
Cast
Faten Hamama
Acting
Cast
Faten Hamama
Known for
Acting
Born
1931-05-27
From
El Mansoura, Egypt
Died
2015-01-17
Also known as فاتن حمامة, Faten Ahmed Hamama, The Lady of the Arabic Screen
Biography
Faten Hamama (May 27, 1931 - January 17, 2015) was an Egyptian actress and producer. Dubbed "The Lady of the Arabic Screen", she was born in El Mansoura, Egypt. Her legendary journey started as a secret statement between a six-year-old girl and her father after they watched a film in their neighborhood theater, at which leading actress and producer Asya Dagher was present. Faten told her father that she felt the audience was applauding her as the leading actress, and her father hugged her with a vision of helping his daughter become a movie star. She won a contest for the most beautiful child in Egypt, and her dad sent her picture to director Muhammad Karim (a pioneer of Egyptian cinema). Karim was looking for a child for his new film with Egyptian musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab. Faten auditioned for and got a role in this movie, Yom said (1940) ("A Happy Day"). She impressed the filmmakers so much during shooting that she was actually given more lines and scenes in the picture than were scripted initially for her. Karim put her under contract, and four years later he gave her a role in a film with Mohamed Abdel Wahab again, Russassa fil Kalb (1944) ("A Bullet in the Heart"). With her third movie with Karim, Dunia (1946), Faten showed filmmakers and audiences alike that she was an actress ready for bigger roles. Her father, along with her family, moved to Cairo to help her in her career. She also began studying her craft at the High Institute of Acting in 1946. Faten left Egypt from 1966-1971 because she resisted the political pressure that was applied to her. She divided her time between Lebanon and London, England. During this period Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser asked some prominent critics and writers to try to persuade her to return to Egypt, saying that "Faten Hamama is a national treasure". Her return to Egypt in 1971 breathed life back into Egyptian cinema. She insisted that her films reflect the values of society through family relationships. Her first film upon return was Witch (a short film) with Salah Zulfikar. Her role in Emberatoriet Meem (1972) ("Empire M") as a widow with six children and the struggles she endured to raise them made the film a success both critically and financially, and she earned a special award from an organization in the Soviet Union when the film was shown at the Moscow International Film Festival. Her film Orid Hallan (1975) ("I Need a Solution") which was produced by Salah Zulfikar was not only a big hit but resulted in changes to Egyptian marriage and divorce laws. Faten Hamama is the fourth Pyramid in Egyptian cinema, a legend in her platinum anniversary, the diamond that remained shining and kept glowing over the decades on the silver screen.

The Blazing Sun
as Amal أمال

The Sin
as Aziza

Struggle in the Harbor
as Hamedah

The Virgin Wife
as منى

Sleepless
as Nadia Lutfy

The Nightingale's Prayer
as أمنة

House No. 13
as نادية

Land of Peace
as Salma

The Sun Will Never Set
as Layla

God Is on Our Side
as نادية

Baba Amin
as Huda

Love In The Darkness

Appointment with Happiness
as Ehsan / Amal

Orphans' money
as Zahira - زهيرة

I Am the Past
as Samia Farid

The Thin Thread
as Mona

Like A Matchstick

No Time for Love
as Fawzy

Bein Al-Atlal
as منى

El Zuhur El Fatina
as Karima

Witch
as سعاد

Money slaves
as فتحية

The Open Door
as Laila Sliman

Empire M
as Mona

Bitter Day, Sweet Day
as Aisha Muhammad Al-Mandali

No Consolation For Women

بعد الوداع

Appointment with Love
as Nawal

The Lady of the House
as إلهام حامد عبد العزيز

Cairo
as Amina

Appointment with Life
as Amal

People's secrets

Farewell My Love

Our Best Days
as هدى

Isalu kalbi

Traces in the Sand
as Ragia

The white angel

Sayedat el kasr
as Sawsan

Till We Meet
as Amal

Al-Malak Al-Zalem

The Night Of Fatima's Arrest
as Fatma فاطمة

Ways of the Heart
as Karima

Son of the Nile
as زبيده

Every house has a man
as فاتن أنيس كامل

The Miracle
as Leila

The River of Love
as نوال

The Time of Miracles
as نعمت ابراهيم

Towards glory

Mouths and Rabbits
as Nemat

Land of Dreams
as Narges

Qolob El Nas
as Neama

I Want a Solution
as دريّة عزمي

The Song of Death

Dunia
as Nadia Fathy Bey

The Last Night
as Fawzia/Nadia

Happy Day
as أنيسة - طفلة

Malak alrahma
as Thurya - ثريا

Sands of Gold
as Zebyda

I'll Never Cry
as Huda

Tarek Al Amal
as سنية

The Barred Road
as Fayza (teacher) - فايزة راشد

Something in My Life
as عايدة

Ana bint Nass

Aisha
as Aisha

The Confession
as Nawal

Cup of torment
as نعمة

Pity My Tears
as Amal Amin - آمال أمين

A Tale Behind Every Door
as Sherin / Siham

Professor Fatima
as Fatima (Lawyer)

A Bullet in the Heart
as نجوى

The Two Orphans
as نعمت

The Great Clown

Immortal Song
as Wafa Riyad Hamdi

The red mask

Zalamoni El Nas
as Nemat

Punishment
as ابتسام بنت محسن

Always With You
as Tafida

Abu Zeid el Hilali

Bayoumi Afandi
as zenat

Love and Tears
as Fatma

Khulud
as Laila (mother) / Amal (daughter)

Confused life

Angels in Hell

I Want This Man

Lak Yom Ya Zalem
as انصاف

Habibati
as Samia Mahmoud

Chair of Confession

Story of a Lifetime
as Nadia

I Won't Confess
as Amal (wife)

الحلقة المفقودة

Big Love
as Hanan

أشكى لمين

Ethics for Sale

House of Ants

Shadow of Treason
as Nadia

الهانم

The beginning of the month

The Little Millionaire

Light from the sky
