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

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]

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. 1 2 "وداد حمدى... ضحية "ريجسير" قاتل". Al Rai Media. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "وداد حمدى". TE Live. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 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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