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Youssef Shaaban (actor)
Youssef Shaaban Shemis ( ar, يوسف شعبان شميس; 16 July 1931 – 28 February 2021) was an Egyptian actor. Career Shaaban initially studied law at Ain Shams University, but he later went to study in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts and graduated in 1962. His most famous roles were in ''There is a Man in our House'' in 1961 with Omar Sharif and Rushdy Abaza, ''The Miracle'' in 1962, ''Cairo'' in 1963 with George Sanders and Faten Hamama, '' Mother of the Bride'' in 1963 with Taheyya Kariokka, '' For Men Only'' in 1964 with Suad Husni and Nadia Lutfi, ''The Three Loves Her'' in 1965, ''My Wife, the Director General'' in 1966 with Salah Zulfikar and Shadia. ''The Second Groom'' in 1967, ''The Idol of People'' in 1967 with Abdel Halim Hafez and Shadia, ''The Man Who Lost His Shadow'' in 1968 with Salah Zulfikar, Kamal El-Shennawi and Magda, ''An Incident of Honor'' in 1971 with Zubaida Tharwat and Shoukry Sarhan, ''Guys in Storm'' with Nelly and Nour El-Sherif, ''Fear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubra
Shoubra ( ar, شبرا, ; Coptic language, Coptic: '; also written Shubra or Shobra) is one of the largest districts of Cairo, Egypt and it is administratively divided into three areas: Shubra (administrative region), Shubra, Road El Farag, and Elsahel. Etymology Although Shoubra has been immensely large for the last few decades, the name originally derives from the Coptic language, Coptic word ', which means a small village or field, as the area is well known for its rich fields that neighbour the Nile River. In Egypt, there are many neighborhoods, towns and villages that bear the name of Shubra, for example, the Shubra (administrative region), administrative region of Shoubra that is within the large district of Shubra, both of which are not to be confused with one of Qalyubia's industrial suburbs, Shubra El-Kheima. Of the less well-known areas — villages specifically — there are also several places that bear the name of Shoubra, such as the Shoubra Bekhoum village that is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salah Zulfikar
Salah El Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar ( ar, صلاح ذو الفقار; ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a police officer in the Egyptian National Police, before becoming an actor in 1956. He is regarded as one of the most influential actors in the history of Egyptian film industry. Zulfikar had roles in more than hundred feature films in multiple genres during a 37-year career, mostly as the leading actor. In 1996, in the centenary of Egyptian cinema, ten of his films as an actor and five of his films as a producer were listed in the Top hundred Egyptian films of the 20th century. Salah Zulfikar was one of Egypt's heroes in its battle against the occupation while serving in the police. His son, Egyptian entrepreneur Ahmed Zulfikar, mentioned in a 1994 press release that his father participated in the guerrilla war in Ismailia against the British in 1944, and his patriotism was without limits. Afterwards, Zul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabah (singer)
Sabah ( ar, صباح ''Ṣabāḥ'' Lebanese pronunciation: ; born Janet Gerges Feghali, ; 10 November 1927 – 26 November 2014) was a Lebanese singer and actress. She participated in many Egyptian movies and songs. She was among the first Arabic singers to perform at the Olympia, Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and the Sydney Opera House. Early life Sabah was born to a Maronite Christian family in Bdadoun in Aley. She came from a troubled family; her father physically abused her and tried to steal her early movie earnings. Her first marriage was to escape her father's control. Her brother also killed her mother because he believed she was having an affair. Career Sabah emerged when the field of Arab singers was already crowded with formidable competitors. These included Umm Kulthum (1898-1975), Nagat El Sagheera (born 1938), Warda Al-Jazairia (1939–2012), Shadia (1931–2017), Fairuz (born 1934), and others. Sabah started singing very young and released her first son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris And Love
