14 Facts About Hanan Tork

Hanan Tork is a retired Egyptian actress and ballerina.

Hanan Tork was born as Hanan Hasan Abdelkrim Tork, and is credited as Hanan Tork.

Hanan Tork started her career as a ballerina and completed her studies at the Cairo Ballet Institute in 1993.

Hanan Tork then became a member of the Cairo Ballet Group and soon after moved to the Classical Ballet Group.

Hanan Tork began her acting career when the famous director Khairy Beshara saw her and offered her the chance to act alongside Nadia Al-Gindi in the 1991 movie "Raghbah Motawaheshah".

Hanan Tork then saw more success in the following year, with a role alongside the famous actress Samira Ahmed in "Amira Men Abdeen".

Hanan Tork played the leading female role in the comedy movie Ga'na Al Bayan Al Taly, opposite Mohamed Henedi.

In 2001, Hanan Tork played a role in the comedy movie Gawaz Be Karar Gomhourey.

In 2005, the film "Dunia" by Lebanese director Jocelyne Saab was released, in which Hanan Tork played the leading role.

In 2006, Hanan Tork chose to begin wearing the religious headscarf, and has been very vocal about this decision.

Hanan Tork was married previously to businessman Khaled Khatab, they divorced in 2007.

Hanan Tork has stated that one of the main factors that led to her divorce was her husband's displeasure at her choosing to wear religious headscarf and was not happy with her "change in behavior" after she became religious.

Hanan Tork has three children from her first marriage and two from her second.

Hanan Tork's husband owns a men's fashion boutique in Cairo.