
Acting
Laila Fawzy
Born — Died
1918-10-20 — 2005-01-12
Place of birth
Turkey
Known for
Acting
Credits
73 titles
Fawzi was born in Turkey to Egyptian parents. Her father owned fabric stores in Cairo, Damascus and Istanbul. She won Miss Egypt contest in 1940 and was awarded a small role in the Egyptian movie Wives Factory in 1941. After Her debut role, She then went on to star in numerous roles between film and television, until the beginning of the 21st century, she retired a few years before her death. Among her most notable roles were those in The Victorious Salah Eldin, Hell's Ambassador, and The Ladies of Garden City. She married three times firstly to fellow Egyptian actor Aziz Osman, followed by Anwar Wagdi, and then Galal Moawad.
Known for
NRBwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.
Bwabet Elhalwani
1992
NRIn a dramatic context, the events of the series deal with the changes of the social relations between the Shazli family members and its head, Mahmoud, from the Royal era until the events of 1952.
Hawanem Garden City
1997
NRThe idealistic rural man Abo El-Ela resumes his journey with his family, as he struggles to fight corruption and greed around him while trying to keep his loved ones away from trouble.
Abo El-Ela 90
1996
NRNo synopsis available yet.
فريسكا
2004
No synopsis available yet.
ألف ليلة وليلة: حمال الأسية
1990
NRA social comedy series that tells the story of a conman, Nadim Bahns, and his partner Makram. Nadim justifies his scams by claiming that he's an artist, who has a skill that not many people possess.
When the Fox Passed By
1999
Film credits
1970s · 7 titles
6.5Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
Alexandria… Why?
1979
NRA handsome young man called Nader lives a wealthy life with his widowed mother Nazik. When his father's friend Saleh takes over the management of their company, Nader finds out that his mother is in a relationship with Saleh, which drives him into the arms of the prostitute Mimi to take revenge.
أمواج بلا شاطئ
1976
NRAtiat is an orphan who grows up in a palace under the care of a wealthy woman. When the woman discovers that Atiat lost her virginity, she kicks her out, unaware that her own nephew, Fou'ad, is responsible. As Atiat becomes a dancer, she gets accused of a murder, and the judge turns out to be Fou'ad
Dalal Al-Masria
1970
NRRa'fat marries Souad against his family's wishes and they go to live in Syria. When Ra'fat dies, Souad works to support her daughter Sahar who wants to marry her neighbor Walid. Souad falls ill but hides it from her daughter whom she sends to live with her rich aunt, Dalwat, in Cairo.
Valley of Memories
1978
6.0Baheya, a poor singing and dancing girl in a family of carnival entertainers, falls in love with a wealthy writer named Ashraf. She later takes a factory job and is followed there by Ashraf; he eventually asks her to marry him. Baheya agrees to the proposal. When Ashraf presents her as his intended bride to his mother Eqbal she objects because of their social and class differences.
The Savage
1979
6.8'Shams' is a photojournalist, in a romantic relationship with 'Salwa'. When he is invited to cover a wedding, he accidentally captured a photo of a burning paper with mysterious words which leads him to a murderous gang.
Sunstroke
1978
NRThe movie "Sultana of Tarab" is an Egyptian biographical musical film that tells the story of the legendary Egyptian singer Mounira El Mahdeya who was widely known as the "Sultana of Tarab"
Queen of Tarab
1979
1960s · 13 titles
7.1The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria leads the Muslim military campaign against the invading Christians from Europe during the Third Crusade.
Saladin
1963
4.8In Roman-dominated Egypt, the corrupt administration of a governor named Petronius has sparked a revolt headed by El Kabir, a young man who learns that he's actually the son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. When Petronius' daughter, Livia, newly-arrived from Rome, falls into his hands, El Kabir uses this opportunity to win her over to his side before releasing her to her father.
Son of Cleopatra
1964
NRWhen her mother dies, the responsibility of keeping the family together falls on Sawsan, who tries to reunite her family after her father neglects his children in favor of chasing after the widowed Fatma, and her brother sets his eyes on a married woman.
Stillness of the Storm
1965
7.0Musician Farid lives a careless life, actress Laila loves him but he does not feel it, while those around him try to bring him closer to Laila, Nadia the daughter of his friend , who died comes to live in his house. Farid falls in love with her, while she falls in love with his younger brother Mamdouh
Story of a Lifetime
1965
7.0Ashraf Hamdi works as a supporting actor, and lives a peaceful life, but he leaves his only friend Saeed and his lover and colleague Faiza on the day he signed a contract to play a leading role opposite the great singing star Samia Fouad. He considered his acquaintance with Samia the first step towards achieving his goal, so he married her.
The Path of Tears
1961
NRAbu Firas al-Hamdani is a famous Arab poet from the princes of the Hamdani state, as he is known for his equestrian and courage, he lives between the court of Prince Seif al-Dawla, and people love him everywhere. Who competes with Firas for the love of Naglaa.
