Nabila Obeid (; born 21 January 1945 in

Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...

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), also spelled Nabila Ebeed, is an

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actress.

Early life

Born in the district of

Shubra Shubra (, ; also written Shoubra or Shobra) is a district of Cairo, Egypt and it is one of eight districts that make up the Northern Area. Administratively it used to cover the entire area of the three districts of Shubra, Rod El Farag, and El Sa ...

. Nabila was a huge fan of classical Egyptian movies and used to gather money as a kid to go to Shoubrah Cinema Palace.

Career

She was first introduced to

Egyptian Cinema The Egyptian film industry is today based mainly in Cairo, which is sometimes referred to as Hollywood on the Nile, Hollywood of the Middle East or Hollywood of the East, despite having its beginnings in the city of Alexandria in the early 20t ...

by the Egyptian film 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 (, ; ...

in a movie called ''Mafish Faida''. In 1965, she starred with

Omar Sharif Omar Sharif (, ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub ; 10 April 1932 – 10 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the 1950s. He is bes ...

in ''

The Mamelukes ''The Mamelukes'' is a 1965 Egyptian epic film directed by Atef Salem and starring Omar Sharif, Nabila Ebeid and Emad Hamdy. It is written by Abdul Hai Adib (screenplay) and Mohammed Mostafa Samy (dialogue). The film is based on a story by Nayr ...

'', a role which was described as her "first steps to fame". In 1967, she co-starred with

Salah Zulfikar Salah El-Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar (, ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a Egyptian National Police, police officer, before becoming an actor in 1956. He is regarded as one o ...

in the highly successful political play '' Rubabikia'', one of her few roles on stage''.'' She has also starred in the television dramas ''El-Ammah Nour'' (Aunt Nour) and ''El-Bawaba El-Taniya'' (The Second Gate).

Personal life

She married the film director,

, who discovered her from 1963 to 1967. Obeid later had several secretive marriages including

Osama El-Baz Osama El-Baz (; ) (6 July 1931 – 14 September 2013) was an Egyptian diplomat and a senior advisor to former President Hosni Mubarak. Career A graduate from Cairo University, he studied for six years in the United States, where he obtained his ...

which lasted for nine years.

Filmography (partial)

Films

* '' Al-Mamalik'' (The Mamluks) * '' Zawja Min Paris'' (A Wife from Paris) *'' Thalath Losoos'' (Three Thieves) *'' Zekra Lailat Hubb'' (Memory of a Night of Love) *'' Al-Karawan Loh Shafayef'' (Truth has a Voice) *''El Rakesa we El Tabal (''The Dancer and the Drummer) * '' Al Rakesa wa al Syasi'' (The Dancer and the Politician) * ''Abnaa' wa Katala'' (Sons and Killers) * ''Eghteyal Modarresa'' (Assassination of a Teacher) * ''Kahwat El Mawardi'' (El-Mawardi Cafe) * ''Samara El-Amir '' * ''Tout Tout'' * ''El Circ'' (The Circus) * ''Rabea el Adawaya'' * ''Kashef el Mastour'' (Revealing the Hidden) * ''El Azraa' we el Shaar el Abyad'' (The Virgin and the Old Guy) * '' El Akhar'' (The Other) * ''Hoda and His excellency the Minister'' (original 1995, reprinted 2005)

Theater

* '' Rubabikia'' (Robabekya)

Television

* ''El-Ammah Nour'' (Aunt Nour) * ''El-Bawaba El-Taniya'' (The Second Gate)

References

External links

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