5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Remembering veteran Egyptian actress Dalal Abdel-Aziz - Screens - Arts & Culture
Egyptian actress Dalal Abdel-Aziz died four years ago today at the age of 61.
She passed away due to complications of COVID-19 on 7 August 2021, just three months after the passing of her husband of 37 years, renowned comedian Samir Ghanem 1937-2021). The couple are survived by two daughters, actresses Donia and Amy.
Abdel-Aziz was born on 17 January 1960 in Zagazig city in Sharqiya governorate. She graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, before moving to Cairo, where she launched her career with director Nour El-Demerdash.
She started with a small role in a TV series in 1977 before gaining critical acclaim in the 1980s for her outstanding performances in TV and film.
She starred in tens of TV series, films and plays in a career that spanned more than four decades.
In 1998, Abdel-Aziz was awarded Best Actress at the Television Awards Festival.
Abdel-Aziz divided her time between theatre, television, and film.
She starred in several plays, including Fares wa Bani Khaiban (Fares and the Losers, 1987), Akhouya Hayess wa Ana Layess (My Brother Is Happy and I'm Lost, 1992), and Hobb fil-Takhshibah. The latter Hobb Fil Takhshibah (Love in Prison, 1994) starring Hisham Abdel-Hamid, George Sidhom and Diaa Al-Merghany, directed by Samir Seif and written by Youssef Maati.
Her cinematic career started to pick up in the 1980s, when she starred in Adel Sadek's Nehayet Ragol Tazawag (The End of a Man Who Was Married, 1983) starring Samir Ghanem, Poussy, Hala Fakher and Ali Al-Sherif.
She went on to star in Yarab Walad (A Boy Child, Amen, 1984), Basamat Fawk Al-Maa (Prints on Top of Water), Al-Ragol Yoheb Martein (The Man Loves Twice, 1987), Al-Aghbiaa Al-Thalatha (The Three Idiots, 1990), among other titles.
In the 2000s, she appeared in Asrar Al-Banat (Girls' Secrets, 2001), Asef Ala Al-Ezaag (Sorry for the Inconvenience, 2008), in Amr Salama's Sonei fi Masr (Made in Egypt, 2014), and Moataz Al-Toni's Samir wi Shahir wi Baheir (Samir and Shahir and Baheir, 2010).
On television, Abdel-Aziz participated in numerous grand productions like Layali Al-Hilmyia (Hilmyia Nights, 1987:1989) in its two seasons alongside number of great actors.
In the late years, she also appeared in TV series Lahfa (2015) alongside her daughters Donia and Amy Samir Ghanem, and was a guest of honor in TV series Nelly wi Sherihan (Nelly and Sherihan) again with her two daughters. In 2017, together with her husband Samir and her daughter Donia, she participated in the TV series La La Land.
Follow us on:
Facebook
Instagram
Whatsapp
Short link:
