Person · Actress · Active 1939–1963
Faten Hamama
1931–2015, El-Senbellawein
Egyptian actress, born in El-Senbellawein. Appeared in 11 films on this site, including Sira` Fi al-Wadi (1954), Ibn el Nil (1951) and Ard al-Salam (1957). Of the actors and directors on this site, Faten Hamama shares the most films with Omar Sharif (7 films), Youssef Chahine (4) and Abdelhalim Hafez (2) (4 in all).
She made her screen debut in 1939, when she was only seven years old.
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Her earliest roles were minor, but her activity and gradual success helped to establish her as a distinguished Egyptian actress.
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Partners by shared films
Who Faten Hamama made films with
Other regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- Sira` Fi al-Wadi 1954actress
- Ibn el Nil 1951actress
- Ard al-Salam 1957actress
- Sleepless 1957actress
- Sira` Fi al-Mina 1956actress
- Sayyidat al-Qasr 1958actress
1950s
- Father Amin (1950)actress
- Ibn el Nil (1951)actress
- Sira` Fi al-Wadi (1954)actress
- Our Sweet Days (1955)actress
- Appointment with Love (1956)actress
- Sira` Fi al-Mina (1956)actress
- Ard al-Salam (1957)actress
- Sleepless (1957)actress
- Sayyidat al-Qasr (1958)actress
1960s
- The River of Love (1960)actress
- Cairo (1963)actress