Paris and Love (Egyptian Arabic: ''باريس'' ''والحب'', French: ''Paris et l’amour'', translit: ''Paris wal Hob'' or ''Baris walhabu'') is a 1972 romantic drama starring Salah Zulfikar, Sabah, Yousuf Shaaban, and directed by Mohamed Salman. Plot The film revolves around a poor family that financially depends heavily on their daughter, Halla, who works as a singer in small bars. One day, the daughter meets Aziz, a young millionaire who returns from Paris and she falls in love with him. The family encourages this relationship until she marries this millionaire in order to lift them out of poverty in which they live. However, Halla refuses to consummate the marriage due to the disparity in the social level but she's still in love with Aziz. Primary cast * Salah Zulfikar as Aziz * Sabah as Halla * Yousuf Shaaban as Mounir * Mohammad Reda as Raouf * Samira Baroudi as Rime * Akram El Ahmar * Silvana Badrakhan * Samir Abu Said See also * Cinema of Egypt * Cinema of Leban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervat Amin
Mervat Mostafa Amin ( ar, ميرفت مصطفى أمين; born November 24, 1948) is an Egyptian actress. Early life She was born in El Minya to Mohammed Mostafa Amin, a doctor from Upper Egypt, and a Scottish mother, the headmaster of Victoria College elementary school. She was raised in Heliopolis and has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Ain Shams University. Career Amin's film debut in Egyptian cinema was in ''Nfus Ha'irah'' (1968), followed by her role with famous leading actor Salah Zulfikar (1926-1993) in '' Thalath Nesaa'' (1968) and her fame came when she took her first leading role in with famous singer and actor Abdel Halim Hafez (1929-1977) in his last film, ''Abi foq al-Shagara'' (1969).Ginsberg, Terri & Chris LipparHistorical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Einema, p. 28 (2010) From there she became one of the most successful Egyptian actresses in the 1970s and early 1980s during which she starred in many Egyptian films. Personal life Mervat Amin was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Shawqi
Farid Shawqi Mohammad Abdou Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي محمد عبده شوقي) (July 30, 1920 in El Sayyeda Zainab – July 27, 1998 in Maadi); known as Farid Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي) was an Egyptian actor, screenwriter and film producer. He acted in 351 films, 27 plays and 17 television series; wrote 25 film scripts and produced 30 films. He is considered to be one of the greatest actors in the middle east. He was also known as "Malek El Terso" ("The King of the Third Class" - a reference to his popularity among the poor, who bought third-class seats in movie theatres), as "Wahsh Ash shashah Al Arabiyah" ("The Monster of the Arab Silver Screen" - in honor of his various roles of beloved hero, as "Farid Bay" ("Sir Farid", an informal title of respect), as "Abu el-Banat" ("father of all girls", a reference to his having five daughters and no sons), and another names. ُُThe closet title to Farid Shawqi's heart was "The King", was named after his movie "Night's Dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nour El-Sherif
Nour El-Sherif ( ar, نور الشريف; 28 April 1946 – 11 August 2015), born Mohamad Geber Mohamad Abd Allah ( ar, محمد جابر محمد عبد الله) was a prominent Egyptian actor. He has 6 films in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. El-Sherif was born in the working-class neighbourhood of Sayeda Zainab in Cairo. El-Sherif was married to Poussi (1972–2006) and together they had two daughters, Sarah and Mai. He got divorced from Poussi in 2006 and they reunited in early 2015 during the difficulty of his illness. He also played soccer before choosing acting as a career. Nour El-Sherif is sometimes credited as Nour El Cherif, Nour El-Cherif or Nour Al-Sharif. He died on August 11, 2015, Cairo, Egypt. Death Nour El-Sherif died from lung cancer in Cairo at the age of 69 in 2015 after a severe struggle with the disease. Tribute On 28 April 2021, Google celebrated his 75th birthday with a Google Doodle. Filmography See also *Top 100 Egyptian films *Salah Zulfikar *S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelly (Egyptian Entertainer)
