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Naima Akef
Tanta, Egypt
An Egyptian actress and dancer, born in Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, in 1929. She spent a large part of her life in the circus owned by her family, and became the first heroine of…
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An Egyptian actress and dancer, born in Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, in 1929. She spent a large part of her life in the circus owned by her family, and became the first heroine of the circus team when she was four years old. She continued working in the circus until she was fourteen, when her father lost all his money, which forced him to mortgage the circus. She moved with her family to Cairo, and from there she began working in Badia Masabni's troupe, but she did not continue working with it for long. She then worked in the Kit Kat nightclub, and from there she began to meet a number of Egyptian directors. From here she began working in the field of cinema in the late forties, where she first appeared as a dancer in the movie (Sett El Beit), but she presented her first acting roles through the movie (Al-Aish Wal-Milh) in 1949. After that, she participated in the lead role in many films until the mid-sixties, including: (Circus Girl, Tamr Hanna, Four Girls and an Officer, and The Newspaper Seller). Naima Akef retired from acting in 1964 to care for her only son. Two years later, she died of cancer complications at the age of 36.
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1964
All for Hanafy
Movie
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1964
Alhaqibat alsawda
Movie راقصة
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1964
Prince of Cunningness
Movie زمردة
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1963
The Newspaper Seller
Movie لوزه
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1960
Kholkhal habibi
Movie بهية
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1958
I Love you Hassan
Movie سكرة
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1957
Tamarind
Movie تمر حنة
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1955
Bahr El Gharam
Movie تونة\فُتنة
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1955
Girls' School
Movie
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1954
Aziza
Movie عزيزة
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1954
نور عيوني
Movie نور العيون
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1954
Four Girls and an Officer
Movie نعيمة (هدى)
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1953
Millione Guinee
Movie بلابل أبو الفضل - فلافل
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1952
جنة و نار
Movie نونوس
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1952
The Sweetness of Love
Movie بُمبة
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1952
Al-Nemr
Movie فاتن
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1951
Circus Girl
Movie بسبس
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1951
فرجت
Movie ست الكل أبو الخير
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1950
Daddy as a Bridegroom
Movie هادية
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1950
Baladay wakhifa
Movie هنومة
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1949
Lahalibo
Movie لهاليبو/الهام
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1949
The Lady of the House
Movie راقصة
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1949
Bread and salt
Movie بثينة/بسبس
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1948
Love never dies
Movie
