Olwiya Gamil
Born December 15, 1910 (Age: 115)
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Lebanon
Biography
An actress who worked in theater and cinema, her real name is Elisabeth Khalil Majdalani. She came to Egypt from Lebanon. She worked in theater where she joined Ramses Naguib's troupe with Youssef Wahbi and remained in the troupe for many years, then joined the National Troupe. She worked in the plays Tosca, Divorce, The Count of Monte Cristo, Homeland, Rasputin, The Honorable Representative, and Polluted Blood. She was famous for her role as a strong-willed woman and a cruel mother-in-law in the films she worked in. She was married to the great artist Mahmoud Al-Meligy from 1939 until his death in 1983. Before that, she had married when she was thirteen years old and gave birth to her only daughter, Isis. She retired from acting in 1967 and passed away in 1994.
An actress who worked in theater and cinema, her real name is Elisabeth Khalil Majdalani. She came to Egypt from Lebanon. She worked in theater where she joined Ramses Naguib's troupe with Youssef Wahbi and remained in the troupe for many years, then joined the National Troupe. She worked in the plays Tosca, Divorce, The Count of Monte Cristo, Homeland, Rasputin, The Honorable Representative, and Polluted Blood. She was famous for her role as a strong-willed woman and a cruel mother-in-law in the films she worked in. She was married to the great artist Mahmoud Al-Meligy from 1939 until his death in 1983. Before that, she had married when she was thirteen years old and gave birth to her only daughter, Isis. She retired from acting in 1967 and passed away in 1994.
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Filmography
Prisoner of the Night
1963
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Age: 52
No Understanding
1961
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as Ismet Hanem عصمت هانم
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Age: 50
The Student
1961
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as أم حسن
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Age: 50
Abu Ahmad
1960
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Age: 49
Maa Al Ayam
1958
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Age: 47
Chabab El Yom
1958
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as Umm Fathia
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Age: 47
Miracle from heaven
1956
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as ام سلوى
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Age: 45
الغائبة
1955
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Age: 44
The Unknown Beloved
1955
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as Laila's mother
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Age: 44
Nahnu Bashar
1955
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Age: 44
God Is on Our Side
1955
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Age: 44
Casino el latafa
1945
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Age: 34
No Image
The First Love
1945
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Age: 34
El Mazaher
1945
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Age: 34
Children of the poor
1942
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as عزيزة هانم - والدة زكى
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Age: 31
The Victory of Youth
1941
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as ام محي
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Age: 30
Zeinab
1930
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Age: 19