The Most Famous

ACTORS from Iraq

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This page contains a list of the greatest Iraqi Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 1 of which were born in Iraq. This makes Iraq the birth place of the 133rd most number of Actors behind Brunei, and Somalia.

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Iraqi Actors of all time. This list of famous Iraqi Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Dar Salim (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 45.24, Dar Salim is the most famous Iraqi Actor.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.

Dar Salim is an Iraqi-born Danish actor. He became known for his role as Green Party chairman Amir Diwan in the Danish TV series Borgen, and starred in the 2023 film Guy Ritchie's The Covenant.

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2. Nadira (1932 - 2006)

With an HPI of 40.26, Nadira is the 2nd most famous Iraqi Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Nadira (born Florence Ezekiel; 5 December 1932 – 9 February 2006), was an Indian actress who worked in the Hindi film industry. She appeared in films from the 1950s and 1960s, including Aan (1952), Shree 420 (1955), Pakeezah (1972), and Julie (1975), which won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

People

Pantheon has 2 people classified as Iraqi actors born between 1932 and 1977. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Iraqi actors include Dar Salim. The most famous deceased Iraqi actors include Nadira. As of April 2024, 1 new Iraqi actors have been added to Pantheon including Dar Salim.

Living Iraqi Actors

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Deceased Iraqi Actors

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Newly Added Iraqi Actors (2024)

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