Magda el-Sabbahi, commonly known as Magda,(; 6 May 1931 – 16 January 2020) was an

Egyptian ''Egyptian'' describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of year ...

film

actress 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. ...

and producer notable for her roles from 1949 to 1994.

Life and career

Afaf Ali Kamel Sabbahi was born on 6 May 1931 in

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. 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

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, ''Jamila al Jaza'iriya'' (

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) opposite

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and

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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

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, ''El Ragol El-lazi fakad Zilloh'' (

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) opposite

and

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, the film was based on Fathy Ghanem's novel of the same name. In 1995, Magda was elected president of the ''Egyptian Women in Film Association''. Magda Sabbahi died in her house in

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, Cairo, on 16 January 2020, aged 88.

Selected filmography

* 1949, ''El Naseh'' * 1954, '' Injustice Is Forbidden'' * 1954, '' Miss Hanafi'' * 1955, '' Allah maana'' * 1957, ''Ayna Omri'' * 1958, '' Gamila l'Algérienne'' * 1960, ''

Qays wa Laila ''Qays wa Laila'' (, lit. “Qays and Laila”) is an Egyptian film released in 1960. The film is the second film of the same name (a remake of the 1939 film of the same name) based on the story of Layla and Majnun. Majnun is the name rendered ...

'' * 1961, '' El Morahekat'' * 1962, ''Agazet Noss el Sana'' * 1963, '' The Naked Truth'' * 1964, ''Bayya'et el Garayed'' * 1966, ''The Yemeni Revolution'' *1968, ''

'' *1975, ''El Naddaha'' * 1978, ''EL Omr Lahzah''

Honours

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabbahi, Magda 20th-century Egyptian actresses 1931 births 2020 deaths Egyptian film actresses People from Tanta