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

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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

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 ac ...

and

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. 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

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

The Man Who Lost His Shadow The Man who lost his Shadow (Egyptian Arabic: الرجل الذي فقد ظله translit: ''El Ragol El-lazi fakad Zilloh'') is a 1968 Egyptian film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. It is based on Fathy Ghanem’s story under the same name. The film ...

) 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'' * 1957 ''Ayna Omri'' * 1958 '' Jamila l'Algérienne'' * 1960 '' El Morahekat'' * 1962 ''Agazet Noss El Sana'' *1968 ''

'' * 1964 ''Bayyaet El Garayed'' * 1978 ''EL Omr Lahzah''

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