Faten Hamama
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Born:
May 27, 1931

Died:
Jan 17, 2015

Age: 83 Deceased

From:
El Mansoura, Egypt

Department:
Acting

Total Credits: 107

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Faten Hamama

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...

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