
Acting
Naima Akef
Born 1929-10-07 · Tanta, Egypt
An Egyptian actress and dancer, born in Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, in 1929. She spent a large part of her life in the circus owned by her family, and became the first heroine of the circus team when she was four years old. She continued working in the circus until she was fourteen, when her father lost all his money, which forced him to mortgage the circus. She moved with her family to Cairo, and from there she began working in Badia Masabni's troupe, but she did not continue working with it for long. She then worked in the Kit Kat nightclub, and from there she began to meet a number of Egyptian directors. From here she began working in the field of cinema in the late forties, where she first appeared as a dancer in the movie (Sett El Beit), but she presented her first acting roles through the movie (Al-Aish Wal-Milh) in 1949. After that, she participated in the lead role in many films until the mid-sixties, including: (Circus Girl, Tamr Hanna, Four Girls and an Officer, and The Newspaper Seller). Naima Akef retired from acting in 1964 to care for her only son. Two years later, she died of cancer complications at the age of 36.
Acting credits
10.0The correctional officer prefers good treatment with the female inmates, while the director prefers the use of cruelty and pressure, and there are four girls admired by the officer, and without intent the four girls ignite the correctional fire and it is an opportunity to escape. A disciplinary board is set up for the officer for his negligence and inability to control them. The man of the four girls encounters and discovers that among them is a girl resembling a rich girl from an ancient family who disappeared from years and the events continued.
Four Girls and an Officer
1954
6.3This lavish period action-adventure is an Egyptian version of The Count Of Monte Cristo.
Prince of Cunningness
1964
10.0Elham is a young dancer whose misogynist grandfather refuses to acknowledge. Elham disguises herself as a man and goes to stay with her grandfather, while continuing to work as a dancer. As she falls for Amir, a surprise turns everything upside down.
Lahalibo
1949
9.0Darwish is a casino worker, apparently a good man, but he is originally the head of a drug trafficking gang under the nom de guerre "Tiger", and he behaves brutally with his men and his opponents. Salah the policeman is assigned the task of knowing the truth of the tiger, he disguises himself as a journalist, visits the casino and falls in love with Faten, the daughter of Tiger.
Al-Nemr
1952
7.0The story of Hassan, a wealthy young man whose father seeks to marry him to his cousin, whom he doesn't love.
I Love you Hassan
1958
NRNaima is still a student in a boarding school, but she collides with the reality of life early on. She loves Kamal, the actor, but he cannot marry her because he is engaged to his cousin. At the same time, Naima's uncle tries to marry her to his crazy son so that he can get the money she inherited. This is where the school principal intervenes to help her.
Girls' School
1955
5.8Aziza is a show dancer who's supporting her young sister. She lives in trouble because of the thug who seizes her money and chases her if she tries to escape. Aziza falls in love with sergeant Hassan who works in the region and decides to retire and marry him but the thug won't let her go.
Aziza
1954
7.0The saleswoman involves the love of her competitor in the region and tries to draw his attention to marry him, she succeeds in this and enjoys a beautiful life with her life partner, but her mother reads one day the news of the death of a wealthy man who reveals to her daughter that he is her real father, so Magda decides to live in the bliss of her father after her investments on the part The largest of the inheritance.
The Newspaper Seller
1963
10.0A café on the road where motorists meet and run by Hafida and leads a gang with Adham, Sanad and Hindawi, her daughter Bahia dances to the pioneers of the cafe and seeks Adham to marry her, but she turns it off. It is the cause of its drowning.
Kholkhal habibi
1960
8.0Tona is a beautiful girl living in a coastal city and loves the fisherman Amin, but the wife of the head of the fishermen loves Amin and wants to keep him away from Tona. When Tona is discovered by an artist, he convinces her to work as a dancer in his band.
Bahr El Gharam
1955
8.0A wealthy man decides to leave his family to marry another woman, and falls in love with Qashta, who in turn loves Batata, who helped her in her artistic career. However, his daughters (Fadia and Nadia) strongly reject what he has done and decide to bring him back. They travel to Cairo to search for him, with the help of a young man who claims to belong to a wealthy family and tries to ensnare one of them in his web.
Daddy as a Bridegroom
1950
7.0Shukria is a spoiled girl whose father wants her to marry the singer Nabil, after discovering that he has a rich uncle. Shukria’s father holds a party and invites Nabil so that he can get to know his daughter, but when a girl who loves to sing and dance arrives, Nabil and his uncle fall for her.
The Sweetness of Love
1952
10.0Raqia loves her neighbor Fouad and they promise to get married, but unfortunately for the girl, her father and mother divorce. Her uncle comes to live with her and she finds his fanaticism very difficult, which forces her to leave the house and seek refuge with her father. She finds him tolerant, but her stepmother causes trouble between her and Fouad and attracts him to her. Raqia gets the chance to take revenge and exposes her frivolous stepmother.
Love never dies
1948
NRWhen Zomorod Agha dies leaving a huge fortune, the heirs are shocked to learn that Falafel the beggar shall be responsible for giving them their shares after confirming their morality and their worthiness of the money.
Millione Guinee
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
جنة و نار
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
فرجت
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Alhaqibat alsawda
1964
NRNo synopsis available yet.
نور عيوني
1954
10.0Hanuma is engaged to struggling musician Mahrous. She meets film producer Khaled, who decides to take her to fame. She forgets her people and she's torn between following her desires or returning to the right path.
Baladay wakhifa
1950
NRButhaina and Saber both live in the "el eish wal el mal7" neighborhood, but when Buthaina starts working for Bahjat Bey, her simple life begins to change, and Saber is shocked by her sudden change in attitude toward him.
Bread and salt
1949
9.0Elham marries Nabil and moves to live with him in his mother's house. Her mother-in-law starts seeing Elham as an intruder while she's the lady of the house. When Elham didn't have kids, she wants Nabil to marry Elham's friend.
The Lady of the House
1949
8.0Foulad Bek, a wealthy reactionary who loves breeding horses, is coveted by his secretary Sami for his money. He tries to marry his sister Nana to Hassan, Foulad's heir. Hassan loves art and works in a circus with his friend Rashid. He loves Basbas, the daughter of the circus owner Bahlool. His father sends him to Cairo for Eid, but he refuses. Foulad instructs Nana to make Hassan fall in love with her.
Circus Girl
1951
NRAfter his release from prison, Mahmoud knows that his wife has divorced him and remarried, so he agrees with Badawy to kidnap her son Hanafy as they make a plot to urge her to return to him.
All for Hanafy
1964
6.8Tamuru hena is a gypsy girl dancing in funfairs, she's been in love with Hassan who works with her. When Ahmed, the son of the wealthy mayor admires her, he tells his father that she's the daughter of a Pasha to win a bet with his father.
Tamarind
1957