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Youssef Shaaban (actor)
Youssef Shaaban Shemis (; 16 July 1931 – 28 February 2021) was an Egyptian actor. Career Shaaban initially studied law at Ain Shams University, but he later went to study in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts and graduated in 1962. His most famous roles were in ''There is a Man in our House'' in 1961 with Omar Sharif and Rushdy Abaza, ''The Miracle'' in 1962, ''Cairo'' in 1963 with George Sanders and Faten Hamama, '' Mother of the Bride'' in 1963 with Taheyya Kariokka, '' For Men Only'' in 1964 with Suad Husni and Nadia Lutfi, ''The Three Loves Her'' in 1965, '' My Wife, the Director General'' in 1966 with Salah Zulfikar and Shadia. ''The Second Groom'' in 1967, ''The Idol of People'' in 1967 with Abdel Halim Hafez and Shadia, ''The Man Who Lost His Shadow'' in 1968 with Salah Zulfikar, Kamal El-Shennawi and Magda, ''An Incident of Honor'' in 1971 with Zubaida Tharwat and Shoukry Sarhan, ''Guys in Storm'' with Nelly and Nour El-Sherif, ''Fear Moments'' in 1972 with Farid S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris And Love
Paris () is the capital and largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the arts and sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or about 19% of the population of France. The Paris Region had a nominal GDP of €765 billion (US$1.064 trillion when adjusted for PPP) in 2021, the highest in the European Union. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Lutfi
Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Lotfi (; born Paula Mohamed Mostafa Shafik (); 3 January 1937 – 4 February 2020), was an Egyptian actress. During the apex of her career, she was one of the most popular actresses of Egyptian cinema's golden age. Early life Nadia was born in Cairo as Paula Mohamed Mostafa Shafiq to an Egyptian family, her father, Mohamed, and her mother, Fatma Khayri who named her daughter Paula after the name of a kind beautiful nun she met in the hospital. The family of Nadia Lutfi was Muslim. Career Paula began acting as a hobby; when she was 10 years old she participated in a play at her school and did very well. When the 24-year-old was about to make her screen debut in 1958, Omar Sharif was the reigning king of Egyptian cinema, and his wife, Egyptian superstar Faten Hamama Faten Ahmed Hamama (, ; 27 May 1931 – 17 January 2015) was an Egyptian film and television actress and film producer. She made her screen debut in 1939, when she was only seven year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervat Amin
Mervat Mostafa Amin (; born November 24, 1946) is an Egyptian actress. Early life She was born in El Minya to Mohammed Mostafa Amin, a doctor from Upper Egypt, and a Scottish mother, the headmistress of the Primary Section of the English School in Cairo. She was raised in Heliopolis and has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Ain Shams University. Career Amin's film debut in Egyptian cinema was in ''Nfus Ha'irah'' (1968) with Ahmed Mazhar (1917-2002), followed by her role with Salah Zulfikar (1926-1993) in '' Thalath Nesaa'' (1968) and her fame came when she took her first leading role, with Abdel Halim Hafez (1929-1977) in his last film, '' Abi foq al-Shagara'' (1969).Ginsberg, Terri & Chris LipparHistorical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Einema, p. 28 (2010) From there she became one of the most successful Egyptian actresses in the 1970s and early 1980s during which she starred in many Egyptian films. Personal life Mervat Amin has been married five times. Notably, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Shawqi
Farid Shawqi Mohammad Abdou Shawqi () (July 30, 1920 in El Sayyeda Zainab – July 27, 1998 in Maadi); known as Farid Shawqi () was an Egyptian actor, screenwriter and film producer. He acted in 351 films, 27 plays and 17 television series; wrote 25 film scripts and produced 30 films. He is considered to be one of the greatest actors in the Middle East. He was also known as "Malek El Terso" ("The King of the Third Class" - a reference to his popularity among the poor, who bought third-class seats in movie theatres), as "Wahsh Ash shashah Al Arabiyah" ("The Monster of the Arab Silver Screen" - in honor of his various roles of beloved hero, as "Farid Bay" ("Sir Farid", an informal title of respect), as "Abu el-Banat" ("father of all girls", a reference to his having five daughters and no sons), and other names. ُُThe closet title to Farid Shawqi's heart was "The King"; he was named this after his movie "Night's Devils" that was released in 1966, directed by Niazi Mostafa. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nour El-Sherif
