Olwiya Gamil
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1910-12-15
- Died
- 1994-08-16
- Place of birth
- Lebanon
- Also known as
- علوية جميل · اليصابات خليل مجدلانى · Olwiyya Gamil
Biography
An actress who worked in theater and cinema, her real name is Elisabeth Khalil Majdalani. She came to Egypt from Lebanon. She worked in theater where she joined Ramses Naguib's troupe with Youssef Wahbi and remained in the troupe for many years, then joined the National Troupe. She worked in the plays Tosca, Divorce, The Count of Monte Cristo, Homeland, Rasputin, The Honorable Representative, and Polluted Blood. She was famous for her role as a strong-willed woman and a cruel mother-in-law in the films she worked in. She was married to the great artist Mahmoud Al-Meligy from 1939 until his death in 1983. Before that, she had married when she was thirteen years old and gave birth to her only daughter, Isis. She retired from acting in 1967 and passed away in 1994.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (42)
Sageen Abu Za'abal
1957
as Hasan's mom
The Victory of Youth
1941
as ام محي
God Is on Our Side
1955
Miracle from heaven
1956
as ام سلوى
Women Without Men
1953
In Your Hands
1960
Abu Ahmad
1960
No Understanding
1961
as Ismet Hanem عصمت هانم
Al-Sharaff Ghali
1951
A wife from Paris
1964
as والدة سامية
El Mazaher
1945
The Student
1961
as أم حسن
Layla, Daughter of the Rich
1946
as Munira Hanem
Maa Al Ayam
1958
The Unknown Beloved
1955
as Laila's mother
Leila Raheeba
1957
as أمينة
Children of the poor
1942
as عزيزة هانم - والدة زكى
Tarek Al Amal
1957
as ام حسين
Happy Day
1940
Prisoner of the Night
1963
Nahed
as Dawlat Hanem - Nahed's mother
The white angel
1946
El naas makamat
1954
as Hamid's wife
Chabab El Yom
1958
as Umm Fathia
Qadam Al Kheir
1952
دلوني يا ناس
1954
as الأم - رقية مصطفى حشمت
The Cursed Palace
1962
as Najiya
The Suspect
1957
as fekry's mother
killer mother
1952
as نعمت
Wahida
1944
Casino el latafa
1945
Berlanty
1944
as Munira Hanem Shafi'i - منيرة هانم شافعي
الغائبة
1955
Executioner's sword
1944
Ibn Al-Haddad
1944
as جلبهار هانم
نهاية حب
1957
Nahnu Bashar
1955
The Mind is on a Vacation
1947
Zeinab
1930
Zohrah
1947
Treachery and torment
1947
The First Love
1945
About Olwiya Gamil
An actress who worked in theater and cinema, her real name is Elisabeth Khalil Majdalani. She came to Egypt from Lebanon. She worked in theater where she joined Ramses Naguib's troupe with Youssef Wahbi and remained in the troupe for many years, then joined the National Troupe. She worked in the plays Tosca, Divorce, The Count of Monte Cristo, Homeland, Rasputin, The Honorable Representative, and Polluted Blood. She was famous for her role as a strong-willed woman and a cruel mother-in-law in the films she worked in. She was married to the gre… With 43 credits spanning from 1930 to 1964, Olwiya Gamil has appeared in 42 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Olwiya Gamil Movies
- Sageen Abu Za'abal (1957) — as Hasan's mom
- The Victory of Youth (1941) — as ام محي
- God Is on Our Side (1955)
- Miracle from heaven (1956) — as ام سلوى
- Women Without Men (1953)
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