Samiha Ayoub ( ar, سميحة أيوب) is 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.
Biography
Samiha Ayoub was born in
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 E ...
, Cairo 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
Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name (), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''Muhammad''.
Siam Mahmud
*Mahmood (singer) (born 199 ...
, and playwright Sa’ed Eddine Wihbe (Saad Eddin Wehbe).
Professional life
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 ( 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 ...
in 1984.
Plays
* ''Al-Bakheel (The Miser)''
* ''Kobry Al-Namoos (Mosquito Bridge)''
* ''Sikkat Al-Salama (The Right Way)''
Films
* ''Motashareda''
* ''Shatea Al-Gharam Wal Wahsh''
* ''
Bein El Atlal'' (1959)
* ''Tita Rahiba'' (2012)
* ''El-Leila El-Kebira'' (2015)
Television
* ''El Miraya'' (1984)
References
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Living people
1932 births
Actresses from Cairo
Egyptian film actresses
Egyptian theatre directors
Women theatre directors