Camelia (, born Lilian Victor Cohen), was a Jewish-Egyptian actress. She was born on December 13, 1929, and died on August 31, 1950.

Biography

Camelia was born in

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to an ethnically Jewish, Egyptian–Italian religiously Catholic family.شخصيات فنية
– ''EGYPTRADIO.TV'' – تاريخ الوصول 15 سبتمبر-2008 She was discovered by Egyptian director Ahmed Salem who cast her in her first film in 1946. As a beautiful socialite in the high society of Alexandria, she loved partying. Events surrounding her and her high-society relationships frequently appeared in the tabloids. In particular, gossip surrounding her relationships was often associated with her public partnership with that of

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Camelia was killed in the crash of

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in 1950 when she was 20 years old. The accident added to the fame and mystery surrounding her image. Her wild lifestyle and tragic death are often compared to that of

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. Conspiracy theories and speculation about espionage, especially in the context of Israel were also widespread in Egypt, but nothing has ever been proven. Despite a short career, she gained a place in the memory of Egyptian and Arab audiences and left a mark in the films that are still shown all over the Arab world. Famed Egyptian director

Atef Salem Atef Salem (; 23 July 1927 – 30 July 2002) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 32 films between 1954 and 2001. Many of his films were scripted by the novelist Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha (, ; ...

dedicated his film, "Hafeya A'la Gesr El Zahab" (Barefoot on a Golden Bridge) to her.

Selected films

* 1947: ''The Red Mask'' () * 1947: ''All Song'' () * 1948: ''Temptation'' () * 1948: ''A woman's Imagination'' () * 1949: ''Dazed Souls'' () * 1949: ''Such are Women'' () * 1949: ''El Bahlawan Street'' () * 1949: ''The Penny Owner'' () * 1949: ''Midnight'' () * 1949: ''My Own Child'' () * 1949: ''The Female Murderer'' () * 1950: ''A Woman of fire'' () * 1950: ''Dad is Groom'' () * 1950: ''Full Moon'' () * 1950: ''The Millionaire ''() * 1950: ''Mind is a Blessing ''() * 1950: ''Last Lie'' () * 1950: '' Cairo Road'' (h)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camelia 1929 births 1950 deaths Egyptian film actresses Egyptian Catholics Egyptian Christians Egyptian people of Italian descent Egyptian television actresses Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Egypt Actresses from Alexandria Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1950