Nour El-Sherif (; 28 April 1946 – 11 August 2015), born Mohamad Geber Mohamad Abd Allah () was a prominent Egyptian actor. He has 6 films in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. El-Sherif was born in the working-class neighbourhood of Sayeda Zainab in Cairo. El-Sherif was married to Poussi (1972–2006) and together they had two daughters, Sarah and Mai. He got divorced from Poussi in 2006 and they reunited in early 2015 during the difficulty of his illness. He also played soccer before choosing acting as a career. Nour El-Sherif is sometimes credited as Nour El Cherif, Nour El-Cherif or Nour Al-Sharif. He died on August 11, 2015, Cairo, Egypt. Death Nour El-Sherif died from lung cancer in Cairo at the age of 69 in 2015 after a severe struggle with the disease. Tribute On 28 April 2021, Google celebrated his 75th birthday with a Google Doodle. Filmography Selected works See also *List of Egyptians *List of Egyptian films of the 1980s * List of Egyptian films of the 1990s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelly (Egyptian Entertainer)
Nelly Artin Kalfayan (; born 3 January 1951), known mononymously as Nelly, is an Egyptian actress, singer, comedian, dancer, television personality, and all-around entertainer. Family background Nelly was born in 1951 to an Armenian-Egyptian family in Cairo. She is the younger sister of Feyrouz (actress), Feyrouz, a well-known child actress, and a cousin of Lebleba, Lubluba, another well-known Egyptian film actress who is a little older than she is. Nelly was married to the Egyptian film directo and later on she got engaged to the musician Moody Elemam for a very short time. She later married Khaled Barakat (Egyptian businessman) and moved to London, then later divorced. Career Her father was a film producerand she started her career as a child actress, following the footsteps of her older sister, Feyrouz (actress), who was a very famous child actress before her. She appeared in several movies as a child, including El Harman Film, ''El Harman'', Asafir El Gennah, ''Asafir El G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoukry Sarhan
Mohamed Shoukry El Husseiny Sarhan (13 March 1925 – 19 March 1997, ), better known as Shoukry Sarhan (), was an Egyptian actor. He is regarded as one of the greatest Egyptian actors of all time. Life and career Sarhan was born in El Sharqiya, Egypt on 13 March 1925. He graduated from the "High Institute of Acting in Egypt" in 1947. In 1949, Sarhan acted in his first movie, ''Lahalibo'' (لهاليبو, "Lahaleebo"). His rise to stardom was in 1951 when Youssef Chahine, a famous Egyptian film director, chose him for the lead role in the movie '' Son of the Nile'' (ابن النيل, "''Ibn El-Nil''"). In 1957, he starred in Ezz El-Dine Zulficar's '' Return My Heart'' (رد قلبي, "''Rodda Qalbi''"). His notable films included Mahmoud Zulfikar's '' The Unknown Woman'' (المرأة المجهولة , "''Al-Mar'a Al-Maghoola''") Kamal El Sheikh's '' Chased by the Dogs'' (اللص والكلاب, "''Al-Less wal Kelab''") among many others. Sarhan had earned the title " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zubaida Tharwat
Zubaida Ahmed Tharwat (; 15 June 1940 – 13 December 2016), was an Egyptians, Egyptian film, stage and television actress. She started her acting career in 1956, and quickly rose to stardom in Egypt. After six years hiatus in the 1960s, she returned to acting in 1969, and retired from acting in the 1980s. Tharwat was known as "the most beautiful eyes in classic Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian cinema". Tharwat was born into a prominent Egyptian family in Alexandria. After graduating from the Alexandria University, University of Alexandria in 1951, she won a beauty contest in an Egyptian teen magazine in 1955, which widely published her photograph and brought her attention of filmmakers in Egyptian film Industry. Tharwat made her film debut in ''Dalila (film), Dalila'' (1956) and gained stardom from her roles in ''Hekayt 3 Banat'' (1957), ''El-Malak el-Sagheir'' (1957), and ''Bent 17'' (1958). During the late 1950s, Tharwat established herself as a leading lady and one of the era's top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magda Al-Sabahi
