Fayza Ahmed ( ar, فايزة أحمد; December 5, 1934 – September 24, 1983) was a Syrian-Egyptian-Lebanese singer and actress. During her career, she appeared in six films.

Early life

Fayza Ahmed was born in 1934 in

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to a Syrian father and a Lebanese mother. She had five children and nine grandchildren.

Competition

On singing, Fayza Ahmad emerged at a time when the field was already crowded with formidable competitors. These included; * Najat Al SaghiraWho is Najat Al Saghira?
2015, Accessed 2015/08/28. (born 1938) * Warda Al-Jazairia (1939–2012), * Sabah (singer) (1927–2014), * Shadia (1931–2017), * Fairuz (born 1934), and others.

Death

Fayza Ahmed died in 1983 in Cairo after suffering from cancer.

Selected filmography

Tamr Henna ''Tamr Henna'' ar, تمر حنه ("Tamarind") is a 1957 Egyptian musical drama film directed by Hussein Fawzy. The film stars some of Egypt's most prominent stars of the era, including Ahmed Ramzy, Rushdy Abaza, Fayza Ahmed, Naima Akef, and Zei ...

(1957) with

Naima Akef Naima Akef ( ar, نعيمة عاكف,‎ ; 7 October 1929 – 23 April 1966) was a famous Egyptian belly dancer during the Egyptian cinema's golden age and starred in many films of the time. Akef was born in Tanta on the Nile Delta. Her parent ...

Ahmed Ramzy Ahmad Ramzy ( ar, أحمد رمزي; 23 March 1930 – 28 September 2012) was an Egyptian actor who played the leading roles in many Egyptian films in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Early life Ramzy was born Ramzi Mahmud Bayyumi in 1930 to Dr ...

, and

Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Saiid El Bughdady Abaza ( arz, رشدي سعيد البوغدادي أباظة) (3 August 1926 – 27 July 1980) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry. He ...

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Ana wa Banati ''Ana wa Banati'' ( arz, أنا و بناتى , English: My Daughters and I or Me and My Daughters) is a 1961 Egyptian film starring Salah Zulfikar and Nahed Sherif. The film is written and directed by Hussein Helmy El-Mohandess. The film features ...

(1961) with Salah Zulfikar, Zaki Rostom, and

Zahrat El-Ola Zahrat El-Ola (10 June 1934 – 18 December 2013) was an Egyptian actress, and was the second wife of Salah Zulfikar. She was famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s. She is one of the iconic actresses in Egypt. E ...

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* 1934 births 1983 deaths Faiza Ahmed Syrian emigrants to Egypt Faiza Ahmed Syrian film actresses Faiza Ahmed 20th-century Egyptian actresses 20th-century Syrian actresses 20th-century Syrian singers Egyptian film actresses 20th-century Egyptian women singers {{Africa-singer-stub