Faten Hamamah

Faten Hamamah

actress, producer, writer

Faten Hamamah was born on May 27, 1931 in Egypt. Faten Hamamah's big-screen debut came with El yatimatain directed by Hasan El-Emam in 1948. Faten Hamamah is known for Conscience of Teacher Hikmat directed by Inaam Mohamed Ali, Faten Hamamah stars as Hekmat Hashim and Samira Abdelaziz as 15 episodes, 1991. The most recent award Faten Hamamah achieved is Dubai International Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Faten Hamamah plays is Conscience of Teacher Hikmat - Season 1 which will be released on Mar 16, 1991.

Faten Hamama (known as "The Lady of the Arabic Screen") has become an icon and the most important actress of Egyptian and Arabic cinema. She is also the most honored actress in the Middle East. Every decade of her life represents a new era of acting and witnessed the reshaping and progression of Egyptian cinema. The progress in her different characters when she started as a child in 1938 until today parallels the progress that modern Egyptian women have made during the 20th century and their interaction with the public, culture or political life. During the celebration of 100 years of Egyptian cinema on 1996, she was chosen as the country's most important actress, and 18 of her films were selected as among the best 150 made to that time. It was no surprise that in 2000 the Egyptian Organization of Critics and Writers named her the Star of the Century.

  • Birthday

    May 27, 1931
  • Place of Birth

    Al Mansurah, Egypt

Known For

Awards

11 wins & 0 nominations

Dubai International Film Festival
2009
Winner - Lifetime Achievement Award
Alexandria International Film Festival
2001
To the "Star of the Century". A statuette of her face will be used for the festival's best actress ... More
Winner - Lifetime Achievement Award
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