Magda el-Sabbahi, commonly known as Magda,(; 6 May 1931 – 16 January 2020) was an Egyptian film actress and producer notable for her roles from 1949 to 1994. Life and career Afaf Ali Kamel Sabbahi was born on 6 May 1931 in Tanta, Gharbia Governorate. She was one of the greatest stars of Egyptian cinema, taking the lead role in sixty films. For her film career she took the stage name of Magda. In 1956, Magda founded her own film production company. In 1958, she played the lead role in the film by Youssef Chahine, ''Jamila al Jaza'iriya'' (Jamila, the Algerian) opposite Salah Zulfikar and Ahmed Mazhar, the film was based on the story of Djamila Bouhired. In 1963, she married the Egyptian intelligence officer and actor, Ihab Nafe, with whom she had her only daughter, Ghada, in 1965. In 1968, she starred in a film by Kamal El Sheikh, ''El Ragol El-lazi fakad Zilloh'' (The Man Who Lost His Shadow) opposite Salah Zulfikar and Kamal El-Shennawi, the film was based on Fathy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal El-Shennawi
Mohammed Kamal el-Shennawi (, ; December 26, 1921 – August 22, 2011) was an Egyptian film and television actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ..., director and producer. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shennawi, Kamal 1921 births 2011 deaths Egyptian male film actors Egyptian film producers Egyptian male television actors Egyptian film directors Egyptian expatriates in Sudan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Lost His Shadow
The Man who lost his Shadow (Egyptian Arabic: الرجل الذى فقد ظله translit: ''El Ragol Ellazi fakad Zelloh'') is a 1968 Egyptian film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. It is based on Fathy Ghanem’s story under the same name. It stars Magda, Salah Zulfikar and Kamal El-Shennawi. The film is a member of the Top 100 Egyptian films list. Synopsis The events of the film occur before the 1952 Revolution, Shawky is a revolutionary who struggles to build a new world. His friend, Youssef, rose in the world of journalism on the shoulders of his teacher, Mohamed Nagy, as he is an opportunist who sold himself in order to achieve his individual ambition and abandoned all human values and traditions with the aim of linking to a higher class represented by the aristocratic Souad. He struggles to build a new world in which his middle class and even the whole country will obtain social justice. Youssef's father assaults his maid, Mabrouka, and after his death, Youssef expels her wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdel Halim Hafez
Abdel Halim Ali Shabana (), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (, ) (21 June 1929 – 30 March 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teacher and film producer. Abdel Halim is considered to be one of the greatest Egyptian musicians of his era, along with Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Farid Al Atrach, Mohamed Fawzi, and Shadia. As his popularity grew, he was given the nickname 'el-Andaleeb el-Asmar (), meaning ''The Dark-Skinned Nightingale''. He achieved extraordinary success as a popular musician throughout the Arab world, with estimated sales of over 80 million records. Early life Born Abdel Halim Ali Shabanah in El-Halawat in El Sharqia, 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Cairo, he was the fourth child of Ali Ismail Shabanah. He had two brothers, Ismail and Mohamed, and one sister, Alyah. His mother died from labor complications three days after giving birth to him – something that made people around him believe that he brought bad luc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
