Umm Kulthum

Acting

Umm Kulthum

Born — Died

1898-12-18 — 1975-02-03

Place of birth

Tamay Az-Zahayrah, Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

13 titles

Fatima Ibrahim as-Sayyid al-Beltagi (Arabic: فاطمة إبراهيم السيد البلتاجي), known as Umm Kalthoum (Arabic: أم كلثوم), also spelled Oum Kalsoum (or Om-e Kalsūm in Egyptian dialect) or sometimes Umm Kulthum, and nicknamed "Souma", is an Egyptian singer, musician and actress, born December 31, 1898 in Ṭamāy al-Zahāyira (in the Simballāwayn district of the Dakhleya governorate in Egypt) and died February 3, 1975 in Cairo. Referred to by various nicknames, including "the Star of the East", "the Lady", "the Fourth Pyramid" and "the People's Singer", she is generally considered the greatest singer in the Arab world. President Nasser, whose favorite singer she was, exempted her from taxes for life.…

Known for

An Egyptian Story poster
6.5

After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.

An Egyptian Story

1982

Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt poster
6.5

Biography of Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum, narrated by Omar Sharif

Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt

1996

Rabea Al Adaweiah poster
6.3

Rabi'a al-Adawiyya is a classic film from 1963 based on the life of the early Sufi saint and poet Rabi'a al-Adawiyya, also known as Rabi'a al Basri, in the second Islamic century.

Rabea Al Adaweiah

1963

Hommage to Oum Kalthoum Paris Philharmonic poster
8.0

Conducted by Alaa Abdelsalam and accompanied by singers Rehab Omar and Eman Abdel-Ghani, the Cairo Opera Arab Music Orchestra celebrates Oum Kalthoum.

Hommage to Oum Kalthoum Paris Philharmonic

2025

Wedad poster
5.7

Baher is a merchant in love with his serf Wedad who goes bankrupt because his merchandises are stolen. In order to pay his debts Wedad sacrifices herself and decides to sell herself as serf to another wealthy master.

Wedad

1936

Fatmah poster
9.0

Om Koultoum stars in this musical-drama as Fatmah, Nurse to a Pasha who falls in love with his younger brother and marries him in secret. But soon their relationship deteriorates and her husband refuses to recognize the child she expects from him.

Fatmah

1947

Film credits

1940s · 4 titles

1930s · 3 titles