Fares Bani Hemdan
1966
9.0A young architect struggles to convince a superstitious community, in thrall to antiquity traffickers, to build houses instead of living in precarious mountain caves.
The Mountain
1965
10.0The story of Hassan Al-Shahat and his son Shahtout who frequent the religious commemorating ceremonies to display their magic tricks. Hassan is shocked to learn of his wife's unfaithfulness, but he is in for an even more shocking surprise.
A Tale from the Arabian Nights
1964
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
NRSou'ad is a beautiful student, who lives with a strict family. When they find out that she loves one of the employees, they prevent her from going to school. A married couple sympathizes with Sou'ad and treats her like a daughter. Sou'ad gets closer to the husband and tries to get his attention.
المراهقة الصغيرة
1966
NRa symbolic take on the Jewish occupation of Palestine.
The Intruder
1967
NRThe life of a visually-impaired girl gets increasingly burdensome as she struggles on a daily basis to survive in a society that renders blindness synonymous to darkness and inability, and she has to embark on a journey to prove them wrong.
Bridge of Immortals
1960
NRWhen a newly-constructed school building collapses, engineer Adel is sent to examine it; he learns that the contractor tampered with the materials and his friend, engineer Hamdy, is involved. Will he divulge the findings to sue the perpetrators? or keep them to save his friend?
The Vandals
1967
1950s · 16 titles
9.0No synopsis available yet.
For My Love
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Khabar abyad
1951
7.5Insurance representative of the client rich go to the work of an insurance policy, a wealthy married to a beautiful young tempted even located in the nets and cemented their relationship, offer him salvation from her husband, then grab the value of the insurance policy, the husband dies, you go for the company to capture the amount of insurance, but the company have doubts about the death of husband and it suggests that he died unnatural way especially that the wife was a nurse before her marriage, knows insurance this information delegate who was behind the seizure of the wealth of the husband goes to meet her, surprises her in the arms of her lover kill her but they call it lead endure and on his deathbed in hospital admits the full truth then death throes the latter.
For the Sake of a Woman
1959
7.0Abdel Aal forces his daughter Samira to marry a wealthy man. After his death, they discover his will to deprive his entire family of his wealth, except for his widow Samira, on the condition that she remain a widow and not marry after him. Asem, her husband's brother, tries to exploit the situation and force her to marry. She flees to Egypt, meets Magdy, falls in love with him, and is forced to impersonate a maid so that her secret is not revealed.
The Merry Widow
1956
7.0The events take place during the tripartite aggression against the city of Port Said, through the spy network of the British Intelligence, in which Pat (Laila Fawzi) works, while Al-Ambashi Talbah (Farid Shawqi) leads the resistance group, and the resistance men confront the aggression and vile conspiracies led by traitors and spies.
Port Said
1957
10.0In two imaginary states consumed by wars, the kings decide to resort to affinity to avoid wars. On the way, the king's son escapes from his guards, but he meets his awaited bride, Set Elhosn , without knowing who she is. He falls in love with her while trying to escape the marriage.
Set Elhosn
1950
NRA family composed of a father who works as a Qanun musician, the son is a drummer, and the daughter is a dancer, all work in a nightclub, but the daughter is the one who pays most of the house expenses. The son meets a young man from a wealthy family, who falls in love with his sister.
Almar'a kl shay'
1953
2.0A doctor is married to a very jealous girl, and because of this jealousy, she almost destroys her married life with her own hands, especially after the intervention of some bad friends, who cause fires in their relationship.
mashghul bghyriun
1951
8.0A young man and a girl get married without love. They are visited by the wife’s cousin and the husband’s cousin. The wife seizes this opportunity and approaches the husband’s cousin to make her husband jealous. The husband also courtes the wife’s cousin to make her jealous.
Khataf Merati
1954
9.0Jalal is a successful engineer who loves his neighbor Laila, the granddaughter of a pasha, but he hides his love for fear of social differences. Her uncle supervises her money, even though he is a gambler. Laila's cousin, a reckless young man, covets marrying her to seize her money. He learns by chance that Jalal loves Laila, so he tricks them both, and seizes the money from both of them.
Ibn el harra
1953
7.0After an incident where they nearly drown, Medhat and Laila are forced to spend a night on an island. As they grow close, Aida learns that Medhat wants to marry Laila and plots with Gohar to separate the two. When their plots fail, Aida tries to seduce Medhat and convince him that Laila loves Gohar.
