Shadia

Acting

Shadia

Born 1929-02-08 · Cairo, Egypt

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".

Acting credits

Lawahez poster
8.0

Lawahiz is a dancer and singer in the world of nightclubs. As her father, Master Azab, and her mother are sentenced to prison, she decides to visit them, only for her mother to tell her that Azab is not her real father, and that she's the daughter of another man.

Lawahez

1957

City Lights poster
6.0

So'aad is a poor girl who auditions for a role in a new film, but film producer Adel rejects her for she is not of noble origin. When she disguises herself as a princess, he is wholly charmed and offers her the role. How far will she go in acting?

City Lights

1972

Marriage for Half an Hour poster
5.7

Fatma had a crush on Dr. Hosny, a womanizer dentist she met, so she decided to convince him to hire her as his nurse. On the other side, Hosny is in the middle of a love story with Dalia, a Flower Shop owner who hates liars more than anything else.

Marriage for Half an Hour

1969

Dearer Than My Life poster
10.0

Ahmed and Mona who love each other since they were children cannot resume their relationship as their families disapprove of it and the lovers part ways. Years later, they meet again, Ahmed with his two kids, and Mona leading a solitary life. Will they ever be reunited in marriage?

Dearer Than My Life

1965

Appointment with Life poster
6.5

Amal and her friend Fatima are happily in love with Ahmed and Dr. Mamdouh respectively. After it is discovered that Amal has a debilitating condition, her father attempts to keep it a secret.

Appointment with Life

1953

The Storm over Arabia poster
8.0

A young man travels to Egypt and becomes embroiled in an independence movement by chance. Produced entirely on location overseas, which was groundbreaking at the time.

The Storm over Arabia

1961

Lailet El Henna poster
7.0

A simple girl is seduced by a wealthy young man who leaves her pregnant. She works as a singer but her son dies, then the young man regrets what he did and marries her after many conflicts with the owner of the nightclub where the girl works.

Lailet El Henna

1951

El Sab'a Afandi poster
NR

Al-Sab' is a humble employee who is having trouble with his boss and his sweetheart's relative who wants to marry her. As he has a dream that he is living a happy life after all his problems were resolved, he decides to face his problems and marry his girl.

El Sab'a Afandi

1951

Akwa Min El Hub poster
10.0

A husband loses his arms and becomes unemployed, his wife becomes responsible for the house and neglects her husband. He starts learning to paint and meets a girl who encourages him to submit his paintings in an exhibition.

Akwa Min El Hub

1954

My Wife the General Manager poster
6.8

A married couple ends up working at the same company where the wife is a general director. This arouses the suspicion of their co-workers who do not know they are married.

My Wife the General Manager

1966

Hob Min Narr poster
9.0

Two young men, Ahmed and Mohamed, who live in Port Said, develop feelings for the same girl, Najaf. However, when the Tripartite Aggression reaches Port Said, they abandon life trivialities and join the militants as Najaf joins the Red Crescent; the three unite for a single patriotic cause.

Hob Min Narr

1958

The Road poster
7.0

The carefree existence of a spoiled man comes to an end when his mother is arrested. With no education or tangible skills, the man’s only salvation lies in finding his mysterious, rich father whom he has never met. Moving from Alexandria to Cairo, the man becomes embroiled in an affair, while also falling for a pure-hearted journalist who is attempting to assist him in his aimless, futile journey. Adapted from Naguib Mahfouz’s 1964 novel of the same title.

The Road

1964

Agony of Love poster
7.0

Amal marries the train driver Mahmoud, who treats her harshly. She feels neglected despite her husband's presence, Mahmoud travels to another city and asks his assistant Hassan to look after his wife. During his absence, Amal expresses admiration for Hassan's morals, which soon turns into a special love.

Agony of Love

1960

The Shore of Memories poster
9.0

Before his death, the captain of the boats, Hussein, calls on his stepson to recommend his real son to him, while his true son is playing around and wreaking havoc, robbing his fiancée of her honor, then letting her flee, and refusing to consummate the marriage.

The Shore of Memories

1955

Raya and Sakina poster
7.5

Rayya and Sekina, two poor sisters, kill their stepmother Ammuna and seize her gold, and to bury her body, Rayya marries Hasab Allah, and Sekina marries Abdel Aal, who works in the police station, so that he would dispel suspicions against them. Over time, they get used to bringing women to their homes, killing them, and stealing their gold.

Raya and Sakina

1982

Wife Number 13 poster
6.6

Murad Salem is a rich man who is used to getting what he wants whenever he wants it. When he meets a beautiful woman in Alexandria, he wants her as wife number thirteen. He buys himself into the heart of the woman, until a well-meaning, former fiancée of her husband tells her just how many times he has been divorced. The new bride launches into a series of ploys that keep her away from the marriage bed.

Wife Number 13

1962

Girl next door poster
NR

Gamil, the owner of a contracting company, is a womanizer. Despite being married to Sou'ad, he flirts with his neighbor Laila who is in love with his friend Yossry. When Sou'ad discovers that her husband is cheating on her, unexpected surprises follow.

Girl next door

1954

The Bread Seller poster
9.0

A husband dies,leaving his wife Khadija and their two children, Nemat and Sami behind. Khadija is arrested for burning the factory where her husband was working. She gets mad and is hospitalized for 10 years until she regains her memory and begins a journey to find her children.

The Bread Seller

1953

Womens' Tailor poster
NR

Saber Effendi works as a tailor for men, but his major problem is that he suffers from a great depression because of his lack of fashion and refuses to develop his ideas about fashion until his wife, Huda, who works in a Syrian magazine interested in fashion, suggests that he change his activity to become a tailor for women rather than men. Implementation plan.

Womens' Tailor

1969

Fil Hawa Sawa poster
NR

Thabit and Gamil are unemployed. They con a circus owner who sends his men after them. They escape to Cairo, where they meet an orphan girl who lives with her aunt. The aunt keeps the truth about her niece's father's wealth from her.

Fil Hawa Sawa

1951

Al Donya Helwa poster
NR

The events revolve around two female friends, the first mother marries the father of the other so that they can all live as a family. The two girls fall in love with a young pilot, so the stepmother’s daughter tries to keep him for herself even though he does not love her, to plot a plot with her mother until she wins the pilot’s heart. Will she succeed?

Al Donya Helwa

1951

Qattr El-Nada poster
7.5

Dada Qatar An Egyptian film, produced in 1951, starring Anwar Wagdy, Shadia and Ismail Yassin, directed and produced by Anwar Wagdy

Qattr El-Nada

1951

Heaven's Justice poster
10.0

An honest employee finds himself in a tough situation when he is accused of killing his manager due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. His wife is forced to work at a nightclub to provide for their children.

Heaven's Justice

1948

Alley of The Pestle poster
6.2

This film is based on a novel from 1947 by the Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz. The story takes place during WWII and focuses on Al-Madak Alley, a teeming back street in Cairo which is presented as the microcosm of the world. A barber is in love with a young poor girl, who lives with her mother, and gets a job in an English Army camp to earn enough money for their marriage. But he is not the only one who wants to marry this girl and when the barber returns, she is gone.

Alley of The Pestle

1963