FATEN HAMAMA

Faten Hamama
Faten Hamama
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: May 27, 1931
Deathday: January 17, 2015
Place of Birth: El Mansoura, Egypt

Biography

Faten Hamama (May 27, 1931 - January 17, 2015) was an Egyptian actress and producer. Dubbed "The Lady of the Arabic Screen", she was born in El Mansoura, Egypt. Her legendary journey started as a secret statement between a six-year-old girl and her father after they watched a film in their neighborhood theater, at which leading actress and producer Asya Dagher was present. Faten told her father that she felt the audience was applauding her as the leading actress, and her father hugged her with a vision of helping his daughter become a movie star. She won a contest for the most beautiful child in Egypt, and her dad sent her picture to director Muhammad Karim (a pioneer of Egyptian cinema). Karim was looking for a child for his new film with Egyptian musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab. Faten auditioned for and got a role in this movie, Yom said (1940) ("A Happy Day"). She impressed the filmmakers so much during shooting that she was actually given more lines and scenes in the picture than were scripted initially for her. Karim put her under contract, and four years later he gave her a role in a film with Mohamed Abdel Wahab again, Russassa fil Kalb (1944) ("A Bullet in the Heart"). With her third movie with Karim, Dunia (1946), Faten showed filmmakers and audiences alike that she was an actress ready for bigger roles. Her father, along with her family, moved to Cairo to help her in her career. She also began studying her craft at the High Institute of Acting in 1946.

Filmography

Starring

Narges
Hekmat Hashim
Aisha Muhammad Al-Mandali
Fatma فاطمة
Sherin / Siham
دريّة عزمي
1974·
Habibati
Samia Mahmoud
1972·
Empire M
Mona
1971·
Witch
Mona
Zebyda
1969·
Big Love
Hanan
Nawal
1965·
The Sin
Aziza
Fawzy
Laila Sliman
1963·
Cairo
Amina
Fawzia/Nadia
Leila
Amal (wife)
نوال
منى
Amal
منى
Fayza (teacher) - فايزة راشد
Sawsan
Salma
سنية
Huda
1957·
Sleepless
Nadia Lutfy
Self
Karima
Hamedah
نادية
هدى
Fatma
Ehsan / Amal
Amal Amin - آمال أمين
Tafida
Neama
Amal أمال
فتحية
1953·
Aisha
Aisha
Karima
نعمت ابراهيم
Fatima (Lawyer)
نادية
Wafa Riyad Hamdi
نعمة
Zahira - زهيرة
انصاف
زبيده
Nemat
1950·
Baba Amin
Huda
Samia Farid
zenat
فاتن أنيس كامل
إلهام حامد عبد العزيز
ابتسام بنت محسن
نعمت
1948·
Khulud
Laila (mother) / Amal (daughter)
Thurya - ثريا
1946·
Dunia
Nadia Fathy Bey
نجوى
1940·
Happy Day
أنيسة - طفلة

Production

Producer
Producer