Faten Hamama (Arabic: ٠اتن Øمامه‎ pronounced [ˈfÃ¦Ë ten
ħæˈmÃ¦Ë mæ] (listen); 27 May 1931 â€" 17 January 2015) was an
Egyptian film and television actress and film producer.She made her
screen debut in 1939, when she was seven years old. Her earliest roles
were minor, but her activity and gradual success helped to establish
her as a distinguished Egyptian actress. Later revered as an icon in
Egyptian and Middle Eastern cinema, Hamama substantially helped in
improving the cinema industry in Egypt and emphasizing the importance
of women in cinema and Egyptian society.After a seven-year hiatus from
acting, Hamama returned in 2000 in what was a much anticipated
television series, Wageh El Amar (وجه القمر, Face of the
Moon). In 2000, she was selected as Star of the Century by the
Egyptian Writers and Critics organization. In 1996, nine of the films
she starred in were included in the top 100 films in the history of
Egyptian cinema by the cinema critics in Cairo.
ħæˈmÃ¦Ë mæ] (listen); 27 May 1931 â€" 17 January 2015) was an
Egyptian film and television actress and film producer.She made her
screen debut in 1939, when she was seven years old. Her earliest roles
were minor, but her activity and gradual success helped to establish
her as a distinguished Egyptian actress. Later revered as an icon in
Egyptian and Middle Eastern cinema, Hamama substantially helped in
improving the cinema industry in Egypt and emphasizing the importance
of women in cinema and Egyptian society.After a seven-year hiatus from
acting, Hamama returned in 2000 in what was a much anticipated
television series, Wageh El Amar (وجه القمر, Face of the
Moon). In 2000, she was selected as Star of the Century by the
Egyptian Writers and Critics organization. In 1996, nine of the films
she starred in were included in the top 100 films in the history of
Egyptian cinema by the cinema critics in Cairo.
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