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Widad Hamdi[lower-alpha 1] (Arabic: وداد حمدى) was an Egyptian actress. She starred in over 600 films during her lifetime, and almost all her roles were as a servant or maid.[1]

Widad Hamdi
وداد حمدى
Born	Widad Mohammed Issawi Zaraarah (1924-03-07)March 7, 1924 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
Died	March 26, 1994(1994-03-26) (aged 70) Venus Building, Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt
Cause of death	Stabbing
Nationality	Egyptian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1945-1994

Early life and career

Hamdi was born on March 7, 1924, in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt. She studied at the Institute of Representation and graduated after two years.[2] Hamdi started her career as a singer.[1] Her first film was Henry Barakat's This Was My Father's Crime (1945).[3] She worked with the Egyptian National Troupe on several plays. Hamdi retired in the sixties but was called out of retirement to work on the play Tamr Henna.[2]

Hamdi was married 3 times, to composer Muhammad al-Mougy and actors Salaah Kabeel and Muhammad al-Toukhy.[3]

Death

Hamdi was killed in 1994. She was stabbed 35 times in the neck, chest, and abdomen. Her killer was convicted and later, executed.[2] She died with very little money to her name.[4]

Selected filmography

Film

• This Was My Father's Crime (1945)
• Bread and Salt (1949)
• The Love Office (1950)
• A Million Pounds (1954)
• Miss Hanafi (1954)
• Fatawat el Husseinia (1955)
• The Female Boss (1959)
• Forbidden Women (1959)
• Love Until Worship (1959)
• Hassan and Nayima (1959)
• A Storm of Love (1961)
• Wife Number 13 (1962)
• Soft Hands (1963)
• Min Fadlik Wa Ihsanik (1986)

Television

• The Return of the Spirit (1977)

Plays

• Azeeza and Younis
• 20 Hens and a Rooster (20 farkha we deek)
• A Game Called Love (L’eba esmaha al-hobb)
• Mother of Rateeba (Om-Rateeba)

See also

• Cinema of Egypt
• Lists of Egyptian films

Notes

References

External links

• Widad Hamdi at IMDb 

На других языках

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Widad Hamdi (en árabe, وداد حمدى‎) fue una actriz egipcia, la cual protagonizó más de 600 películas durante su carrera artística.[1]

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