Esh El-Gharam
1959
9.0(Zaatar) works with (Mulabbasa) in the acting troupe managed by (Jawhar). When (Jawhar) learns about the story of (Nagati Pasha's) son who disappeared twenty years ago and has not been found, (Jawhar) offers (Zaatar) to impersonate the son, and Zaatar in turn enjoys a life of luxury with (Nagati Pasha's) family, but he soon learns that (Hiam's) fiancé, (Nagati Pasha's) daughter, is embezzling the Pasha's money, and Zaatar feels guilty over time about what he is doing to this family.
Child For rent
1953
10.0Afrah is a music teacher, her father is an obscure musician, and her sister Nahid works in Hindawi stores. The two sisters fall in love with a playful and frivolous young man, and when they learn the truth, Nabil has fallen in love with Afrah. The father works hard to achieve fame and Nabil marries Afrah.
Afrah
1950
NRThe film revolves around the fisherman Mohsen, who wishes to marry Laila, the daughter of his employer, Al-Reis Aweis. One day, a young man arrives in town to work with Al-Reis Aweis. The young man learns of Mohsen's plan to marry Laila and fires Mohsen from his job. However, Mohsen later finds work in the arts, and things develop for both Laila and Mohsen after their separation.
Laila, Daughter of the Beach
1959
10.0Dr. Magdy marries Laila, the daughter of a wealthy family, in spite of the opposition of Laila's mother, who wanted her to marry a wealthy man. She uses her wicked nephew to create disputes between Laila and Magdy.
What's My Fault
1953
9.0On his wedding day,a young man finds himself accused of being the father of a child he knows nothings about. The child's grandfather asks him to marry his daughter, and the young man is trying to find a way to make his bride believe that he's innocent.
According to Your Taste
1952
1940s · 21 titles
6.5Before his death, Mansour Pasha writes over his wealth to his two sons Omar and Othman; as the latter drowns, his wife gets a boy and claims he is Othman's son to ensure her share in the inheritance. When the boy grows older, he befriends Rashad, Omar's son, and gates of hell and vengeance open.
Who's Done it ?
1944
7.5In a light comedy, the film revolves around a couple whose lives change from happiness to daily suffocation and conflict permanently.If the wife dies, the husband decides to marry her friend, and the wife's ghost gets angry.He continues to chase the couple to calm down when she discovers that the new wife loves her daughter and submerges her with affection.
Elsetat Afaret
1948
8.7Othman Abdelbaset suffers from the intervention of his mother-in-law in his life with his wife. He always worries about his assistants in the pancake shop he runs until his mother-in-law succeeds in cutting him off with his wife and turning his life into hell. He thinks of committing suicide and introduces his idea to his aides. The three go to sea to carry out the idea, but one of the sailors sees them leading the boat trip to one of the islands and they are on an adventure inside the Prince of the Island where they fight the bad guys who want to take over the island rule
Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
1944
7.0The film revolves around Jamal, who works as a translator and exchanges feelings of love with the girl Dalal, but the dancer Markad stands in the way of their relationship, which Jamal tries to resist in every way, which prompts Markad to frame him for a murder, and he travels to Italy, where he meets the maestro Cavallo, who gives him the opportunity to showcase his talent.
Beauty and charm
1945
8.0Victor Hugo's classic novel of Jean Valjean, pursued through the years by an unbending foe, the cruel lawman Javert.
Les Misérables
1943
NRThe sweetest of them is a poor girl, but her father is a stingy man. She has been dreaming for a long time of social advancement, and she meets a nightclub owner who works as an artist. The stingy father tries to extort her money, so she meets a young man in the hall, and a love story grows between them, but the young man does not agree to marry her, so the girl returns again to the popular neighborhood, and the young man follows her after he learns about her true nature.
Ahlahom
1945
7.0Three young men boycott their fiancées following a dispute between them and them, in an attempt to live without women. They think that by doing so they can live a life full of freedom and enjoy everything, but this life is not right and human nature overpowers them.
Long live women!
1944
8.0Romeo and Juliet set in 1940's Egypt. Two families are feuding but their children love each other, thus rejecting the premise that love is forbidden between them.
Love Is Forbidden
1942
6.0Ali Baba lives in poverty while his brother Qasim lives a wealthy life. One day Ali Baba discovers a secret cave which contains countless treasures. He tries to solve his financial problems with thehe contents of the cave, but as Qasim enters the picture, things turn irreversibly.
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1942
6.4The devil appears to a poor family, incarnated in a wealthy man who offers them a large fortune. The life of excess spoils the family and breaks up their relationships. Eventually, the devil appears again, this time with the will to drag the family to hell.
Ambassador of Hell
1945
7.0Lawyer Raouf meets Yasriya Hanem, the daughter of Hassan Bey Abu El-Dahab, and falls in love with her and tries to reach her. Raouf bets with his friend that Raouf will marry Yasriya. A quarrel occurs that ends with the friend's lover shooting Raouf. The sound of the bullets restores his cousin's sight and she nurses him. Raouf marries her after he is certain that his love for her is stronger than his love for Yasriya.
