Nabila Obeid

Acting

Nabila Obeid

Born

1945-01-21 (81)

Place of birth

Cairo, Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

70 titles

Nabila is an Egyptian actress and is among the best recognized cinema figures as she was dubbed “Egypt’s first star”. She was born to a wealthy family and her talents were noticed by the Egyptian director ‘Atef Salim in the film “Mafeesh Tafahom” (“No Understanding”) on which she did not utter a single word. Thereafter she assumed the lead on the film “Rabi’ah al-‘Addawiyah”. Nabila was married to her discoverer ‘Atef Salim for a few years. She worked in Lebanese cinema and on stage. On television she assumed the lead on works such as “Bardees”, “Sahibat al-Galala” and “al-‘Amma Nour” (“Aunt Noor”) in 2003. On radio Nabila worked on “al-Sabr fee al-Malahat”. The actress also produced some of…

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 11 titles

The Other poster
5.8

Adam is the son of a wealthy Egyptian-American family who is studying at UCLA and returns home for a brief vacation. Upon his arrival he meets beautiful reporter Hanane, with whom he begins an intense love affair, and eventually they marry. Trouble arises when Hanane' s journalistic interests lead her to the corrupt business affairs of Adam's parents, who are interested in building an American tourist compound that would allow Americans further control of Egypt's tourist industry, and make them a whole lot richer.

The Other

1999

Samiha Badran's Case poster
NR

A journalist known for her stance against corruption and her insistence to unmask its ugly faces whenever and wherever found becomes the target of the corrupt businessman Youssef who weaves a web of lies convincing her that he loves her, only to draw her away from her investigations.

Samiha Badran's Case

1990

Revealing the Hidden poster
7.0

Salwa's new life as the wife of a prominent college professor is jeopardized when the past comes calling in the form of the director of the General Intelligence Directorate who wants her to take up her old task of seducing important figures. When she refuses, he threatens to reveal her past.

Revealing the Hidden

1994

The Dancer & the Politician poster
5.9

A dancer asks a politician with whom she once had an affair to use his influence on her behalf.

The Dancer & the Politician

1990

Ladies' Threshold poster
6.5

(Suheir Fadel) an Obstetrics and Gynecology Doctor is unable to have kids from her Husband (Hazem Kharbash) after many years of marriage. Her husband Hazem goes for some medical tests to find that he is incapable of procreation and his wife is perfectly healthy, and he lies to her to maintain their marital life.

Ladies' Threshold

1995

Huda and His Excellency the Minister poster
NR

Hoda, a poor girl, gets the chance to marry a millionaire and travel with him. When she returns to Egypt, she establishes her own business where she resorts to illegal ways and fishy connections, which only causes her trouble.

Huda and His Excellency the Minister

1995

Rooster Among Hens poster
4.7

Al-Dakhakhani lives in Al-Jamaliya quarter, and he doesn't want his inheritance to go to his four daughters' husbands. Especially when his only son suffers from mental illness. He thinks of marrying his son to Eashrya, who he stole her property. She agrees provided that he returns her property.

Rooster Among Hens

1992

Darb Al Rahba poster
5.0

Kamal is arrested with his mistress in the act of adultery. They also arrest her friend Ebtisam, who comes across her home, despite her innocence.

Darb Al Rahba

1990

Samara Al-Amir poster
NR

In the palace of a Pasha, the maid Shalabya and the driver Ali fall in love, but the Pasha fires them when he finds out. Shalabya starts working at a nightclub and grows famous. When she falls for Omar and decides to quit dancing for him, Ali tries to sabotage their relationship.

Samara Al-Amir

1992

Toot Toot poster
8.0

A mentally challenged woman living through the help of neighboors,been taken advantage of and assaulted by a rich man then left for survival on her own away from people she knew.

Toot Toot

1993

Woman and Cleaver poster
5.5

Based on a true story, Souad Qassem, a widow, falls for Mahmoud Elwan who deludes her into believing that he is a well-heeled and powerful man. When they get married, she and her daughter have to swallow their pride under the scourages of his cruelty and abuse.

