Samia Gamal

Biography

Samia Gamal was born on May 27, 1924 in Bani Swaif, Egypt as Zeinab Ali Khalil Ibrahim Mahfouz. Her career began with "Badia Masabni" band where she was involved in dancing in groups, and in 1943 began working in the field of cinema where she formed a successful dual team with the artist "Farid al-Atrash" in several movies and did the most famous dances with him. Her dance was characterized by combining Eastern dancing and Western dances, as Samia Gamal focused in her dance on providing a state of fascination for the spectators through clothing, music, and lighting, She is known for Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954), Little Miss Devil (1949) and Sigarah wa kas (1955).

She was married to Rushdy Abaz and died on December 1, 1994 in Cairo, Egypt.

Known For

Come and Greet
Come and Greet
Set Elhosn
Set Elhosn
Every Beat of My Heart
Every Beat of My Heart
Casino el latafa
Casino el latafa
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
صاحبة العمارة
صاحبة العمارة
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
Lady Pickpocket
Lady Pickpocket

Filmography

2016 Like A Matchstick
as
2004 The Legends of Belly Dance 1947-1976
as herself
1972 Al Shaytan wal Kharif
as دلال
1972 Zero hour
as ندى سامي
1966 Chakawet rejala
as شخصيتها الحقيقية - ضيفة شرف
1964 The Next-Door Girl
as Dancer Hassaniya
1963 Alley of The Pestle
as Shukriya
1963 The Way Of The Devil
as Samiah
1962 مرحبا أيها الحب
as بسيمة
1960 Abu Al-layl
as
1960 Wa Ead Al Hob
as
1960 Sukkar Hanem
as Laila
1960 They're Driving Me Crazy
as أنغام
1960 Sad Melody
as Samia
1959 The Second Man
as
1959 Every Beat of My Heart
as سهير
1959 Rendezvous with a Stranger
as Nana
1958 Habibi El Asmar
as سمرة
1957 Desert Warrior
as
1957 Gharam El Millionaire
as Salwa