I'm No Angel
1946
NRThe events of the film take place in a dramatic social context, where a playboy young man from a wealthy family lives with his rich, sterile uncle. Circumstances force him to work, and with his salary not meeting the requirements he is accustomed to, he accumulates debts. Someone offers him a job on the condition that he is married, and that young man is forced to search for... A wife whom he actually falls in love with.
Finally I got married
1942
NRWills can work miracles, and this is what happened when two girls from poor families married two rich young men, and their marriage took place. Then the truth was revealed, and each family rebelled against the other. At that moment, a lawyer announced that the brother of the head of a wealthy family had died and left his brother a large sum of money, and he stipulated that the two young men marry two poor girls.
Beauty queen
1946
NRNo synopsis available yet.
سجى الليل
1948
8.5Muhammad Karim directed adaptation of Tawfiq Al-Hakim's play. Mohsen is a reckless young man who has many relationships. He meets the girl of his dreams by chance and falls in love with her immediately, but he discovers that she is his friend's fiancée, so he decides to stay away from her, but she has fallen in love with him.
A Bullet in the Heart
1944
Fadel and his colleagues Aziz and Hamdi are trying to make their way in life, and they hold advanced degrees, but luck does not crown their endeavor with success. Fadel visits his aunt Alawiya, who runs a private institute for girls in a traditional way, and asks to work in the institute, but she refuses. The three decide to establish a modern institute, similar to the aunt’s institute. To compete with her, to teach girls to be modern.
Wives factory
1941
NRIbrahim believed that his upbringing in the Pasha's palace would make him a member of the family, but his dreams were shattered after the Pasha's daughter refused to marry him due to the difference in social level between them. Ibrahim seeks revenge through work, collecting a large fortune and taking revenge on the Pasha's daughter.
Bent Zawat
1942
10.0When a rich young man meets and falls for an aristocratic girl, he claims that he's a driver in order to get a job with her family. He finds that she is engaged to a fraudulent young man who's after her money, and that she is in fact trying to save her family from bankruptcy.
The Mind is on a Vacation
1947
NRMusician Ezzat Hamdy lives happily with his wife, Rawhiya, until the Ghanaian Fifi enters his life. Ezzat loves her and neglects his wife. However, Fifi is in a relationship at the same time with Fawzi Bey. Hamdi learns about the relationship and hatches a plan to surprise them both.
Yasqut Alhubu
1944
NRMohamed, a carefree Bedouin, falls in love with Laila, a brave warrior. After proving his courage in a duel, he wins her hand. When a jealous rival kidnaps her, Mohamed rescues her and they marry
أسير العيون
1949
8.0After the end of World War II, some exploitative merchants who hoard goods become wealthy and resort to bribing government employees to obtain goods and sell them at high prices. A love story develops between the daughter of a war merchant and a poor man. The war-rich man imagines that with his money he can buy the consciences of others.
Ghani Harb
1947
Series credits
NRBwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.
Bwabet Elhalwani
1992
NRBwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.
Bwabet Elhalwani
1992
NRIn a dramatic context, the events of the series deal with the changes of the social relations between the Shazli family members and its head, Mahmoud, from the Royal era until the events of 1952.
Hawanem Garden City
1997
NRThe idealistic rural man Abo El-Ela resumes his journey with his family, as he struggles to fight corruption and greed around him while trying to keep his loved ones away from trouble.
Abo El-Ela 90
1996
NRNo synopsis available yet.
فريسكا
2004
No synopsis available yet.
ألف ليلة وليلة: حمال الأسية
1990
NRA social comedy series that tells the story of a conman, Nadim Bahns, and his partner Makram. Nadim justifies his scams by claiming that he's an artist, who has a skill that not many people possess.
When the Fox Passed By
1999
NRAfter losing his job and the family of the woman he loves rejects him, a man travels to his relative in Austria to find suitable work, but when he does not find him, he lives with a a group of immigrant Egyptians and meets Margret, who converts to Islam and marries him.
Who Doesn't Love Fatma?
1996
NRMunira falls in love with Sayed who works as a driver for her family. Her family forces her to marry someone else, and Sayed marries his cousin, Amina, who gives him money and he becomes a businessman. He divorces Amina and meets a woman whose family can help him with his projects.
Years of Misery and Love
1998
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ali Al- Zebak
1985
NR"The events revolve around a woman who runs a care home for children with special needs, treating them like a mother, and striving throughout her life to achieve both family and professional stability."
Pictures from Life: The Mother of People with Disabilities
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10.0A psychiatrist is treating a patient for schizophrenia, but things take a turn, and the doctor discovers that the patient is not actually schizophrenic; rather, the nurse is trying to make him believe he has the illness.
Cat's Head
1980
No synopsis available yet.
اثنين تحت الصفر
1995