Woman and Cleaver

1997

1980s · 15 titles

Please Give Me This Medicine poster
NR

Magda is upset about her husband's relationship with Rifaat, who suffers from a bad psychological condition. She is forced to resort to a doctor who insists that she needs to visit a psychiatrist to treat her. Magda finally turns to Mustafa, who is trying to help her but is trying to get closer to him.

Please Give Me This Medicine

1984

The Virgin & the White Hair poster
7.0

When Dawlat, a divorced barren woman, meets Medhat, a love story quickly turns into a successful marriage. But when their adopted teen daughter Posaina start to fall for Medhat, their world is turned upside down.

The Virgin & the White Hair

1983

The Devil Preaches poster
5.0

A rivalry between the region's bosses shows the misuse of power and rank and its consequences even against a young couple who dared to rebel against planned but unwanted marriage to one of them, a story of injustice and abuse .

The Devil Preaches

1981

Al Sabr fi Al-Malahat poster
NR

Kawthar is a drug dealer who throws the accusations on her maid who gets sentenced to life imprisonment. Kawthar adopts the maid's daughter and helps the rest of the children. The daughter grows up and works as a police officer and meets a thief that she believes she can turn into a good citizen.

Al Sabr fi Al-Malahat

1986

Al Sharida poster
6.0

Leila is a successful lawyer, she marries a wealthy illiterate contractor, Fathi, as each of them has a different culture. She is called Sawsan, and she informs Laila of their relationship, so she requests a divorce and gets it.

Al Sharida

1980

Assassination of a Teacher poster
8.0

The story deals with the story of the widow (Huda), who suffers from problems with her husband's brother who wants to take over her inheritance and her children, and the problems between them come to court, while trying to help a young student carrying a colleague from her, Upside down .

Assassination of a Teacher

1988

Jail Cell poster
7.7

A doctor finds herself criminally involved in a baseless crime after a minor accident causes unbelievable mischief and trouble. She spends her days in police stations, security services and hospitals waiting for her lawyer to prove her innocence.

Jail Cell

1984

Al Mawardi Cafe poster
NR

Hassanein is released from prison and helps rent a furnished apartment to wealthy Radwan, while journalist Ahmed chronicles the neighborhood’s transformation.

Al Mawardi Cafe

1981

The Dancer & the Drummer poster
6.7

After having trouble with the dancer who worked with him for several months, the drummer Abdo discovers a young dancer Mabahig who lives with her sister and her brother-in-law. He trains her till she becomes a famous dancer.

The Dancer & the Drummer

1984

Mawad maa al-qadar poster
NR

The doctor (Medhat) returns from abroad after obtaining the doctorate, works at the hospital of Dr. (Adham), and progresses for the sermon (Nadia), the daughter of Dr. (Adham); causing (Ilham) the nurse; who loves him madly, to collapse.

Mawad maa al-qadar

1986

Intihar Saheb Al-shaqqa poster
NR

Farida lives with her husband and co-worker Hamdy in his family's apartment, while their boss Abdel Aziz falls for Farida. After Hamdy divorces her, Farida marries Abdel Aziz, only to discover that he's a playboy who has a weakness for maids and she decides to use this against him.

Intihar Saheb Al-shaqqa

1986

The Mud poster
NR

Officer Khaled is on the hunt for a gang that deals drugs. When the son of the gang leader is killed during a chase, Khaled doesn't realize that he is the son of the influential Esmat who vows revenge.

The Mud

1987

Permitted Days poster
NR

The businessman Magdy marries Samiha after her divorce from Medhat and asks her family to keep it secret for the sake of his family. After Magdy's daughter Mona finds out about his marriage, he decides to take Samiha to live in his apartment in London.

Permitted Days

1985

Borgwan Lane poster
NR

The divorced Zeenat gets involved with Medhat in a forbidden relationship and then he abandons her. Sayed refuses to marry her even though she is pregnant. Sayed exploits student Hassan's need for money and agrees with him to marry Zeenat a marriage of convenience.

