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Samia Gamal

Actor
Born May 27, 1924Died December 1, 1994 (70 years)
Samia Gamal was born on May 27, 1924 in Bani Swaif, Egypt as Zeinab Ali Khalil Ibrahim Mahfouz. Her career began with "Badia Masabni" band where she was involved in dancing in groups, and in 1943 began working in the field of cinema where she formed a successful dual team with the artist "Farid al-Atrash" in several movies and did the most famous dances with him. Her dance was characterized by combining Eastern dancing and Western dances, as Samia Gamal focused in her dance on providing a state of fascination for the spectators through clothing, music, and lighting, She is known for Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954), Little Miss Devil (1949) and Sigarah wa kas (1955).

She was married to Rushdy Abaz and died on December 1, 1994 in Cairo, Egypt.

Known For

  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
  • Valley of the Kings
  • Le masque de Toutankhamon

Filmography

2014
1963
Midaq Alley · as Shukriya
1960
Lady Sukkar · as Laila
1959
1959
1957
1955
A Cigarette and a Glass · as Dancer / Hoda Gamal
1955
1954
1954
Valley of the Kings · as Dancer
1954
The Monster · as الراقصة نعسانة
1950
Akher kedba · as Samira
1950
The Count of Monte Cristo · as زمردة
1950
1949
Little Miss Devil · as Kahramana / Semsema
1946
Lipstick · as قمر
1944
A Bullet in the Heart · as صديقة طماطم
1942
1939
The Will · as Cast

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