Nelly Artin Kalfayan ( ar, نيلّي آرتين كالفيان, born 3 January 1949 in Cairo, Egypt), better known by only her mononym Nelly, is an Egyptian actress, singer, comedian, dancer, television personality, and all-around entertainer. Family background Nelly was born and 1949 to an Egyptian family of Armenian roots. The school she attended as a child was run by and for people of Armenian descent in Cairo. She is the younger sister of Feyrouz, a well-known child actress, and a cousin of Lubluba, another well-known Egyptian-Armenian film actress who is a little older than she is. Nelly was married to the Egyptian film director Houssam El-Din Mustafa, and later on she married musician Moody Elemam for a very short time. She later married Khaled Barakat (Egyptian businessman) and moved to London, then later divorced and married Adel Hossny, another Egyptian businessman working in the Tourism industry. Career Her father was a film director. and she started her career as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoukry Sarhan
Mohamed Shoukry El Husseiny Sarhan (1925–1997, ar, محمد شُكري الحسيني سرحان, Muḥammad Shukrī al-Ḥusaynī Sirḥān), better known as Shoukry Sarhan ( ar, شُكري سرحان, Shukrī Sirḥān), was an Egyptian actor. He is regarded as one of the greatest Egyptian actors of all time. Life and career Sarhan was born in El Sharqiya, Egypt on 12 March 1925. He graduated from the "High Institute of Acting in Egypt" in 1947. In 1949, Sarhan acted in his first movie, ''Lahalibo'' (لهاليبو, "Lahaleebo"). His rise to stardom was in 1951 when Youssef Chahine, a famous Egyptian film director, chose him for the lead role in the movie '' Son of the Nile'' (ابن النيل, "''Ibn El-Nil''"). In 1957, he starred in Ezz El-Dine Zulficar's ''Back Again'' (رد قلبي, "''Rodda Qalbi''"). His notable films included Mahmoud Zulfikar's ''The Unknown Woman'' (المرأة المجهولة , "''Al-Mar'a Al-Maghoola''") Kamal El Sheikh's ''Chased by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zubaida Tharwat
Zubaida Ahmed Tharwat ( ar, زبيدة أحمد ثروت) (June 15, 1940 – December 13, 2016) was an Egyptian film, stage and television actress who was known for "the most beautiful eyes in classic Egyptian cinema". She was known for movies such as '' The Guilty'' (1975), '' The Other Man'' (1973), ''There is A Man in Our House'' (1961) and ''Part Virgin'' (1961). Early life Zubaida was born in Alexandria, Egypt on June 15, 1940, into an Egyptian family. Her father, Ahmed Tharwat, was an Egyptian Navy officer. As a teenager, she won a beauty contest in an Egyptian teen magazine which widely published her photograph and got her the attention of directors and producers. She studied at the Faculty of Law, Alexandria University. Career She made her first film appearance in the 1956 film ''Dalila,'' alongside stars of the day Shadia and Abdel Halim Hafez. She went on to work in many other films with other famous actors such as; Youssef Wahbi, Salah Zulfikar, Rushdy Abaza, Kamal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magda Al-Sabahi
Magda Sabbahi or Magda ( ar, ماجدة; 6 May 1931 – 16 January 2020) was an Egyptian film actress notable for her roles from 1949 to 1994. Life Afaf Ali Kamel Sabbahi was born on 6 May 1931 in Tanta, Gharbia Governorate. 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 Youssef Chahine, ''Jamila al Jaza'iriya'' (Jamila, the Algerian) opposite Salah Zulfikar and Ahmed Mazhar, the film was based on the story of Djamila Bouhired. In 1963, she married the intelligence officer and actor, Ihab Nafe, with whom she had her only daughter, Ghada, in 1965. In 1968, she starred in a film by Kamal El Sheikh, ''El Ragol El-lazi fakad Zilloh'' (The Man Who Lost His Shadow) opposite Salah Zulfikar and Kamal El-Shennawi, the film was based on Fathy Ghanem's novel of the same name. In 1995, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal El-Shennawi
Mohammed Kamal el-Shennawi ( ar, محمد كمال الشناوي, ; December 26, 1921 – August 22, 2011) was an Egyptian film and television actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ..., director and producer. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shennawi, Kamal 1921 births 2011 deaths Egyptian male film actors Egyptian film producers Egyptian male television actors Egyptian film directors Egyptian expatriates in Sudan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