Borgwan Lane

1989

The Hustlers poster
NR

Tahar returns from exile and informs his sons (Issam) and (Omar) of the secret of his burial for a bag full of gold and jewelry in the garden of the villa that he owned before his exile.

The Hustlers

1986

1970s · 21 titles

Adam and Women poster
NR

In the wake of an atomic disaster, the entire male population of the Earth has been rendered sterile, except for a young man named Adam who was deep below the planet's surface in an iron mine at the time of the accident. This hapless nonentity suddenly finds himself feted as humanity's savior, exhibited to international teams of scientists, and instructed to leave his wife and instead join his new harem of beauty contest winners; until, that is, the fateful day when other males start to regain their potency and Adam is no longer 'special'. This satirical sci-fi movie is of interest not merely for its candid approach to sex and sexuality, but also because it's an unauthorized adaptation of Pat Frank's 1946 novel “Mr. Adam”.

Adam and Women

1971

Forbidden Photos: the Second Story (the Past) poster
NR

Saneya, a girl residing in a local neighborhood, breaks up with her boyfriend Hasouna as she starts working in cinema. As she rises into stardom, she loses all connection to him, only for them to be reunited as she revisits the neighborhood for the filming of her movie.

Forbidden Photos: the Second Story (the Past)

1971

The Honeymoon Trip poster
NR

Rushdi wins a trip to Greece in a competition and he takes his bride to spend the honeymoon there. In the meantime, a gang tries to smuggle jewelry into the couple's bags, then pursuits begin to recover the bag.

The Honeymoon Trip

1970

Final Confession poster
6.2

Adham a faithful husband still mourning his deceased wife,visited one night by a woman in white revealing her secret love for him since college,and his wife true acts behind his back,but the big revelation was this woman is no longer from the living and its her ghost that paid him a visit.

Final Confession

1978

One last night of love poster
NR

After returning from abroad, director Fouad Wagdy tries to restore the old relationship between him and Madiha, who strongly refuses because she is now a wife and mother to the young woman Najwa. After her refusal, the director tries to entice her daughter Najwa and seduce her, but Najwa is accused in the case of the death of director Fouad Wagdy.

One last night of love

1972

The Investigation Is Still Ongoing poster
7.0

Dreaming of wealth and posh life made a teacher's wife start an affair with his friend to escape the average life,but Brought jealousy,conspiracy and plots that ended with crimes

The Investigation Is Still Ongoing

1979

The kidnappers poster
NR

Jalal Abu Al-Majd owns one of the turning workshops, and decides to travel to Germany to buy new machines, to modernize the workshop, and leaves the workshop in the care of his older brother (Sherif), who gets acquainted with (Hassanein) the imposter and his partner (Gina) who delude him to complete a deal of equipment for the workshop for 25 thousand (A pound) Sheriff considers a gain, and upon delivery, (Sherif) discovers that the equipment is nothing but red building bricks. (Sharif) decides to take revenge on (Hassanein) and (Gina) by killing them and recovering his money. (Jalal) returns from Germany and tries with (Sharif) to recover his money.

The kidnappers

1972

And it was love poster
5.0

A remake of Henry Barakat’s "Have Mercy" 1959.

And it was love

1974

The Other Woman poster
NR

When he gets his Ph.D. from America and returns to his homeland, Mahmoud opens up his own business and recruits Hoda who loves him one-sidedly. Mahmoud, on the other hand, desires to get rich to propose to the well-off So'aad.

The Other Woman

1978

The Three Liars poster
NR

The story of three liars: Zaghloul the lorry driver who is mistaken by a gang as their own driver, Marhabawy who takes a truth serum that reveals all his lies, and an opportunistic young man who tries to blackmail a wealthy woman.

The Three Liars

1970

The Swindlers poster
NR

Two swindlers fall in love with two expert frauds and decide to get married. However, things take an unexpected turn when they are forced to repent.

