Shadia
Known for: Acting
Fatma Ahmed Kamal Shaker, better known by her stage name Shadia. was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the third wife of Salah Zulfikar. Shadia was one of the iconic actresses and singers in Egypt and the Middle East region and a symbol of the golden age of Egyptian cinema and is known for her many patriotic songs. Her movies and songs are popular in Egypt and the Arab World. Critics consider her the most successful comprehensive Egyptian and Arabic artist of all time. Her first appearance in a film was in "Azhar wa Ashwak" (Flowers and Thorns), and her last film was "La Tas'alni Man Ana" (Don't Ask Me Who I Am).[1] She is also known for her patriotic song "Ya Habibti Ya Masr" (Oh Egypt, My Love) and her breakthrough leading role in the Egyptian movie "Al Maraa Al Maghoula" (The Unknown Woman).[2] Six of her movies are listed in the top 100 Egyptian movies of the 20th century. In April 2015, she became the first actress to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Egyptian Academy of Arts. She was given the nickname "Idol of the Masses" following her successful movie "Maaboudat El Gamaheer" (Idol of the Masses).[citation needed] Other notable nicknames include "The Guitar of the Arabic Singing" and "The Golden Guitar".
Filmography
Film
Appointment with Life
Fatima
1953
Film
El Sab'a Afandi
1951
Film
Raya and Sakina
Raya
1982
Film
My One And Only Love
ياسمين
1957
Film
The 7th Wife
سعاد
1950
Film
The Storm over Arabia
Laila
1961
Film
The Unknown Woman
فاطمة (شمس)
1959
Film
Agony of Love
1960
Film
My Wife the General Manager
عصمت فهمي
1966
Film
Qadam Al Kheir
Mabrouka
1952
Film
Bit of Fear
فؤادة
1969
Film
Farewell, Love
Lieutenant Houria
1956
Film
Lailet El Henna
Horiya
1951
Film
Valley of Memories
Soad
1978
Film
City Lights
سعاد شلبي
1972
Film
Wife Number 13
عايدة صابر عبدالصبور
1962
Film
Esh El-Gharam
Layla
1959
Film
Cairo at Night
1963
Film
The Bread Seller
Neamat
1953
Film
Zalamoni El Nas
Zeinab
1950
Film
Love Has No Cure
Samra
1952
Film
Together Forever
1960
Film
My Wife's Ghost
Aida
1968
Film
Alley of The Pestle
Hameeda
1963
Film
Soul and body
1948
Film
A Tale from the Arabian Nights
Hayat bint Hassan
1964
Film
Marriage for Half an Hour
Fatma (The Nurse)
1969
Film
Idol of the Masses
Sohair
1967
Film
The Thief and the Dogs
نور
1962
Film
Womens' Tailor
هدى
1969
Film
My Wife's Dignity
Nadia
1967
Film
The Miracle
Nafeesa
1962
Film
A Woman's Youth
سلوى
1956
Film
Two-faced
كريمة
1973
Film
Wakeful Eyes
Fatima
1956
Film
Eid Night
ياسميتة
1949
Film
Esh Hado Ya Nas
Fatima
1953
Film
ربيع الحب
امال
1956
Film
Doubt, My Love
رباب
1979
Film
The Student
نعمت عبد العال
1961
Film
أمواج بلا شاطئ
Monira / Mimi منيرة (ميمي)
1976
Film
Don't Ask Me Who I Am
Aisha
1984
Film
sharaf albint
Samia Qadri
1954
Film
My Mother in Law is an Atomic Bomb
Halawa
1951
Film
A Woman in a Spiral
1962
Film
Ghaltet Habibi
1958
Film
Banat Hawaa
Hikmat
1954
Film
The Shore of Memories
Fatima - فاطمه
1955
Film
'Iilhiquni bialmadhun
الخياطة نبقة عبد الفتاح
1954
Film
Miramar
Zuhra
1969
Film
Good News
Sanaa
1952
Film
Dalila
Delilah / Inayat Hanem
1956
Film
Farewell at dawn
1956
Film
Lawahez
1957
Film
Down with Colonialism!
1952
Film
Your luck this week
آمال
1953
Film
Ana Wi Habibi
Shadia
1953
Film
The Fugitive
1974
Film
El-Zolm Haraam
Huda
1954
Film
A woman in love
Laila
1974
Film
The Fugitive
Zeinab - زينب
1958
Film
Have Mercy
Nawal
1959
Film
Ayyam Chababi
Ebtsam
1950
Film
The Mind is on a Vacation
1947
Film
لا تذكريني
ناهد
1961
Film
Saa La Qalbak
1950
Film
Raghabat Mamnou'aa
1972
Film
Women Can’t Lie
Laila
1954
Film
Utmost Joy
شادية
1963
Film
Al Sabr Gameel
Doria
1951
Film
Heaven's Justice
سلوى محمود
1948
Film
Qoloob El Azara
1958
Film
Dearer Than My Life
Mona
1965
Film
Kalimat el hak
1953
القافلة تسير
1951
Film
Qalil Al-Bakht
Belbala / Huda
1952
Film
Owner of Few Piasters
نبيلة
1949
Film
Fil Hawa Sawa
Lawahez
1951
Film
We Don't Sow the Thorns
Mrs. Jaber/Nargis
1970
Film
Maalesh Ya Zahar
نجفة
1950
Film
Dove of peace
1947
Film
El-Batal
شربات
1950
Film
Qattr El-Nada
Qattr El-Nada
1951
Film
Zalamt Rohy
Horia Adham Abdel Majeed
1952
Film
The Road
Karima كريمة
1964
Film
killer mother
ليلى
1952
Film
Samaeat Al-Telefone
1951
Film
Nadia
1949
Film
I Am Love
Huriya
1954
Film
Awaeaa tafakar
Basima
1954
Film
لمسة حنان
1971
Film
Laila Min Omri
سلمى
1954
Film
Beit el nattash
Melbasa
1952
Film
My Children
1951
Film
Amal
Amal Hussein Abdul Rahman
1952
Film
Bnt alshshati
Zeinab
1952
Film
Hob Min Narr
نجف مجاهد
1958
Film
The Adventures of Ismail Yassine
Mesteka
1954
Film
Kalam El Nas
1949
Film
Hayati Inta
Ilham
1952
Film
Akwa Min El Hub
1954
Film
Melody of Devotion
Seham
1955
Film
أشكى لمين
1951
Film
Girl next door
1954
Film
The honorable thief
Fathya
1953
Film
Ghadab El Waledain
1952
Film
mashghul bghyriun
Fathia
1951
Film
بين قلبين
عواطف
1953
Film
Al Donya Helwa
1951
Film
Lisanuk Hisanak
Hamida
1953
Film
Ghaltet Ab
Suaad
1952
ماليش حد
1953
Film
Assifa alal rabi
1951