Native name وداد حمدى Occupation Actress Cause of death Stabbing | Nationality Egyptian Years active 1945-1994 | |
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Full Name Widad Mohammed Issawi Zaraarah Born March 7, 1924 ( 1924-03-07 ) Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt Died 26 March 1994, Cairo, Egypt Similar Salah Kabil, Mimi Chakib, Zeinat Sedki, Ferdoos Mohammed, Camelia | ||
Widad Hamdi (Arabic: وداد حمدى ; ) was an Egyptian actress. She starred in over 600 films during her life time.
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Early life and career
Hamdi was born on March 7th, 1924 in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt. She studied at the Institute of Representation and graduated after two years. Hamdi started her career as a singer. Her first film was Henry Barakat's This Was My Father's Crime (1945). 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.
Hamdi was married 3 times to composer Muhammad al-Mougy and actors Salaah Kabeel and Muhammad al-Toukhy.
Death
Hamdi was killed in 1994. She was stabbed 35 times in the neck, chest, and abdomen. Her killer was convicted and later, executed. She died with very little money to her name.
Selected filmography
Film
Plays