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Magda al-Sabahi is a Actor and Producer Egyptienne born on 6 may 1931 at Tanta (Egypte)

Magda al-Sabahi

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Birth name Afaf Ali Kamil al-Sabahi
Nationality Egypte
Birth 6 may 1931 at Tanta (Egypte)
Death 16 january 2020 (at 88 years)

Magda al-Sabahi (Le Caire, 6 mai 1931 - ), ou simplement Magda, est une actrice du cinéma égyptien notable pour ses rôles entre 1949 et 1969.

Biography

Née au Caire le 6 mai 1931(81), de son vrai nom Afaf Ali, ou Afaf al-Sabahi, elle a été l'une des étoiles les plus importantes du cinéma égyptien, tenant le rôle principal dans une soixantaine de films et faisant connaître son nom dans le monde avant qu'elle ne le change pour celui de Magda.

En 1956, « Magda » fonde sa propre société de production cinématographique. En 1958, elle tient le rôle principal du film de Youssef Chahine, Jamila al Jaza'iriya (Djamila l'Algérienne).

En 1995, Magda a été élu présidente de la Egyptian Women in Film Association.

Usually with

Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
(3 films)
Rushdy Abaza
Rushdy Abaza
(2 films)
Henry Barakat
Henry Barakat
(1 films)
Zeinat Sedki
Zeinat Sedki
(2 films)
Farid al-Atrash
Farid al-Atrash
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Magda al-Sabahi (6 films)

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Actress

An Egyptian Story
An Egyptian Story (1982)
, 1h55
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Nour El-Sherif, Mohamed Mounir محمد منير, Youssra, Soheir El Bably, Youssef Chahine, Mahmoud el-Meliguy
Roles Magda
Rating72% 3.641133.641133.641133.641133.64113
During his open heart surgery, an Egyptian filmmaker named Yehia has flashbacks and remembers his life. "Yehia" is the same character from the 1979 film Alexandria... Why?
Teenagers
Teenagers (1960)
, 2h5
Genres Drama
Actors Magda al-Sabahi, Rushdy Abaza
Roles ندى
Rating64% 3.229013.229013.229013.229013.22901
The film "Al murahikat a.k.a. Teenagers" talks about suppressed Egyptian teenagers who come from different backgrounds. The film mainly displays the lives of three teenagers who go to the same high school. Nada (Magda Kamel) comes from a high class, wealthy family. She lives in a mansion with her mother, brother and grandfather. The brother became the head of the family after the death of her father. He is a womanizer who spends money on his women, alcohol and drugs. Nada is 16 years old, very beautiful and innocent. She has never experienced true love before. She is not allowed to go out by herself. Her only freedom is when she meets her friends at school and they talk with each other. Nada’s best friend is Amina. Amina, who is the complete opposite of nada in ever way, comes from a very poor family; she is 16 years old lives with her mother, stepfather and stepbrother. Her stepfather is a very mean old man and is frequently intoxicated; he gives them a daily lecture that he is wasting money on them especially on his son Ahmed who is in college. Ahmed found peace at home because of his stepmother and stepsister who he loved very much. Huda the other teenager who comes from a well off family and who likes to party every night and skip school to meet boys with the knowledge of her mother and father who believe that they are giving her freedom in life.
Jamila, the Algerian
Jamila, the Algerian (1958)

Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Magda al-Sabahi, Ahmed Mazhar, Salah Zulfikar, Rushdy Abaza
Roles جميلة بو حريد
Rating71% 3.5754253.5754253.5754253.5754253.575425
Le film est un portrait de Djamila Bouhired.
Miss Hanafi
Miss Hanafi (1954)
, 1h33
Directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ismail Yasin, Magda al-Sabahi, Zeinat Sedki
Roles Nawaem
Rating54% 2.7267252.7267252.7267252.7267252.726725
Working class Hassan (Omar al-Hariri) and the rich Hanafi are rivals for Nawaeim's (Magda) love. Going to the hospital to be treated for a horrible wedding night stomach pain, Hanafi receives an accidental sex change operation. After months of recuperation, he tries to pick up the pieces of his life as an unattractive, mannish woman named Fifi. She becomes the opposite of Hanafi. Where he was brusque, she is flirtatious.
Immortal Song
Immortal Song (1952)

Directed by Henry Barakat
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Faten Hamama, Farid al-Atrash, Magda al-Sabahi, Seraj Munir
Roles Sana Riyad Hamdi
Rating72% 3.63953.63953.63953.63953.6395
Waheed (Farid Al Atrache), a famous music composer, meets Wafa' (Faten Hamama), a family member and the daughter of a close friend and relative of his. Wafa' has secretly had a crush on him for years and tries unsuccessfully to show her affection and hint that to Waheed. He thinks her love is nothing more than an expected family member's fondness.

Production

Teenagers
Teenagers (1960)
, 2h5
Genres Drama
Actors Magda al-Sabahi, Rushdy Abaza
Roles Producer
Rating64% 3.229013.229013.229013.229013.22901
The film "Al murahikat a.k.a. Teenagers" talks about suppressed Egyptian teenagers who come from different backgrounds. The film mainly displays the lives of three teenagers who go to the same high school. Nada (Magda Kamel) comes from a high class, wealthy family. She lives in a mansion with her mother, brother and grandfather. The brother became the head of the family after the death of her father. He is a womanizer who spends money on his women, alcohol and drugs. Nada is 16 years old, very beautiful and innocent. She has never experienced true love before. She is not allowed to go out by herself. Her only freedom is when she meets her friends at school and they talk with each other. Nada’s best friend is Amina. Amina, who is the complete opposite of nada in ever way, comes from a very poor family; she is 16 years old lives with her mother, stepfather and stepbrother. Her stepfather is a very mean old man and is frequently intoxicated; he gives them a daily lecture that he is wasting money on them especially on his son Ahmed who is in college. Ahmed found peace at home because of his stepmother and stepsister who he loved very much. Huda the other teenager who comes from a well off family and who likes to party every night and skip school to meet boys with the knowledge of her mother and father who believe that they are giving her freedom in life.