Shadia

Acting

Shadia

Born February 8, 1929 · Cairo, Egypt

Died November 28, 2017 · aged 88

Fatma Ahmed Kamal Shaker, better known by her stage name Shadia. was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the third wife of Salah Zulfikar. Shadia was one of the iconic actresses and singers in Egypt and the Middle East region and a symbol of the golden age of Egyptian cinema and is known for her many patriotic son…

Known For

Eid NightEid Night · 1949
Eid Night
1949
MovieComedyMusic
Yasmina, Shushu, and Soso are three siblings trying to make a living by working in a nightclub. When Yasmina gets gambling money from a smitten Adel, she is insistent that the money is a debt that needs to be repaid.
The FugitiveThe Fugitive · 1974
The Fugitive
1974
MovieThrillerDrama
As the security services raid the house of a guy with known political hostilities, they arrest his brother when they can't find him, but he escapes them and goes to the house of the journalist Rauof who gives him up to cover up his affair with a prostitute.
Farewell, LoveFarewell, Love · 1956
Farewell, Love
★ 7.81956
MovieMusicRomance
Navy officer Wahid arrives in a military hospital, with a kidney failure, his days are numbered. The inmates try to cheer him up , while his nurse gets closer to him, and soon kindness turns to love.
أمواج بلا شاطئأمواج بلا شاطئ · 1976
أمواج بلا شاطئ
1976
MovieDramaRomance
A handsome young man called Nader lives a wealthy life with his widowed mother Nazik. When his father's friend Saleh takes over the management of their company, Nader finds out that his mother is in a relationship with Saleh, which drives him into the arms of the prostitute Mimi to take revenge.
Love Has No CureLove Has No Cure · 1952
Love Has No Cure
★ 6.71952
MovieComedyMusic
Latif and Khafif are two friends who work together, but they get fired after making a mistake. Latif wins the lottery at a horse race because of a mistake from a girl, so he searches for her to thank her.
The Storm over ArabiaThe Storm over Arabia · 1961
The Storm over Arabia
★ 8.01961
MovieAdventureDrama
A young man travels to Egypt and becomes embroiled in an independence movement by chance. Produced entirely on location overseas, which was groundbreaking at the time.
MiramarMiramar · 1969
Miramar
★ 7.51969
MovieDrama
Zuhra has nothing to do but to runaway after her family forced her to marry an old rich man. She goes to Alexandria where she works in a motel and there she meets people with different ideologies and thoughts about life.
Raya and SakinaRaya and Sakina · 1982
Raya and Sakina
★ 7.41982
MovieComedyDrama
Rayya and Sekina, two poor sisters, kill their stepmother Ammuna and seize her gold, and to bury her body, Rayya marries Hasab Allah, and Sekina marries Abdel Aal, who works in the police station, so that he would dispel suspicions against them. Over time, they get used to bringing women to their homes, killing them, and stealing their gold.

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