Samia Gamal
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Valley of the Kings
as Dancer 1954
The Beast
as الراقصة نعسانة 1954
Prince of Revenge
as زمردة 1950
Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady
as Kahramana / Semsema 1949
The Second Man
1959
Lady Sukkar
as Laila 1960
Alley of The Pestle
as Shukriya 1963
The Last Lie
as Samira 1950
Red Lipstick
as قمر 1946
Who's Done it ?
as Dancer 1944
Desert Warrior
1957
A Glass and a Cigarette
as Dancer / Hoda Gamal 1955
Like A Matchstick
2016
A Bullet in the Heart
as صديقة طماطم 1944
Raqsat Al Wadah
1954
Love Is Forbidden
as من أصدقاء عزيز 1942