Acting · Cairo, Egypt · Born December 21, 1951
Fatma El-Zahraa Hussein Fathi was born on 21 December 1951. is an Egyptian actress. She started her acting career in 1967 and has played a role in over 80 films. She established a production company and produced films, including Supermarket (1990). The award-winning actress also wrote the screenplay for Tomorrow I Will Exact My Revenge(1980). Fathi started her acting career in Egyptian cinema at the age of 15 when she was approached by producer Adly El-Mowalid, while she was at the beach in Alexandria with her friends. She dropped out of school in 1967 to get involved in acting. Her career began in earnest and she starred in the 1968 Egyptian film Afrah, produced in Beirut, Lebanon. The director of the film, Ali Badrakhan had reservations about Fathi, but fellow producer Ramses Naguib saw her as a potential romance icon. Throughout the 1970s, she acted in roughly 15 films a year, predominantly romantic dramas. In the Egyptian film industry, she was only second to actress Faten Hamama in the number of romance films acted in, though not as popular since she was mostly given secondary roles to male characters. During the 1980s, Fathi largely departed from this role and began acting in more complicated roles in movies dealing with a social and political dimensions. She received an award for best actress for her starring role in El Garage (1995), where she played a deserted and impoverished single mother who lives inside a garage with her five children, all of whom she gradually gives up to other families as her health deteriorates. The film was based on a true story and Fathi described it as the "most difficult and painful" role she has had to play. According to writer Nagla El-Baz, the movie was a success in raising awareness about the issue of overpopulation.
TVاللحظات الأخيرة
2000
MovieBattal min Al-Janub
2000
MovieConcerto in Darb Saada
1998
as Sonia
MovieThe Garage
1995
MovieDisco Disco
1994
MovieIhzaru Hazehi Al-Maraa
1991
MovieEshtibah
1991
MovieSupermarket
1990
as Amira Abdul Majeed
MovieBelow Zero
1990
Movieاللص
1990
as عزيزة
MovieDreams of Hind and Camilia
1988
as Camellia
MovieThe Iron Lady
1987
as Magda Abdel Sattar
TVالدنيا على جناح يمامة
1987
as إيمان
MovieLack of Evidence
1987
as Fawziya
MovieGraveyards for Rent
1986
MovieEimra mutlaqa
1986
as سلوى
MovieThe Law, Excuse Us
1985
as هدى عبد الهادي عمار
MovieSaad the Orphan
1985
MovieThe Unknown
1984
as Madiha
TVألف ليلة وليلة
1984
as شهرزاد
MovieGhdaan saantaqim
1983
MovieAietida'
1982
as أمال
MovieFarewell to Torment
1981
as Layla
MovieMe In His Eyes
1981
MovieAl Sharida
1980
as ليلى
MovieAl-Aqwiyaa
1980
as Nadia
MovieHob La Yara Al-Shams
1980
MovieWa Tamdi Al-Ahzan
1979
MovieAlexandria… Why?
1979
as Sarah Sorel
MovieAqwa Min Al-Ayam
1979
MovieJourney to oblivion
1978
MovieHob Fauq Al-Burkan
1978
MovieThe Judge and the Executioner
1978
as ناهد كمال فهمي
MovieRemember Me
1978
as Mona
MovieMadness of Love
1977
MovieSonya and the Madman
1977
as Sonyah
MovieFirst Year of Love
1976
MovieLa waqt lil-demoue
1976
MovieNo My Ex-Lover
1976
MovieQamar Al-Zaman
1976
MovieThe White Dress
1975
as Huda / Dalal
MovieLove... Sweeter Than Love
1975
as ليلى - المربية
MovieSabreen
1975
as صابرين
MovieBedour
1974
as Bedour
MovieAl-Wafaa Al-Azeem
1974
MovieThe Most Beautiful Days of My Life
1974
as Hoda Jamal Kazem
MovieEl Banat Lazem Ttgawz
1973
as صافي
Girls Must Get Married
1973
MovieSoul lover
1973
as Aida
TVPlease don't misunderstand me
1973
as ليلى
MovieMy Blood, My Tears and My Smile
1973
as Nahed
MovieAbou Rabiea
1973
as ياسمين إسماعيل فخر الدين
MovieYouth on Fire
1972
as Nadia
MovieA Nose And Three Eyes
1972
as Nagwa
MovieThe Devil is a Woman
1972
as Yasmine
MovieFrom home to school
1972
as سهير
MovieLove & Pride
1972
as زيزي
MovieBody and Passion
1972
as هدى
MovieEashiqat nafsiha
1972
as Dalal
MovieBoy, Girl And the Devil
1971
as Fayza
MovieThen the sun rises
1971
as فايزة
MovieSweet Trip
1971
as Zahra
Movie5 شارع الحبايب
1971
as Maha Adel's fiancée
MovieDate with the Beloved
1971
as Nahed Shawkat
Movieحسناء المطار
1971
as Amal
MovieShadows on the Other Side
1971
MovieMy Sister
1971
as Sawsan
MovieEnd of the devils
1970
as زهرة
MovieHayati
1970
as Mona Hassan
Movieأوهام الحب
1970
as Nadia
MovieThe Three Madmen
1970
as Samira
MovieThe Mirror
1970
as Karima
MovieMy Husband’s Woman
1970
as Wafaa
MovieThe Lottery Ticket Thief
1970
MovieThe Two Friends
1970
MovieGirls' Secrets
1969
as Suniya
MovieMarriage for Half an Hour
1969
as Self - Guest of Honor
MovieA Schoolgirl's Romance
1969
as Duha
MovieEbn Al-Shaitan
1969
as Saadia
MovieSeraa All Mohtafeeen
1969
as ليلى الغرباوي
MovieJoys
1968
as بثينة بستانى
MovieEnd of the Road
1968
as Jamila
MovieRawaat El Hob
1968
as هيام
MovieThe Three Friends
1966
as Zahra
