Biographies: Aziza Amir - Actor

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An Egyptian actress, producer, director and editor. Her real name is Mofeda Mohamed Ghoneim. She was born in 1901. She spent her childhood in Alexandria and then moved to Cairo to live on Khairat Street near the Sayeda Zeinab neighborhood. She joined school but did not complete her studies, and her acting debut was in 1925 in a play by Youssef Wehbe's troupe. She produced the first Egyptian film entitled Laila in 1927, followed by other films like The Girl of the Night, The Apple Seller and Believing in God.

• 19 August 2021
• Shaimaa Saied