Wedad Hamdi[a] (Egyptian 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]
Wedad Hamdi | |
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| وداد حمدى | |
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| Born | Wedad Mehammad Elsawi Zaraarah 7 March 1924 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt |
| Died | 26 March 1994 (aged 70) Venus Building, Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt |
| Cause of death | Stabbing |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1945–1994 |
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Early life
editWedad Mehammad Elsawi Zaraarah was born on 7 March 1924 in Kafr El-Sheikh. She studied at the Acting Institute and graduated after two years.[2] Hamdi started her career as a singer.[1]
Career
editHamdi's 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]
Personal life
editHamdi was married two times, to composer Muhammad al-Mougy and actor Muhammad al-Toukhy.[3]
Murder
editHamdi 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
editFilm
edit- 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)
- Hassan and Nayima (1959)
- Love and Adoration (1960)
- A Storm of Love (1961)
- Wife Number 13 (1962)
- Soft Hands (1963)
- In Summer We Must Love (1974)
- Whom Should We Shoot? (1975)
- Mouths and Rabbits (1977)
- Min Fadlik Wa Ihsanik (1986)
- My Dear, We’re All Thieves (1989)
Television
edit- The Return of the Spirit (1977)
Plays
edit- Azeeza and Younis (Azeeza W 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
editNotes
edit- ^ Sometimes listed as "Wedad Hamdi"
References
edit- ^ a b "وداد حمدى... ضحية "ريجسير" قاتل". Al Rai Media. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "وداد حمدى". TE Live. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ a b Wassim, Achraf. "Biography". Elcinema. DAMLAG S.A.E. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ Aboulazm, Radwa (21 January 2015). "Tragic Deaths of Celebrities Who Captured Us". Identity Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
External links
edit- Widad Hamdi at IMDb
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