arslan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and died on 25 May 2008.