The Swindlers

1973

Teen Madness poster
NR

A businessman has his three teenage daughters who refuse to marry except the men of their dreams: Casanova, Hulagu, and James Bond. The father makes them see Dr. Mona,the psychiatrist to treat them. Her husband thinks of a trick to cure the girls so he can get rid of them

Teen Madness

1972

Caught in a Honey Trap poster
8.0

After falling in love with a young architect,mayssa shocked to know his involvement with an older woman and the relationship he carries with her,a past of struggling and support

Caught in a Honey Trap

1977

Mesk and Anbar poster
NR

Musk and his friend are two young men who love two of their cousins. Musk disguises himself as a woman to convince the uncle of the girl he loves and the girl's father that the aunt has returned from abroad. The uncle falls in love with the woman and covets her wealth. He agrees for the two girls to marry Musk and Amber. Amber's uncle comes to compete with the uncle, and the American aunt herself comes from the United States.

Mesk and Anbar

1973

Terrible Hours poster
NR

When Hamdy's father is arrested for dealing drugs, Hamdy loses everything including his fiancée Amany who gets engaged to his old classmate Ramzy. Amany pressures Ramzy to accept a bribe from a contractor to hide his construction violations.

Terrible Hours

1970

Life is a Moment poster
NR

In the wake of the June 1967 war, Naamat lives on the hot side of her life, with her husband Abdelkader, the editor of one of the newspapers in which she works as a liberator and abuser with many capabilities, including his articles calling for despair during the war with Israel; That national action is the key to one's personality. So she took care of volunteer work in a hospital, she got to know a group of fighters, including Mahmoud, the lightning officer who has trouble with his wife, and others who gave themselves to serve the homeland.

Life is a Moment

1978

Wonderful Trip poster
NR

A will from America was delivered to abbas and his wife in Egypt after the death of his relative,so they left to USA to claim the heirloom,but the task wasn't easy,a culture shock, differences and mad events was awaiting them.

Wonderful Trip

1974

Al-Karawan Loh Shafayef poster
NR

Hussein and Qasim participate in a dance group with Karawan. Debts accumulate on the group, which leads to the separation of the two partners. Each of them goes to the teacher Tafeeda. A dispute occurs between Hussein and the nanny. At the time, Qasim goes to borrow money and finds the nanny murdered. Hussein's wife sees a person coming out of the nanny's house who looks like her husband, so she believes that he is the killer. He is arrested and his lawyer friend tries to find out the truth, but he disappears, because at the same time that the nanny was murdered, he was cheating on him with his wife.

Al-Karawan Loh Shafayef

1976

The Love Thief poster
6.0

Ma'moun works in a bank and he has Kleptomania. He steals a precious necklace while he is at a party hosted by the businessman Naguib. He meets Sonia, who turns out to be an informant for the police.

The Love Thief

1977

حياة خطرة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

حياة خطرة

1971

Last Mostahtera poster
NR

The story revolves around (Souad), who lives in her deceased father's palace after divorcing her husband (Ahmed) for his many female relationships. In the palace, the maid (Salwa) tries to get rid of Souad, the daughter of the man who was the reason her husband was unjustly imprisoned after being accused of killing a young woman who was in a relationship with Souad's father. Souad asked a lawyer close to her to deceive Salwa, trap her, and make her believe that he loves her.

Last Mostahtera

1971

1960s · 11 titles

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

Three Thieves poster
5.8

Three stories written by Ihsan Abdul Quddus about three thieves, their circumstances differed, and their motives for theft differed.The first steals from a traitorous wife believing that this is his right, and the second steals a public bus in order to quickly reach his sick wife, the third steals his old aunt to be able to get married.

Three Thieves

1966

The Three Friends poster
6.1

Three friends are arrested after committing an accident with their car. After finishing their sentence, they become partners with the owner of a decoration workshop. But he deceives them and spends the money in gambling. They force him to sign a waiver of his workshop but he wants to get it back.

The Three Friends

1966

No Understanding poster
7.5

Mr. Shehata is a family man who lives in Port Said with his tyrannical wife and their children. In a desperate attempt to get relief, he spends most of the time at a coffee shop. The two parents pay no heed to their children's choices in life. What will become of them?

