Shadia
Shadia ( Arabic شادية, DMG Šādiyya , also Shādiyah ; Sahdya ; Chadia ; real .: Fātima Ahmad Kamāl Schākir /فاطمة أحمد كمال شاكر; * February 8, 1931 in Cairo ; † November 28, 2017 ibid) was an Egyptian singer and film actress.
Life
Shadia made her debut in 1947 in the film Al-Aql Fi Ajaza by Hilmi Rafla , from which the stage name comes from which she became known. In total, she has appeared in more than 100 films, including over 30 films with Kamal El-Shinawy . Hussein Kamal's Raya and Sakina (1953), in which she and Soheir ElBably played the title roles, is considered a classic of Egyptian cinema. In addition to light comedies such as Karamat Zawjatti (1967, by Fatin Abd al-Wahhab ) and Afrit Mirati (1968, by Ahmad Dia al-Din ), films such as Al-Zawja Taqam 13 (1963) and Mirati Mudir Am (1966 ) were made in the 1960s , both by Abd al-Wahhab), which are among her best works. She worked on three film adaptations of Nagib Mahfuz 's novels : El less wal kilab (1962), Zouqaq al-Midaqq (1963) and Miramar (1969).
Shadia showed her musical talent in several early musical comedies; she performed with the singer Abdel Halim Hafez in Lahn el Wafaa (1955), Dalila (1956) and Mabodet el Gamahir (1967). She had her last film role in 1984 in La Tas'alni Man Ana by Ashraf Fahmy . Outside of film, she was also successful as a singer in the Arab world; famous became Ya Habibt Ya Masr (Oh my beloved Egypt). In 1987 she withdrew from the public eye. Shadia was married three times, including actors Salah Zulfikar and Emad Hamdi .
literature
- Terri Ginsberg, Chris Lippard: Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema , Scarecrow Press, 2010, ISBN 9780810873643 , p. 360.
- Oliver Leaman: Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film , Routledge 2003, ISBN 9781134662524 , p. 123.
Web links
- cineplot.com - Shadia
- شادية at Discogs (English)
- Shadia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- "Iconic Egyptian singer and actress Shadia dies" , Al Arabia , November 28, 2017
- "Shadia, Egyptian Actress and Singer, Is Dead" , New York Times , November 29, 2017
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Shadia |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shādiyah; Sahdya; Chadia; Ahmad Kamal Shākir, Fātima |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian film actress and singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1931 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo |
DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 2017 |
Place of death | Cairo |