Dalal Abdel Aziz (; 17 January 1960 – 7 August 2021) was an Egyptian actress. She was the wife of actor Samir Ghanem from 1984 until her death in 2021.

Early life and education

Abdel Aziz was born on 17 January 1960 in Farghan, Sharqia, Egypt. She obtained her bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Agriculture at

Zagazig University Zagazig University () is a public university located in the city of Zagazig, Egypt. History Zagazig University began as a branch of Ain Shams University in 1970. On April 14, 1974, it gained independence through a decree, becoming a stand ...

. She later studied at the Faculty of Mass Communication, English Literature and Political Science in the

Cairo University Cairo University () is Egypt's premier public university. Its main campus is in Giza, immediately across the Nile from Cairo. It was founded on 21 December 1908;"Brief history and development of Cairo University." Cairo University Faculty of En ...

Career

Abdel Aziz entered the field of acting in 1977 with some small roles, including her role in the series "''Bint Al Ayam''", and her actual beginning was when artist Nour El Demerdash introduced her to theater, and she participated in many series, plays and films, such as “'' Five-Star Thieves”'' (1994) with

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in his final film role, followed by “''Sleeping in Honey”'' (1996) with

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, and with these works she was able to obtain many awards as the best actress.

Personal life and death

Abdel Aziz was married to actor Samir Ghanem in 1984, they were the parents of actresses Donia and Amy. Ghanem died from complications of kidney functions and associated mucormycosis related to

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in El Safa Hospital, Mohandiseen, Giza on 20 May 2021, at the age of 84. Abdel Aziz herself died on 7 August, from complications related to COVID-19 100 days after infection.

Selected filmography

Film

*1980: The Accused *1983: The End of a Married Man *1984: Oh God, a Boy *1984: Hadi Badi *1984: The Judge's House *1985: Saving What Can Be Saved *1986: The Virgin Widow *1987: Girls of Gebelawi *1988: A Bird in the Sky *1988: The Female Police *1989: Our Gang Has No Other Branch *1992: The Conflict of Wives *1992: A Man of Fire *1994: Five-Star Thieves *1995: Baltiyya Bint Bahri *1996: Sleeping in Honey *1996: Time and Dogs *1998: Mabrouk and Bulbul *2001: Girls' Secrets *2008: Sorry for the Inconvenience *2010: No Retreat, No Surrender *2010: Birds of the Nile *2010: Samir, Shahir, and Bahir *2013: The Straw *2014: Made in Egypt *2017: Good and Blessing *2018: Karma *2018: The Suit *2021: Firq Khebra *2022: Tasleem Ahali

Television

*1977: Daughter of the Days *1980: Congratulations, You Have a Boy *1983: Amr ibn al-As *1983: The Journey 83 *1985: Layali El-Helmiya (Part 1) *1987: Layali El-Helmiya (Part 2) *1994: No *1995: There's a Man in Our House *1995: One Thousand and One Nights *1996: Patience in the Salt Marshes *1997: Saad the Orphan *1998: Daughters of Souad Hanem *2000: The Call of the Rose *2000: Hell is a Man *2001: Justice Has Many Faces *2001: Morning and Evening Talk *2002: The Time of Imad Eddin *2002: Forget the Past, Farhat *2003: The People of Kafr Askar *2003: Abduction *2009: Ibn Al-Arandaly *2011: Doran Shubra *2012: Critical Moments *2012: Arafa The Sea *2013: Al Kabeer Awy 3 *2015: Lahfa *2015: Haq Meit *2016: Nelly and Sherihan *2017: In La La Land *2017: Esh Eblis *2017: Seventh Neighbor *2018: Land of Hypocrisy *2019: Badal El Hadouta Talata *2020: Jama Salem *2020: Valentino *2021: In Our House, a Robot *2021: Kings of Gangsterism

Plays

*1979: Humanitarian Service *1980: The Trap of Marital Happiness *1981: Hello, Doctor *1984: Marriage with Profit Sharing *1985: My Love, Hala *1987: Fares and Bani Khaiban *1992: My Brother Is Upset, and I'm Not *1994: Love in the Wood *1998: An Italian Marriage

References

External links

* 1960 births 2021 deaths People from Sharqia Governorate Zagazig University alumni Cairo University alumni Egyptian film actresses Egyptian stage actresses Egyptian television actresses Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt 20th-century Egyptian actresses 21st-century Egyptian actresses {{Egypt-actor-stub