About

Known credits:
40
Birthday:
1910-12-15
Place of birth:
Lebanon
Website:
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Olwiya Gamil

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1964 A wife from Paris Actor والدة سامية 58
Average
1964 The Black Cat Actor Amina 69
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1963 Prisoner of the Night Actor N/A
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1962 The Cursed Palace Actor Najiya 59
Average
1961 No Understanding Actor Ismet Hanem عصمت هانم 58
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1961 The Student Actor أم حسن N/A
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1960 In Your Hands Actor 59
Average
1960 Abu Ahmad Actor N/A
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1958 Maa Al Ayam Actor N/A
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1958 Chabab El Yom Actor Umm Fathia N/A
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1957 Leila Raheeba Actor أمينة 58
Average
1957 Tarek Al Amal Actor ام حسين 58
Average
1957 نهاية حب Actor N/A
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1957 Sageen Abu Za'abal Actor Hasan's mom N/A
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1957 The Suspect Actor fekry's mother N/A
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1956 Miracle from heaven Actor ام سلوى 58
Average
1955 الغائبة Actor N/A
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1955 El Habeb El Maghool Actor Laila's mother 58
Average
1955 Nahnu Bashar Actor 58
Average
1955 God Is on Our Side Actor N/A
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1954 دلوني يا ناس Actor الأم - رقية مصطفى حشمت N/A
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1954 El naas makamat Actor Hamid's wife N/A
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1953 Women Without Men Actor N/A
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1952 Qadam Al Kheir Actor 58
Average
1952 killer mother Actor نعمت N/A
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1951 Al-Sharaff Ghali Actor N/A
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1947 The Mind is on a Vacation Actor N/A
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1947 Treachery and torment Actor N/A
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1947 Zohrah Actor N/A
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1946 The white angel Actor N/A
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1946 Layla, Daughter of the Rich Actor Munira Hanem N/A
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1945 Casino el latafa Actor N/A
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1945 El Mazaher Actor N/A
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1944 Ibn Al-Haddad Actor جلبهار هانم N/A
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1944 Berlanty Actor Munira Hanem Shafi'i - منيرة هانم شافعي N/A
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1942 Children of the poor Actor عزيزة هانم - والدة زكى N/A
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1941 The Victory of Youth Actor ام محي N/A
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1940 Happy Day Actor 58
Average
1930 Zeinab Actor N/A
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Nahed Actor Dawlat Hanem - Nahed's mother N/A
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