Samia Gamal

Samia Gamal, an Egyptian actress and dancer, was born on February 22, 1924, and passed away on December 1, 1994.

Biography and life story of celebrity in English.

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Name in English: Samia Gamal
Name in Arabic: سامية جمال
Full Real Name: Zaynab Khalil Ibrahim Mahfouz
Nationality: Egypt
Language: Arabic, Egyptian dialect
Religion: Islam
Date of Birth: February 22, 1924
Place of Birth: Beni Suef, Egypt
Date of Death: December 1, 1994
Place of Death: Cairo, Egypt
Age: 70 years, 9 months, and 8 days (at the time of death in 1994)
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Profession: Actress, Dancer
Genre: Oriental Dance

Biography, Life story

Samia Gamal was born on February 22, 1924, in Beni Suef, a governorate south of Cairo, Egypt. Her real name was Zaynab Khalil Ibrahim Mahfouz. She began her artistic career in the late 1940s with Badia Masabni’s troupe, participating in group dance performances. In 1943, she entered the cinema, forming a successful partnership with artist Farid al-Atrash in several films, where she danced to his songs in six famous films.

At that time, many newspapers reported rumors of a significant love story between them. However, Farid al-Atrash’s insistence on not marrying brought an end to this relationship, and he remained unmarried until his death. In the late 1950s, Samia Gamal married actor Rushdy Abaza, and she also had a brief marriage to an American named Abdullah King early in her artistic career.

Samia Gamal developed a unique dance style, blending oriental and western dance, focusing on creating a mesmerizing experience for the audience through costumes, music, lighting, and the choreography of younger dancers in the background. This artistic direction contrasted with the famous dancer Tahia Carioca, who focused on traditional Egyptian dance and modernized old movements.

She also had an international experience, participating in a three-minute dance in the American film “Valley of the Kings” and playing a leading role in the French film “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” as “Marjana.”

Samia Gamal retired from art in the early 1970s but returned to dance in the mid-1980s, only to retire again shortly after. She passed away on December 1, 1994, after a six-day coma in Misr International Hospital in Cairo, marking the end of an artistic career that spanned nearly half a century.

List of Works – Filmography

Films

Al-Azimah (1939), Intisar Al-Shabab (1941), Mamnoo Al-Hob (1942), Ala Masrah Al-Hayat (1942), Khafa Al-Madina (1942), Man Fat Qadeemuh (1943), Rasaas fi Al-Qalb (1944), Ibnti (1944), Min Al-Jani (1944), Al-Hob Al-Awwal (1945), Taxi Hantour (1945), Casino Al-Litafah (1945), Al-Bani Adam (1945), Al-Jins Al-Latif (1945), Al-Wahsh (1945), Ahmar Shafaif (1946), Shahrazad (1946), Habib Al-Omr (1947), Al-Arsan Al-Thalatha (1947), Al-Mughamir (1948), Sahibat Al-Imara (1948), Ahibbik Enta (1949), Ifritah Hanem (1949), Akhir Kidhba (1950), Amir Al-Intiqam (1950), Set Al-Husn (1950), Al-Saqr (1950), Ta’ala Silm (1951), Intiqam Al-Habib (1951), Ma Taqulsh Li Had (1952), Nishalah Hanem (1953), Al-Wahsh (1954), Raqsat Al-Wada’ (1954), Sigara wa Kas (1955), Zanubah (1956), Gharam Al-Millionaire (1957), Habibi Al-Asmar (1958), Al-Rajul Al-Thani (1959), Maw’id ma Al-Majhul (1959), Al-Rajul Al-Thani (1959), Kol Daqah Fi Qalbi (1959), Sukar Hanem (1960), Abu Al-Lail (1960), Al-Naghm Al-Hazeen (1960), Hayjennoni (1960), Wa Aada Al-Hob (1960), Marhaban Ayyuha Al-Hob (1962), Tariq Al-Shaytan (1963), Al-Shaytan wal-Kharif (1972), Sa’at Al-Sifr (1972), Qitar Al-Lail (1957).