Sanaa Shafea

⭐ Sanaa Shafea

Renowned Egyptian Actor and Director

(January 25, 1943 – August 12, 2020)

🧔 Personal Information:

Full Name: Sanaa Shafea

Date of Birth: January 25, 1943 – Moshah Village, Assiut Governorate, Egypt

Date of Death: August 12, 2020 – Cairo, Egypt

Age at Death: 77 years old

Nationality:

Kingdom of Egypt (1943–1952)

Republic of Egypt (1953–1958)

United Arab Republic (1958–1971)

Arab Republic of Egypt (1971–2020)

Marriages: Married 9 times, including to actresses Nahid Gabr and Nada Bassiouny

Education:

Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (Egypt) 🎭

Diploma in Theatre Directing and Dramaturgy from East Germany 🇩🇪

🎭 Artistic Career:

Began his career with the Television Theatre Troupe in 1962.

Studied "Brecht Theatre" at the Berlin Ensemble in East Germany.

First directing experience:

"Those Who Danced on the Stairs" (1972).

🏛️ Academic Positions:

1972: Joined the National Theatre.

1974–1975: Director of Al-Taliaa Theatre (The Vanguard Theatre).

1977: Started teaching at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts.

1987–1990: Served as Dean of the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts.

🎬 Most Notable Works:

📺 TV Series:

Hotline (2020)

Layalina 80 (2020)

The Scale (2016)

The Caesar (2016)

The Godfather (2017)

Don't Turn Off the Sun (2017)

Hekayet Hayah (2013)

🎥 Movies:

So That the Smoke Won't Fly (1984)

Fawzia the Bourgeois (1985)

Registered Dangerous (1991)

Samara the Prince (1992)

🎭 Theatre:

Don Quixote (1975) – (Director)

The Double Story of Dr. Balmy – (Actor)

How Wonderful It Is Like This – (Director)

📻 Radio Dramas:

Official Papers (2016)

Love Never Dies (2015)

The Story of My Love (2010)

⚰️ Death:

Suffered a severe health crisis in July 2020.

Passed away on August 12, 2020, at the age of 77.