Samiha Ayoub (; 8 March 1932 – 3 June 2025) was an Egyptian actress known for her work on stage, in film and on television. In 2015, she received the Nile Award in the Arts,
and in the same year, the large hall in the National Theater was named after her, in honour of her outstanding career in cinema and theater, and her contributions to the theatrical arts in
Egypt
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.
Biography
Samiha Ayoub was born in
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 ...
,
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 ...
in 1932.
She graduated from the Nun's School then joined the Acting Institute in 1952. Her breakthrough came after her role in Samara and ''Rabaa ElAdawya'' (radio series). She has been married three times, to actor
Mohsen Sarhan, actor
Mahmoud Morsy, and playwright Sa’ed Eddine Wihbe (Saad Eddin Wehbe).
From 1972 to 1975, Ayoub managed The Modern Theatre, and from 1975 to 1985, she was the director of Al-Qawmy Theatre. She acted in the famous television miniseries ''El Miraya'' alongside
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 1984.
Death
Ayoub died on 3 June 2025 at the age of 93.
Legendary Egyptian Actress Samiha Ayoub Passes Away at 93
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Selected filmography
Plays
* ''Al-Bakheel (The Miser)''
Films
* ''Motashareda''
* ''Shatea Al-Gharam Wal Wahsh''
Television
* ''El Miraya'' (1984)
References
External links
*
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1932 births
2025 deaths
Actresses from Cairo
Egyptian film actresses
Egyptian theatre directors
Egyptian women theatre directors