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Shadya
Born	Fatima Ahmad Kamal (1934-02-08) February 8, 1934 (age 79) Cairo, Egypt
Spouse(s)	Emad Hamdy (1953 – 1956) Aziz Fathi (1958 – 1958) Salah Zulfikar (1967 – 1969)

Fatima Ahmad Kamal (Arabic: فاطمة أحمد كمال‎), better known by her stage name Shadia (Arabic:شادية), is an Egyptian actress and singer. Now retired, she is famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s. Her first appearance was in the film el-Aql Fi Agaza (The Mind on Vacation), and she retired after her last film La Tas'alni Man Ana (Don't Ask Me Who I Am).

Personal life [edit]

Shadia is considered one of the most popular and most talented singers and actresses in the Arabic movie and entertainment industry. Her songs and movies are still sought after, and her songs are popular amongst all generations.

Shadia was born in Cairo on Feb. 8 .. And carrying the baby, her parents did not know that someday she will be the spring of singing and Egyptian and Arab acting. Her father was a composer, he used to teach her how to sing. Shadia's passion for art grew and she started to take it as a her profession, only to find herself succeeding as fast as a shooting star. Big producers, directors and actors were so keen to work with her. They were all overwhelmed by her genuine talents and her attractive presence. And she became the first box office star in just a few years. Although the industry is huge, Shadia was the closest to her viewers and closest to the heart of the masses. She was a genius at being humorous, spontaneous, and distancing herself from tradition, norm and mediocrity.

Later, looking back at her movies so far she realized that she only achieved only fame, but has not yet proved to have a genuine talent, and producers zoned her in the nice cute girl role, So she started producing her own movies. She went on looking for movies that have good causes and a message to deliver, and at the same time, show her huge acting abilities and talents. She did not care about spending her life savings if it gives her the chance to make better movies. Her parts in movies started to get deeper and have deeper meanings and her character would develop in the movie. This made her no longer star in movies and do similar roles, she always acted roles that were different from each other. She truly showed how wide her spectrum of acting talents is. Her movies had became more deep and mature. She said good bye to her light artistic phase of her career. Later, she made a movie was a very big hit. This movie shook the Arab world and even the Soviet Union. That movie was "The unknown/anonymous Woman" ( المرأة المجهولة ). This movie really showed how well established and mature Shadia has become. She stopped singing in her movies just to prove that she is a star who could overcome the most successful stars of her generation.

After that, any movie that Shadia would star in was destined to be a huge success. You could easily say that she was one of Egypt's biggest stars ever, and that she is her "Fans' Idol" (معبودة الجماهير).

Shadia also did one Comedy stage Play. She came back from Retirement in a dazzeling, charming, and very funny performance in the instant classic (Raya and Sakina) Teaming up with a genius Egyptian comedian Souhier El Babeli, Abdel Moneim Madbouly, and Ahmad Bedair).

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Filmography [edit]

External links [edit]

• Official website
• IMDB entry

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