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Magda el-Sabbahi, commonly known as Magda,(Egyptian Arabic: ماجده; 6 May 1931 – 16 January 2020) was an Egyptian film actress notable for her roles from 1949 to 1994.




Life and career


Afaf Ali Kamel Sabbahi was born on 6 May 1931 in Tanta, Gharbia Governorate. She was one of the greatest stars of Egyptian cinema, taking the lead role in sixty films. For her film career she took the stage name of Magda.
In 1956, Magda founded her own film production company. In 1958, she played the lead role in the film by Youssef Chahine, Jamila al Jaza'iriya (Jamila, the Algerian) opposite Salah Zulfikar and Ahmed Mazhar, the film was based on the story of Djamila Bouhired.

In 1963, she married the Egyptian intelligence officer and actor, Ihab Nafe, with whom she had her only daughter, Ghada, in 1965.
In 1968, she starred in a film by Kamal El Sheikh, El Ragol El-lazi fakad Zilloh (The Man Who Lost His Shadow) opposite Salah Zulfikar and Kamal El-Shennawi, the film was based on Fathy Ghanem's novel of the same name.
In 1995, Magda was elected president of the Egyptian Women in Film Association.
Magda Sabbahi died in her house in Dokki, Cairo, on 16 January 2020, aged 88.




Selected filmography


1949, El Naseh
1954, Injustice Is Forbidden
1954, Miss Hanafi
1955, Allah maana
1957, Ayna Omri
1958, Gamila l'Algérienne
1960, Qays wa Laila
1961, El Morahekat
1962, Agazet Noss el Sana
1963, The Naked Truth
1964, Bayya'et el Garayed
1966, The Yemeni Revolution
1968, The Man Who Lost His Shadow
1975, El Naddaha
1978, EL Omr Lahzah




Honours






Notes






References


Rebecca Hillauer (2005). "Magda". Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American Univ in Cairo Press. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-977-424-943-3.




External links


Magda at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Rushdy Abaza
• Magda el-Sabahi
• The Naked Truth (1963 film)
• 1931
• Injustice Is Forbidden
• Allah maana
• Tanta
• Qays wa Laila
• A Night of Love
• Sanaa Mazhar
• Adaptations of Jane Eyre