Samia Gamal
Acting
Born May 27, 1924 · Bani Swaif, Egypt
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.
Films (58)
Like A Matchstick
2016
The Legends of Belly Dance 1947-1976
2004
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
1972
Zero hour
1972
Chakawet rejala
1966
The Next-Door Girl
1964
Alley of The Pestle
1963
The Way Of The Devil
1963
مرحبا أيها الحب
1962
Abu Al-layl
1960
Wa Ead Al Hob
1960
Lady Sukkar
1960
They're Driving Me Crazy
1960
Sad Melody
1960
The Second Man
1959
Every Beat of My Heart
1959
Rendezvous with a Stranger
1959
Habibi El Asmar
1958
Desert Warrior
1957
Gharam El Millionaire
1957
Zanuba
1956
Le masque de Toutankhamon
1956
Awal Ghram
1956
A Glass and a Cigarette
1955
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954
Valley of the Kings
1954
Raqsat Al Wadah
1954
The Beast
1954
Lady Pickpocket
1953
Night Train
1953
Tell No One
1952
انتقام الحبيب
1951
khad aljamil
1951
Come and Greet
1951
The Hawk
1950
Set Elhosn
1950
The Last Lie
1950
Prince of Revenge
1950
Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady
1949
Agaza Fi Gohanam
1949
I Love You Only
1949
صاحبة العمارة
1948
The Love of My Life
1947
Red Lipstick
1946
The Hunchback
1946
Casino el latafa
1945
البني آدم
1945
الجنس اللطيف
1945
The First Love
1945
my daughter
1944
A Bullet in the Heart
1944
Who's Done it ?
1944
Les Misérables
1943
man fat qadimah
1943
On the stage of life
1942
Love Is Forbidden
1942
The secrets of the world
1942
The Victory of Youth
1941