Faten Hamama
Known for Acting · 103 credits
- Born
- 1931-05-27
- Died
- 2015-01-17
- Place of birth
- El Mansoura, Egypt
- Also known as
- فاتن حمامة · Faten Ahmed Hamama · The Lady of the Arabic Screen · Faten Hamama · Faten Hamamah
Biography
Faten Hamama (May 27, 1931 - January 17, 2015) was an Egyptian actress and producer. Dubbed "The Lady of the Arabic Screen", she was born in El Mansoura, Egypt. Her legendary journey started as a secret statement between a six-year-old girl and her father after they watched a film in their neighborhood theater, at which leading actress and producer Asya Dagher was present. Faten told her father that she felt the audience was applauding her as the leading actress, and her father hugged her with a vision of helping his daughter become a movie star. She won a contest for the most beautiful child in Egypt, and her dad sent her picture to director Muhammad Karim (a pioneer of Egyptian cinema). Karim was looking for a child for his new film with Egyptian musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab. Faten auditioned for and got a role in this movie, Yom said (1940) ("A Happy Day"). She impressed the filmmakers so much during shooting that she was actually given more lines and scenes in the picture than were scripted initially for her. Karim put her under contract, and four years later he gave her a role in a film with Mohamed Abdel Wahab again, Russassa fil Kalb (1944) ("A Bullet in the Heart"). With her third movie with Karim, Dunia (1946), Faten showed filmmakers and audiences alike that she was an actress ready for bigger roles. Her father, along with her family, moved to Cairo to help her in her career. She also began studying her craft at the High Institute of Acting in 1946.
Faten left Egypt from 1966-1971 because she resisted the political pressure that was applied to her. She divided her time between Lebanon and London, England. During this period Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser asked some prominent critics and writers to try to persuade her to return to Egypt, saying that "Faten Hamama is a national treasure". Her return to Egypt in 1971 breathed life back into Egyptian cinema. She insisted that her films reflect the values of society through family relationships. Her first film upon return was Witch (a short film) with Salah Zulfikar. Her role in Emberatoriet Meem (1972) ("Empire M") as a widow with six children and the struggles she endured to raise them made the film a success both critically and financially, and she earned a special award from an organization in the Soviet Union when the film was shown at the Moscow International Film Festival. Her film Orid Hallan (1975) ("I Need a Solution") which was produced by Salah Zulfikar was not only a big hit but resulted in changes to Egyptian marriage and divorce laws.
Faten Hamama is the fourth Pyramid in Egyptian cinema, a legend in her platinum anniversary, the diamond that remained shining and kept glowing over the decades on the silver screen.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (100)
The Blazing Sun
1954
as Amal أمال
The Sin
1965
as Aziza
Struggle in the Harbor
1956
as Hamedah
The Virgin Wife
1958
as منى
Sleepless
1957
as Nadia Lutfy
The Nightingale's Prayer
1959
as أمنة
House No. 13
1952
as نادية
Land of Peace
1957
as Salma
The Sun Will Never Set
1961
as Layla
God Is on Our Side
1955
as نادية
Baba Amin
1950
as Huda
Love In The Darkness
1953
Appointment with Happiness
1954
as Ehsan / Amal
Orphans' money
1952
as Zahira - زهيرة
I Am the Past
1950
as Samia Farid
The Thin Thread
1971
as Mona
Like A Matchstick
2016
No Time for Love
1963
as Fawzy
Bein Al-Atlal
1959
as منى
El Zuhur El Fatina
1952
as Karima
Witch
1971
as سعاد
Money slaves
1953
as فتحية
The Open Door
1963
as Laila Sliman
Empire M
1972
as Mona
Bitter Day, Sweet Day
1988
as Aisha Muhammad Al-Mandali
No Consolation For Women
1979
بعد الوداع
1953
Appointment with Love
1956
as Nawal
The Lady of the House
1949
as إلهام حامد عبد العزيز
Cairo
1963
as Amina
Appointment with Life
1953
as Amal
People's secrets
1951
Farewell My Love
1951
Our Best Days
1955
as هدى
Isalu kalbi
1952
Traces in the Sand
1954
as Ragia
The white angel
1946
Sayedat el kasr
1958
as Sawsan
Till We Meet
1958
as Amal
Al-Malak Al-Zalem
1954
The Night Of Fatima's Arrest
1984
as Fatma فاطمة
Ways of the Heart
1956
as Karima
Son of the Nile
1951
as زبيده
Every house has a man
1949
as فاتن أنيس كامل
The Miracle
1962
as Leila
The River of Love
1960
as نوال
The Time of Miracles
1952
as نعمت ابراهيم
Towards glory
1948
Mouths and Rabbits
1977
as Nemat
Land of Dreams
1993
as Narges
Qolob El Nas
1954
as Neama
I Want a Solution
1975
as دريّة عزمي
The Song of Death
1973
Dunia
1946
as Nadia Fathy Bey
The Last Night
1963
as Fawzia/Nadia
Happy Day
1940
as أنيسة - طفلة
Malak alrahma
1946
as Thurya - ثريا
Sands of Gold
1971
as Zebyda
I'll Never Cry
1957
as Huda
Tarek Al Amal
1957
as سنية
The Barred Road
1958
as Fayza (teacher) - فايزة راشد
Something in My Life
1966
as عايدة
Ana bint Nass
1951
Aisha
1953
as Aisha
The Confession
1965
as Nawal
Cup of torment
1952
as نعمة
Pity My Tears
1954
as Amal Amin - آمال أمين
A Tale Behind Every Door
1979
as Sherin / Siham
Professor Fatima
1952
as Fatima (Lawyer)
A Bullet in the Heart
1944
as نجوى
The Two Orphans
1948
as نعمت
The Great Clown
1952
Immortal Song
1952
as Wafa Riyad Hamdi
The red mask
1947
Zalamoni El Nas
1950
as Nemat
Punishment
1948
as ابتسام بنت محسن
Always With You
1954
as Tafida
Abu Zeid el Hilali
1947
Bayoumi Afandi
1949
as zenat
Love and Tears
1955
as Fatma
Khulud
1948
as Laila (mother) / Amal (daughter)
Confused life
1948
Angels in Hell
1946
I Want This Man
1972
Lak Yom Ya Zalem
1951
as انصاف
Habibati
1974
as Samia Mahmoud
Chair of Confession
1949
Story of a Lifetime
1965
as Nadia
I Won't Confess
1961
as Amal (wife)
الحلقة المفقودة
1948
Big Love
1969
as Hanan
أشكى لمين
1951
Ethics for Sale
1950
House of Ants
1979
Shadow of Treason
1963
as Nadia
الهانم
1947
The beginning of the month
1945
The Little Millionaire
1948
Light from the sky
1947
She was an angel
1947
About Faten Hamama
Faten Hamama (May 27, 1931 - January 17, 2015) was an Egyptian actress and producer. Dubbed "The Lady of the Arabic Screen", she was born in El Mansoura, Egypt. Her legendary journey started as a secret statement between a six-year-old girl and her father after they watched a film in their neighborhood theater, at which leading actress and producer Asya Dagher was present. Faten told her father that she felt the audience was applauding her as the leading actress, and her father hugged her with a vision of helping his daughter become a movie st… With 103 credits spanning from 1940 to 2016, Faten Hamama has appeared in 100 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Faten Hamama Movies
- The Blazing Sun (1954) — as Amal أمال
- The Sin (1965) — as Aziza
- Struggle in the Harbor (1956) — as Hamedah
- The Virgin Wife (1958) — as منى
- Sleepless (1957) — as Nadia Lutfy
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