Magda Al-Sabahi, an Egyptian actress, was born on May 6, 1931 in Tanta, Egypt.
Biography and life story of celebrity in English.
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Name in English: Magda Al-Sabahi
Name in Arabic: ماجدة الصباحي
Full real name: Afaf Ali Kamel Al-Sabahi
Nickname: The Virgin of the Screen, Planet of the Arab Screen
Nationality: Egypt
Language: Arabic, Egyptian dialect
Religion: Islam
Date of birth: May 6, 1931
Place of birth: Tanta, Egypt
Date of death: January 16, 2020
Place of death: Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Cause of death: natural
Age: 88 years, 08 months and 9 days (at death 2020)
Astrological Sign: Taurus
Profession: Actress
Genre: Egyptian cinema
Years of activity: 1949-1994
Social status: divorced
Ex-husband: Ihab Nafeh
Sons: Ghada Nafeh
Biography, Life story
Magda Al-Sabahi was born on May 6, 1931 in Tanta Governorate, Egypt. Her father was an employee of the Ministry of Transportation. I obtained a baccalaureate degree in French. She started doing artwork when she was 15 years old, without her family knowing, and changed her name to Magda so that her family wouldn’t find out. And her real beginning was in 1949 through the movie (The Adviser) directed by Saif Al-Din Shawkat with Ismail Yassin. She is considered one of the most prominent actresses in Arab cinema. She retired from art in her late youth.
She entered the field of production and founded the (Majida Films) company to produce films, and among the films she produced were (Jamila, The Messenger’s Migration).
Egypt has been represented in most international festivals and international film weeks. She was selected as a member of the Cinema Committee of the specialized national councils. She played a prominent role in the Society of Cinematics.
She married the artist Ihab Nafie in 1963, and she gave birth to her daughter, the artist Ghada Nafie. She was divorced from him, and after that she did not marry again.
List of works – Filmography
The Village of Lovers – Crime and Punishment (film) – The Adviser – The Caravan is Going – Ana Bint Nas – The Night of the Dakhla – My Loved Ones (1950) – Pepper (1950) – Faith (1952) – The Recklessness of Youth – The Happy House (1952) – The Bread Seller – In Shara Maine – I’m Alone – Let Me Sing – I Have No Limit – Victory of Islam (1952) – Mustafa Kamel – Melody of Eternity (1952) – Bilal the Messenger’s Muezzin – Injustice is Haram (1954) – Let Me Live (1955) – The Promised Date – Where’s My Life – Dahab – The Path of Happiness (1953) – Life Wishes – Our Green Land – For the sake of love – For the sake of my love (1959) – Girls of the Day (1957) – Miss Hanafi – God is with us – Lovers of the Night – The Stranger (1956) – The End of Love – Half Year’s Vacation – The Last Kiss – Jamila (1958) – The World of Girls – Qais and Laila – Between Your Hands (1960) – This Man I Love – The Yemen Revolution (1966) – The Beach of Secrets – The Seller of Newspapers – Eve on the Road – The Messenger’s Migration – The Man Who Lost His Shadow (1968) Adolescent Girls – A Forbidden Story – A Wife of Five Men – With the Days – The Mirage (1970) – Integrity – Age is a Moment (1978) – A Nose and Three Eyes – Soft Sex (1977) – And I Forgot I Was a Woman.
Awards and Honors
She received many awards from the Damascus International, Berlin and Venice International Festivals.
She won the Ministry of Culture and Guidance award.
