Widad Hamdi[a] (Arabic: وداد Øمدى‎) was an Egyptian actress.
She starred in over 600 films during her lifetime.Hamdi was born on
March 7, 1924 in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt. She studied at the Institute
of Representation and graduated after two years. Hamdi started her
career as a singer. Her first film was Henry Barakat's This Was My
Father's Crime (1945). She worked with the Egyptian National Troupe on
several plays. Hamdi retired in the sixties but was called out of
retirement to work on the play Tamr Henna.Hamdi was married 3 times,
to composer Muhammad al-Mougy and actors Salaah Kabeel and Muhammad
al-Toukhy.Hamdi was killed in 1994. She was stabbed 35 times in the
neck, chest, and abdomen. Her killer was convicted and later,
executed. She died with very little money to her name.
She starred in over 600 films during her lifetime.Hamdi was born on
March 7, 1924 in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt. She studied at the Institute
of Representation and graduated after two years. Hamdi started her
career as a singer. Her first film was Henry Barakat's This Was My
Father's Crime (1945). She worked with the Egyptian National Troupe on
several plays. Hamdi retired in the sixties but was called out of
retirement to work on the play Tamr Henna.Hamdi was married 3 times,
to composer Muhammad al-Mougy and actors Salaah Kabeel and Muhammad
al-Toukhy.Hamdi was killed in 1994. She was stabbed 35 times in the
neck, chest, and abdomen. Her killer was convicted and later,
executed. She died with very little money to her name.
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