Shadia
Acting • Born 1929-02-08 – Died 2017-11-28
Biography
Fatma Ahmed Kamal Shaker, better known by her stage name Shadia. was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the third wife of Salah Zulfikar. Shadia was one of the iconic actresses and singers in Egypt and the Middle East region and a symbol of the golden age of Egyptian cinema and is known for her many patriotic songs. Her movies and songs are popular in Egypt and the Arab World. Critics consider her the most successful comprehensive Egyptian and Arabic artist of all time. Her first appearance in a film was in "Azhar wa Ashwak" (Flowers and Thorns), and her last film was "La Tas'alni Man Ana" (Don't Ask Me Who I Am).[1] She is also known for her patriotic song "Ya Habibti Ya Masr" (Oh Egypt, My Love) and her breakthrough leading role in the Egyptian movie "Al Maraa Al Maghoula" (The Unknown Woman).[2] Six of her movies are listed in the top 100 Egyptian movies of the 20th century. In April 2015, she became the first actress to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Egyptian Academy of Arts. She was given the nickname "Idol of the Masses" following her successful movie "Maaboudat El Gamaheer" (Idol of the Masses).[citation needed] Other notable nicknames include "The Guitar of the Arabic Singing" and "The Golden Guitar".
Filmography
113 credits
Appointment with Life
Movie • 1953
Fatima
The Leech
Movie • 1956
سلوى
The Fugitive
Movie • 1974
Together Forever
Movie • 1960
The Mind is on a Vacation
Movie • 1947
'Iilhiquni bialmadhun
Movie • 1954
الخياطة نبقة عبد الفتاح
Girl next door
Movie • 1954
Lisanuk Hisanak
Movie • 1953
Hamida
The Shore of Memories
Movie • 1955
Fatima - فاطمه
Utmost Joy
Movie • 1963
شادية
أشكى لمين
Movie • 1951
The Bread Seller
Movie • 1953
Neamat
Farewell at dawn
Movie • 1956
The Adventures of Ismail Yassine
Movie • 1954
Mesteka
Assifa alal rabi
Movie • 1951
The Thief and the Dogs
Movie • 1962
نور
Miramar
Movie • 1969
Zuhra
Hayati Inta
Movie • 1952
Ilham
Qoloob El Azara
Movie • 1958
Bit of Fear
Movie • 1969
فؤادة
Down with Colonialism!
Movie • 1952
My Children
Movie • 1951
My Mother in Law is an Atomic Bomb
Movie • 1951
Halawa
mashghul bghyriun
Movie • 1951
Fathia
Raya and Sakina
Movie • 1982
Raya
The Road
Movie • 1964
Karima كريمة
Wife Number 13
Movie • 1962
عايدة صابر عبدالصبور
Farewell, Love
Movie • 1956
Lieutenant Houria
Maa'boudat Al-Gamahir
Movie • 1967
Sohair
Bnt alshshati
Movie • 1952
Zeinab
Zalamoni El Nas
Movie • 1950
Zeinab
The honorable thief
Movie • 1953
Fathya
ماليش حد
Movie • 1953
My Wife the General Manager
Movie • 1966
عصمت فهمي
El Murra El Maghoula
Movie • 1959
فاطمة (شمس)
Good News
Movie • 1952
Sanaa
Women Can’t Lie
Movie • 1954
Laila
The Miracle
Movie • 1962
Nafeesa
Marriage for Half an Hour
Movie • 1969
Fatma (The Nurse)
Alley of The Pestle
Movie • 1963
Hameeda
The Storm over Arabia
Movie • 1961
Laila
We Do Not Sow The Thistle
Movie • 1970
Mrs. Jaber/Nargis
Beit el nattash
Movie • 1952
Melbasa
My One And Only Love
Movie • 1957
ياسمين
City Lights
Movie • 1972
سعاد شلبي
Agony of Love
Movie • 1960
Your luck this week
Movie • 1953
آمال
Dalila
Movie • 1956
Delilah / Inayat Hanem
Raghabat Mamnou'aa
Movie • 1972
Heaven's Justice
Movie • 1948
سلوى محمود
Dearer Than My Life
Movie • 1965
Mona
El-Batal
Movie • 1950
شربات
Valley of Memories
Movie • 1978
Soad
The Fugitive
Movie • 1958
Zeinab - زينب
Don't Ask Me Who I Am
Movie • 1984
Aisha
Doubt, My Love
Movie • 1979
رباب
أمواج بلا شاطئ
Movie • 1976
Monira / Mimi منيرة (ميمي)
Have Mercy
Movie • 1959
Nawal
Cairo at Night
Movie • 1963
My Wife's Ghost
Movie • 1968
Aida
Owner of Few Piasters
Movie • 1949
نبيلة
Melody of Devotion
Movie • 1955
Seham
Esh El-Gharam
Movie • 1959
Layla
Banat Hawaa
Movie • 1954
Hikmat
El-Zolm Haraam
Movie • 1954
Huda
Amal
Movie • 1952
Amal Hussein Abdul Rahman
Samaeat Al-Telefone
Movie • 1951
I Am Love
Movie • 1954
Huriya
Qalil Al-Bakht
Movie • 1952
Belbala / Huda
Ana Wi Habibi
Movie • 1953
Shadia
The 7th Wife
Movie • 1950
سعاد
Akwa Min El Hub
Movie • 1954
Wakeful Eyes
Movie • 1956
Fatima
Ayyam Chababi
Movie • 1950
Ebtsam
A Tale from the Arabian Nights
Movie • 1964
Hayat bint Hassan
Esh Hado Ya Nas
Movie • 1953
Fatima
Fil Hawa Sawa
Movie • 1951
Lawahez
Ghadab El Waledain
Movie • 1952
Ghaltet Ab
Movie • 1952
Suaad
Ghaltet Habibi
Movie • 1958
Hob Min Narr
Movie • 1958
نجف مجاهد
My Wife's Dignity
Movie • 1967
Nadia
Qadam Al Kheir
Movie • 1952
Mabrouka
Laila Min Omri
Movie • 1954
سلمى
Lailet El Henna
Movie • 1951
Horiya
Lawahez
Movie • 1957
Maalesh Ya Zahar
Movie • 1950
نجفة
Nadia
Movie • 1949
Saa La Qalbak
Movie • 1950
El Sab'a Afandi
Movie • 1951
Zalamt Rohy
Movie • 1952
Horia Adham Abdel Majeed
Al Donya Helwa
Movie • 1951
Al Sabr Gameel
Movie • 1951
Doria
Womens' Tailor
Movie • 1969
هدى
killer mother
Movie • 1952
ليلى
The Student
Movie • 1961
نعمت عبد العال
Two-faced
Movie • 1973
كريمة
A woman in love
Movie • 1974
Laila
Qattr El-Nada
Movie • 1951
Qattr El-Nada
Kalimat el hak
Movie • 1953
لا تذكريني
Movie • 1961
ناهد
Eid Night
Movie • 1949
ياسميتة
بين قلبين
Movie • 1953
عواطف
A Woman in a Spiral
Movie • 1962
Love Has No Cure
Movie • 1952
Samra
Dove of peace
Movie • 1947
Soul and body
Movie • 1948
Kalam El Nas
Movie • 1949
Awaeaa tafakar
Movie • 1954
Basima
sharaf albint
Movie • 1954
Samia Qadri
لمسة حنان
Movie • 1971
القافلة تسير
Movie • 1951
ربيع الحب
Movie • 1956
امال