Magda al-Sabahi
Magda Sabbahi | |
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| ماجده | |
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| Born | Afaf Ali Kamel Sabbahi 6 May 1931 Tanta, Egypt |
| Died | 16 January 2020 (aged 88) Cairo, Egypt |
| Other names | Magda |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1949–1994 |
| Spouse(s) | Ihab Nafe
(m. 1963; div. 1967) |
| Children | 1 |
Magda Sabbahi or Magda (Arabic: ماجدة; 6 May 1931 – 16 January 2020) was an Egyptian film actress notable for her roles from 1949 to 1994.[1]
Life[]
Afaf Ali Kamel Sabbahi[2] was born on 6 May 1931[3] in Tanta, Gharbia Governorate.[4] She was one of the biggest 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), based on the story of Djamila Bouhired.
In 1963, she married the intelligence officer and actor, Ihab Nafe, with whom she had her only daughter, Ghada, in 1965.[5]
In 1995, Magda was elected president of the Egyptian Women in Film Association.[6]
Magda Sabbahi died in her house in Dokki, Cairo,[7] on 16 January 2020, aged 88.[8]
Selected filmography[]
- 1949 El Naseh
- 1957 Ayna Omri
- 1958 Jamila l'Algérienne
- 1960 El Morahekat
- 1962 Agazet Noss El Sana
- 1968 The Man who lost his Shadow
- 1964 Bayyaet El Garayed
- 1978 EL Omr Lahzah
Notes[]
- ^ وفاة الفنانة المصرية ماجدة صباحي بعد غياب طويل عن الأضواء [Magda Al-Sabahi: The departure of the Egyptian artist after a long absence from the limelight]. BBC News Arabic (in Arabic). 16 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ الفنانة القديرة ماجدة الصباحى تحتفل بعيد ميلادها الـ86 [The able artist Magda Al-Sabahi celebrates her 86th birthday]. اليوم السابع [The Seventh Day (Youm7)] (in Arabic). 6 May 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ الفنانة ماجدة صباحي تستعيد ذكريات الأيام الخوالي: عبد الناصر لم يغضب مني أبداً.. هذه شائعة! [The artist Magda Al-Sabahi recalls the memories of the old days: Abdel Nasser was never angry with me... This is a rumor!]. Al Jazirah (in Arabic). 21 September 2004. [My real name is Afaf Ali Kamel Al-Sabahi, born on May 6, 1931.]
- ^ في ميلاد ماجدة.. لم تتزوج بعد نافع وهذه حقيقة ديانتها وعلاقتها بمبارك! [In Magda's birthday.. Nafie has not yet married, and this is the reality of her religion and her relationship with Mubarak!]. El Tahrir (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ قصة زواج وطلاق إيهاب نافع وماجدة.. صور نادرة من الزفاف [The story of the marriage and divorce of Ihab Nafie and Magda.. Rare photos from the wedding]. www.gololy.com (in Arabic). 27 April 2018.
- ^ (Rebecca Hillauer 2005, p. 98)
- ^ انهيار ابنتها.. “القاهرة 24” داخل منزل الفنانة ماجدة بعد رحيلها [The collapse of her daughter .. "Cairo 24" inside the house of the artist Magda after her departure] (in Arabic).[dead link]
- ^ Prideaux, Sophie (16 January 2020). "Egyptian actress Magda Al-Sabahi dies aged 88: the queen of the screen starred in 60 films". The National. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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[]
- 20th-century Egyptian actresses
- 1931 births
- 2020 deaths
- Egyptian film actresses
- People from Tanta