No Understanding

1961

Robbabikia poster
NR

a satirical comedy play about a struggling young writer who buys some papers containing a novel from a secondhand goods dealer and puts his own name on it

Robbabikia

1967

A wife from Paris poster
6.5

Dr. Nagy works in the Paris oasis, but his friend, engineer Wajih, is rebelling against the woman after he is shocked by the betrayal of his wife. David, the school headmaster, searches for the appropriate wife and is chosen on one of the girls of the oasis. Wajih gets married to a new social supervisor who can personally remove the bad impact she left His wife betrayed him.

A wife from Paris

1964

A Very Jealous Wife poster
NR

Fatima grows jealous because her husband Hassan is a lawyer whose work conditions compel him to deal with many women, including the dancer Souad, whose relationship with Hassan makes matters worse between him and his wife.

A Very Jealous Wife

1969

The Circus poster
5.5

One of the traveling circus troupes in the Egyptian villages suffers from many problems due to the small number of spectators and its failure to keep up with the times. The son of the troupe owner, who has finished his studies, comes and tries to develop the troupe, canceling some shows and adding others. He faces opposition from the old members, but he succeeds with the help of all of them.

The Circus

1968

The Mamluks poster
10.0

After suffering Egyptians from the oppression of the Mamluks and despotism clump the people and organize popular resistance to eliminate them and get rid of the ruling Circassians and the commander of his bodyguards Aybak, joins Alhabiban Ahmad and Qamar resistance despite suffering colors they receive, designed Ahmed to avenge the death of his mother on their hands, achieved guerrilla dream he is condemned the country's young people from Egyptians are free.

The Mamluks

1965

Heroes and Women poster
NR

Nabil and Wahid are two brothers who are wrestling champions. During a final match in Paris, a girl hides drugs in their bag. After they return to Beirut, the gang is looking for the drugs. They send two girls and a man after the two brothers, and Donia succeeds in making Wahid fall for her.

Heroes and Women

1968

The Three Swindlers poster
NR

The millionaire Sobhi lives in his luxurious palace, and he feels happy because his friend Ghoar is the one who serves him. Life seemed to give Sobhi a lot, and now Ghoar has turned into a servant. A gang seeks to seize Sobhi's money, and they manage to steal it. Sobhi works as a waiter in a restaurant. Ghoar inherits a sum of money and becomes rich.

The Three Swindlers

1968

Series credits

Women's deception poster
NR

Kidahum is married to a man of weak personality. He decides to marry another woman, who is Safiah, and from here the quarrels and conflict between the two co-wives over the husband begin.

Women's deception

2011

Ramez: Officially Crazy poster
6.5

Master prankster Ramez unleashes his trickery in Dubai this time as he catches his celebrity “victims” off-guard and lures them into the prank of their lifetimes.

Ramez: Officially Crazy

2020

Extra Sugar poster
NR

A comedy revolving around the three women: Esmat, Karima, and Gamila, who become victims of a scam because of a villa they decide to buy. Now they must learn to coexist under the same roof, or to wait until one of them manages to have the villa for herself.

Extra Sugar

2020

حكاية غريبة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

حكاية غريبة

1976

No artwork available
NR

After living for twenty years in America, the university professor Nour (Nabila Obaid) returns to Egypt to reunite with the rest of her family members, headed by her brother, wife and children, and Noor was surprised after staying in Egypt with a huge amount of social changes in Egyptian life, which pushes her all the time to try to fix what can be repaired

Aunt Nour

2003

How to lose a million pounds poster
NR

(Soheir) is a wealthy girl who refuses to marry because she believes that everyone covets her wealth, so she publishes an advertisement in the newspapers about her desire to marry a poor young man.

How to lose a million pounds

1978

No artwork available
NR

A semi-drama television program that portrays the life and artistic journey of Egyptian composer Mohamed Sultan. Each episode is named after one of his famous songs, using the song’s theme as a narrative frame for events and moments from his life.

Sultan Zamaneh

2018

Behind the camera