Nadia Al-Iraqia (born Faten Fathy; 3 August 1963 – 16 May 2021) was an Iraqi actress. She had roles in the films ''
Africano'', ''Can't Complain'', ''Theyab Al-Lail'' and ''Dokkan Shehata''.
Career
She started acting career professionally in 1997 with the television serial ''Theyab Al-Lail''. The serial became popular in television where she played the role 'Fatima'. With the success of the serial, she received several television serials in the following years, including: ''Zeezinya'' in 2000, ''Leqaa ala al hawaa'' in 2004 and popular serial ''Raya wa Sekina'' in 2005. In the meantime, she acted in the
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
ian adventure comedy film ''
Africano'' directed by
Amr Arafa
Amr Arafa (born 9 December 1962), is an Egyptian filmmaker. Considered one of the best filmmakers in Egyptian cinema, Arafa is best known as the director of critically acclaimed award-winning films ''Africano'', ''Alzheimer's (film), Zahaymar'', ...
. She played a supporting role as 'Customer' in the film. The film received critical acclaim and screened at several film festivals.
Then Nadia acted in the television serials: ''Al-andaleeb hikayt shaab'' in 2006 and documentary ''Can't Complain'' in 2007. In the same year 2007, she was invited to act in the feature film ''Keda Reda'', which became her first popular cinema appearance. After several television serials, she became popular with the 2013 television serials ''Selssal El Dam'' and ''Al Qaserat''.
She died on 16 May 2021, after contracting
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
.
Filmography
See also
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Cinema of Egypt
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Cinema of Africa
Cinema of Africa is both the History of film, history and present of the Filmmaking, making or screening of films on the African continent, and also refers to the persons involved in this form of audiovisual culture. It dates back to the early 20t ...
References
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1963 births
2021 deaths
Iraqi film actresses
Egyptian film people
People from Babil Governorate
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
Iraqi television actresses
20th-century Iraqi actresses
21st-century Iraqi actresses