Nabila Obeid
Born (1945-01-21) 21 January 1945
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
OccupationActress
Years active1961–present
Spouse
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(m. 1963; div. 1967)​
Childrenno children

Nabila Obeid (Arabic: نبيلة عبيد; born 21 January 1945 in Cairo, Egypt), also spelled Nabila Ebeed, is an Egyptian actress.[1]

Early life

Born in the district of Shoubrah, Nabila was a huge fan of classical Egyptian movies and used to gather money as a kid to go to Shoubrah Cinema Palace.

Career

She was first introduced to Egyptian Cinema by the Egyptian film director Atef Salem in a movie called Mafish Faida. In 1965, she starred with Omar Sharif in The Mamelukes, a role which was described as her "first steps to fame".[2]

In 1967, she co-starred with Salah Zulfikar in the highly successful political play Rubabikia, one of her few roles on stage.[3] She has also starred in the television dramas El-Ammah Nour (Aunt Nour) and El-Bawaba El-Taniya (The Second Gate).[4]

Personal life

She married the film director, Atef Salem, who discovered her from 1963 to 1967. Obeid later had several secretive marriages including Osama El-Baz which lasted for nine years.[5]

Filmography (partial)

Films

  • Al-Mamalik (The Mamluks)
  • Zawja Min Paris (A Wife from Paris)
  • Thalath Losoos (Three Thieves)
  • Zekra Lailat Hubb (Memory of a Night of Love)
  • Al-Karawan Loh Shafayef (Truth has a Voice)
  • El Rakesa we El Tabal (The Dancer and the Drummer)
  • Al Rakesa wa al Syasi (The Dancer and the Politician)
  • Abnaa' wa Katala (Sons and Killers)
  • Eghteyal Modarresa (Assassination of a Teacher)
  • Kahwat El Mawardi (El-Mawardi Cafe)
  • Samara El-Amir
  • Tout Tout
  • El Circ (The Circus)
  • Rabea el Adawaya
  • Kashef el Mastour (Revealing the Hidden)
  • El Azraa' we el Shaar el Abyad (The Virgin and the Old Guy)
  • El Akhar (The Other)
  • Hoda and His excellency the Minister (original 1995, reprinted 2005)

Theater

Television

  • El-Ammah Nour (Aunt Nour)
  • El-Bawaba El-Taniya (The Second Gate)

References

  1. ↑ "Bushra and Sherif release new debut album". Al Bawaba. 5 September 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Boraie, Sherif (2008). The golden years of Egyptian film: Cinema Cairo, 1936-1967. American University in Cairo Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-977-416-173-5.
  3. ↑ محمد, صاوي، (1995). نبيلة عبيد في السينما المصرية: "خلاصات الحروف والصور" (in Arabic). دار الراتب الجامعية،.
  4. ↑ Sultan, Kamal (20–26 August 2009). "Sudsy summer". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "نبيلة عبيد وأسامة الباز..الفنانة والسياسي". teleghraph.net (in Arabic). 10 June 2019.


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