Shams al-Muluk Gamil al-Baroudi ( ar, شمس الملوك جميل البارودي) is a retired Egyptian actress who was active in
Egyptian films
The cinema of Egypt refers to the flourishing film industry based in Cairo, sometimes also referred to as Hollywood on the Nile. Since 1976, the capital has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival, which has been accredited by the Intern ...
and also Lebanese films during the 1960s and 1970s. Lisa Anderson of the ''
Chicago Tribune
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'' described her as "one of the most beautiful and glamorous of Egypt's actresses".Anderson, Lisa. "Egypt's cultural shift reflects Islam's pull." ''
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''. March 21, 2004. p 3 Retrieved on February 21, 2013.
Career
She was born to an Egyptian father and a Syrian mother who was born in Egypt, al-Baroudi studied at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...
for two and a half years and made her cinema debut in Ismail Yassin's comedy '' Hired Husband'' (زوج بالإيجار) in 1961. After a prolific career in the 1960s, she came under spotlight with "transgressive" roles in early 1970s, such as her role in
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 ...
's psychological drama '' The Other Man'' (الرجل الآخر) in 1973 and ''
Malatily Bathhouse
''Malaṯily Bathhouse'' ( ar, حمام الملاطيلي "Ĥamam al-Malaṯily") is a 1973 Egyptian film directed by Salah Abu Seif. The main actors are Shams al-Baroudi and Yusuf Shåban. It is adapted from a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. Sama ...
'' (حمام الملاطيلي) of
Salah Abu Seif
Salah Abu Seif ( ar, صلاح أبو سيف, ) (May 10, 1915 – June 23, 1996) was one of the most famous Egyptian film directors, and is considered to be the godfather of Neorealist cinema in Egyptian cinema. Many of the 41 films he direct ...
in 1973.
After marriage to fellow actor Hassan Youssef in 1972, the couple started to work in cooperation until al-Baroudi decided after
Umrah
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in 1982 to quit cinema and wear the hijab.شمس البارودى /ref> At that time Youssef was still filming ''Two on the Road'' (اثنين على الطريق) and after al-Baroudi's unexpected retirement, the film could only be completed and released by 1984.
Almasry Alyoum
''Al-Masry Al-Youm'' ( ar, المصري اليوم ', , meaning ''The Egyptian Today'') is an Egyptian privately owned daily newspaper that was first published in June 2004. It is published in Arabic as is its website, ''almasryalyoum.com''. An ...
''. Monday 25 February 2008. Issue 1352. Page 13. Retrieved on February 20, 2013. Original Arabic article: العودة من النقاب " ArchivePrint friendlyArchive
Lisa Anderson used al-Baroudi as an example of an increase in social conservatism in Egyptian society.
Khalid bin Saud
Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname. Since 1972, she is married to actor Hassan Youssef. One of their sons, Omar H. Youssef is also an actor.Agrama, Doaa. Omar H. Youssef – A Family Affair " Archive ''What Women Want''. May 2009. Retrieved on February 21, 2013. Her niece, Ghada Adel is also an actress.
Filmography
See also
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Cinema of Egypt
The cinema of Egypt refers to the flourishing film industry based in Cairo, sometimes also referred to as Hollywood on the Nile. Since 1976, the capital has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival, which has been accredited by the Inter ...
References
* Habib, Samar. ''Female Homosexuality in the Middle East: Histories and Representations''.
Routledge
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Almasry Alyoum
''Al-Masry Al-Youm'' ( ar, المصري اليوم ', , meaning ''The Egyptian Today'') is an Egyptian privately owned daily newspaper that was first published in June 2004. It is published in Arabic as is its website, ''almasryalyoum.com''. An ...