Wedad Hamdi | |
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وداد حمدى | |
Born | Wedad Mehammad Elsawi Zaraarah 7 March 1924
Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt |
Died | 26 March 1994 Venus Building, Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt | (aged 70)
Cause of death | Stabbing |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1945–1994 |
Spouses |
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Wedad Hamdi [a] ( Egyptian Arabic: وداد حمدى) was an Egyptian actress. She starred in over 600 films during her lifetime, and almost all her roles were as a servant or maid. [1]
Hamdi was born on 7 March 1924 in Kafr El-Sheikh. She studied at the Acting Institute and graduated after two years. [2] Hamdi started her career as a singer. [1] Her first film was Henry Barakat's This Was My Father's Crime (1945). [3] She worked with the Egyptian National Troupe on several plays. Hamdi retired in the sixties but was called out of retirement to work on the play Tamr Henna. [2]
Hamdi was married three times, to composer Muhammad al-Mougy and actors Salaah Kabeel and Muhammad al-Toukhy. [3]
Hamdi was killed in 1994. She was stabbed 35 times in the neck, chest, and abdomen. Her killer was convicted and later executed. [2] She died with very little money to her name. [4]
Wedad Hamdi | |
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وداد حمدى | |
Born | Wedad Mehammad Elsawi Zaraarah 7 March 1924
Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt |
Died | 26 March 1994 Venus Building, Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt | (aged 70)
Cause of death | Stabbing |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1945–1994 |
Spouses |
|
Wedad Hamdi [a] ( Egyptian Arabic: وداد حمدى) was an Egyptian actress. She starred in over 600 films during her lifetime, and almost all her roles were as a servant or maid. [1]
Hamdi was born on 7 March 1924 in Kafr El-Sheikh. She studied at the Acting Institute and graduated after two years. [2] Hamdi started her career as a singer. [1] Her first film was Henry Barakat's This Was My Father's Crime (1945). [3] She worked with the Egyptian National Troupe on several plays. Hamdi retired in the sixties but was called out of retirement to work on the play Tamr Henna. [2]
Hamdi was married three times, to composer Muhammad al-Mougy and actors Salaah Kabeel and Muhammad al-Toukhy. [3]
Hamdi was killed in 1994. She was stabbed 35 times in the neck, chest, and abdomen. Her killer was convicted and later executed. [2] She died with very little money to her name. [4]