Widad Hamdi

Wedad Hamdi[lower-alpha 1] (Egyptian Arabic: وداد حمدى) was an Egyptian actress. She starred in over 600 films during her lifetime, and almost all her roles were as a servant or maid.[1]

Wedad Hamdi
وداد حمدى
Born
Wedad Mehammad Elsawi Zaraarah

(1924-03-07)7 March 1924
Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
Died26 March 1994(1994-03-26) (aged 70)
Venus Building, Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt
Cause of deathStabbing
OccupationActress
Years active1945–1994
Spouses
  • Mehammad Elmogi
  • Salah Kabil
  • Mehammad Eltukhi

Early life and career

Hamdi was born on 7 March 1924 in Kafr El-Sheikh. She studied at the Acting Institute and graduated after two years.[2] Hamdi started her career as a singer.[1] Her first film was Henry Barakat's This Was My Father's Crime (1945).[3] She worked with the Egyptian National Troupe on several plays. Hamdi retired in the sixties but was called out of retirement to work on the play Tamr Henna.[2]

Hamdi was married three times, to composer Muhammad al-Mougy and actors Salaah Kabeel and Muhammad al-Toukhy.[3]

Death

Hamdi was killed in 1994. She was stabbed 35 times in the neck, chest, and abdomen. Her killer was convicted and later executed.[2] She died with very little money to her name.[4]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Plays
  • Azeeza and Younis (Azeeza W Younis)
  • 20 Hens and a Rooster (20 farkha we deek)
  • A Game Called Love (L’eba esmaha al-hobb)
  • Mother of Rateeba (Om-Rateeba)

See also

Notes
  1. Sometimes listed as "Wedad Hamdi"

References
  1. "وداد حمدى... ضحية "ريجسير" قاتل". Al Rai Media. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. "وداد حمدى". TE Live. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. Wassim, Achraf. "Biography". Elcinema. DAMLAG S.A.E. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. Aboulazm, Radwa (21 January 2015). "Tragic Deaths of Celebrities Who Captured Us". Identity Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2016.


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