Madiha Kamel

Madiha Kamel ✨

Egyptian Actress (1948 – 1997)

📌 Personal Information:

📅 Date of Birth: August 3, 1948 – Alexandria, Egypt

🕊️ Date of Death: January 13, 1997 (aged 48) – Cairo, Egypt

🇪🇬 Nationality: Egyptian

💍 Marriages:

Mahmoud Al-Reis (father of her only daughter, Mirhan)

Sherif Hammouda

A lawyer (name undisclosed)

📚 Education:

🏛️ University: Faculty of Arts – Ain Shams University

🎭 Artistic Career:

🎬 Profession: Actress

🗣️ Language: Arabic

🎥 Years Active: 1964 – 1992

🎞️ Notable Works:

30 Days in Prison (1966)

Climbing to the Abyss (1978)

A Woman’s Revenge (1983)

💡 Career Overview:

Started her career with minor roles in cinema and theater in 1964.

Worked as a fashion model alongside acting.

Landed her first lead role opposite Farid Shawqi in 30 Days in Prison (1966).

After struggling in Egypt and Lebanon, she secured her breakthrough role in Climbing to the Abyss (1978), which propelled her to stardom.

❤️ Personal Life:

👶 Children: Mirhan

Married three times, with her last marriage being to a lawyer.

🧕 Hijab & Retirement:

🕌 Retired from acting and wore the hijab in April 1992.

Her last film, The Gate of the Devil, was completed using a body double due to her retirement.

She never appeared in the media after retiring, except for an interview on A Very Frank Dialogue (1995), which was banned from airing due to her criticism of the entertainment industry.

⚕️ Illness & Death:

💔 Suffered from heart disease throughout her life.

🩺 Had a stroke in 1975 while filming the series The Snake.

🏥 Was hospitalized at Mustafa Mahmoud Hospital a year before her death due to heart failure and fluid accumulation in her lungs.

🕊️ Passed away at home on January 13, 1997 (4th of Ramadan), after performing the Fajr prayer.

🎬 Notable Works:

📽️ Films:

30 Days in Prison (1966)

Climbing to the Abyss (1978)

A Woman’s Revenge (1983)

Eyes That Do Not Sleep (1981)

The Fortune Teller (1981)

A File in Morality (1986)

The Gate of the Devil (1993)

📺 TV Series:

The Confused Woman (1966)

The Third Man (1972)

Al-Bashayer (1987)

The Crypt (1990)

🎭 Theater Plays:

Hello Shalaby (1969)

The Honest Thief (1971)

A Game Called Money (1981)

Madiha Kamel was one of the most prominent stars in Egyptian cinema, leaving a lasting legacy despite her early retirement. 🌟