Kitty

Acting

Kitty

Born April 21, 1927 · Alexandria, Egypt

Died February 26, 2026 · aged 98

An oriental dancer and an Egyptian actress of Greek descent, born in April 1927 in Alexandria. She learned oriental dance and excelled in it, then appeared in many black and white films, the most famous of which was her films with Ismail Yassin, to appear in nearly 69 films in less than twenty years before she suddenly disappeared, and her last movie was Mind and Money in 1965.

Known For

Orphans' moneyOrphans' money · 1952
Orphans' money
★ 7.01952
MovieDramaMusic
A family whose breadwinner dies, leaving his wife and university-student daughter in the care of his son from his first wife. He treats them harshly and wastes their money - especially his sister's money, as he is her guardian - on his own pleasures. The mother and daughter are led by a kind family that takes her by the hand and curbs the son's ambitions.
MY EYE TWINKLESMY EYE TWINKLES · 1950
MY EYE TWINKLES
1950
MovieMusicComedy
Hamida works as a saleswoman in one of the shops, and one day the painter Anwar admires her beauty. He offers her to work with him as a model , and she agrees. Later, a wealthy man offers to marry Hamida even though he has been married several times. But she's confused because she loves Anwar.
Afretet Ismaiel YassinAfretet Ismaiel Yassin · 1954
Afretet Ismaiel Yassin
★ 9.01954
MovieComedyFantasy
When a nightclub bellydancer (Katy) is murdered by the nightclub owner's henchmen her ghost wants the killer to be found. Only one problem - she doesn't know who killed her since she was sleeping. Her ghost haunts Ismail Yasin till he agrees to help her find out who's behind the murder.
Khalik Ma' AllahKhalik Ma' Allah · 1954
Khalik Ma' Allah
1954
MovieFamilyDrama
In the wake of a fight, a young man discovers that the family he was raised in isn't his own. He leaves the family home, only for the dying father to admit that he is his legitimate son. As his half-brother and stepmother try to find him, he starts working in a factory and wins its managers' trust.
GawaherGawaher · 1949
Gawaher
1949
MovieDramaComedy
Abdul Ghani (Sharafnat) is a stingy man who marries his daughter Jawahar (Hajar Hamdi) and her aunt, Umm Khalil (Mary Munib), who practices self-indulgence and deprives him of all the pleasures of life. The daughter lives poor and deprived despite the richness of her father. Abdul Ghani retains his money in an iron safe inside the wall and his estate agent Rizk (Abdul Hamid Zaki) computes the account of the two kings, and does not excuse any farmer who is late in paying the rent
Ibn el harraIbn el harra · 1953
Ibn el harra
★ 9.01953
MovieDrama
Jalal is a successful engineer who loves his neighbor Laila, the granddaughter of a pasha, but he hides his love for fear of social differences. Her uncle supervises her money, even though he is a gambler. Laila's cousin, a reckless young man, covets marrying her to seize her money. He learns by chance that Jalal loves Laila, so he tricks them both, and seizes the money from both of them.
And once again, toward glory he strivesAnd once again, toward glory he strives · 1980
And once again, toward glory he strives
1980
MovieComedy
A television reporter's investigation into the life of a popular idol, singer Demis Flerianos, becomes an opportunity to highlight and document a series of political and social situations and issues in the early 1980s. Easy wealth, rural depopulation, cultural degeneration, bad taste, the preservation of sterile anti-communism, etc.
Cup of tormentCup of torment · 1952
Cup of torment
★ 10.01952
MovieDrama
The events revolve around (Riyadh), who abandons his wife and their infant daughter (Nemat), who ends up in an orphanage after the death of her mother. When (Nemat) grows up and leaves the orphanage and marries (Mahmoud), the father sees her and falls in love with her without knowing that she is his daughter. The events unfold after he learns the truth and seeks to kidnap his grandson, (Nemat's) infant son.

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Esh Hado Ya NasEsh Hado Ya Nas · 1953
Esh Hado Ya Nas
1953
MovieDrama
(Fadel) inherited a large legacy and changed his condition after he became addicted to alcohol and gambling, neglecting his wife and two daughters (Amal) and (Fatima). When his situation deteriorated, he worked as a manager in a contracting company, manipulated the company's accounts and embezzled large sums of money. His eldest daughter (Fatima) met the son of the company’s owner (Hassan) without knowing who he was and they agreed to marry, while her father was caught by the company’s manager while he was stealing money from the treasury and the manager tries to inform the police, so Fadel tries to stop him and beats him and thinks he is dead. So he runs away and takes refuge in the house of one of the dancers, to make things worse.

Dancer