Samia Gamal

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.

Filmography (58 Appearances)

Like A Matchstick

The Legends of Belly Dance 1947-1976

Al Shaytan wal Kharif

Zero hour

Chakawet rejala

The Next-Door Girl

Alley of The Pestle

The Way Of The Devil

مرحبا أيها الحب

Abu Al-layl

Wa Ead Al Hob

Lady Sukkar

They're Driving Me Crazy

Sad Melody

The Second Man

Every Beat of My Heart

Rendezvous with a Stranger

Habibi El Asmar

Desert Warrior

Gharam El Millionaire

Zanuba

Le masque de Toutankhamon

Awal Ghram

A Glass and a Cigarette

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Valley of the Kings

Raqsat Al Wadah

The Beast

Lady Pickpocket

Night Train

Tell No One

انتقام الحبيب

khad aljamil

Come and Greet

The Hawk

Set Elhosn

The Last Lie

Prince of Revenge

Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady

Agaza Fi Gohanam

I Love You Only

صاحبة العمارة

The Love of My Life

Red Lipstick

The Hunchback

Casino el latafa

البني آدم

الجنس اللطيف

The First Love

my daughter

A Bullet in the Heart

Who's Done it ?

Les Misérables

man fat qadimah

On the stage of life

Love Is Forbidden

The secrets of the world

The Victory of Youth

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