Nicknamed "The Queen of Romance," "Magic Eyes," and "The Pussycat of Arab Cinema," the glamorous Tharwat appeared in such 1950s, '60s, and '70s films as Shams La Tagheeb (as Soha), Fi Baituna Ragol (as Nawaaal), and El-Moznbon (as Mona). During her teenage years, she attracted the attention of filmmakers after she won a prominent magazine's beauty contest.
