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Samia Gamal (Zeinab Ali Khalil Ibrahim Mahfouz) was born on 27 May, 1924 in Beni Suef, Egypt, is an Egyptian belly dancer and actress. Discover Samia Gamal's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

Popular As Zeinab Ali Khalil Ibrahim Mahfouz
Occupation Actress and dancer
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 27 May 1924
Birthday 27 May
Birthplace Beni Suef, Egypt
Date of death 1 December, 1994
Died Place Cairo, Egypt
Nationality Egypt

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Her husband is Rushdy Abaza (m. 1958-1977)

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Samia Gamal Net Worth

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1924

Samia Gamal (سامية جمال, born as Zaynab Khalil Ibrahim Mahfuz, 5 March 1924 – 1 December 1994) was an Egyptian Belly dancer and film actress.

Born in the small Egyptian town of Wana in March 1924, Samia's family moved just months later to Cairo and settled near the Khan El-Khalili bazaar.

It was many years later that Samia Gamal met Badia Masabni, the owner of a big Cairo nightclub back then.

Badia offered Samia an invitation to join her dance company, which Samia accepted.

Badia Masabni gave her the stage name Samia Gamal, and she began her dance career.

At first, she studied under Badia and Badia's star dancer at the time, Tahiya Karioka.

However she soon became a respected soloist and brought forth her own style.

Samia Gamal incorporated techniques from ballet and Latin dance into her solo performances.

She was also the first to perform with high-heeled shoes on stage.

She starred in dozens of Egyptian films next to the famous Farid Al Attrach.

They could be thought of as the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of the Middle East.

They not only played each other's love interest on the silver screen but also in real life.

However, their love was not meant to be.

Because of Farid's social position, he refused to marry Samia.

Farid believed that marriage kills artist talent, he never married.

Some claim that Farid as a Druze prince, told her it would bring too much shame to his family for him to marry a Belly dancer; but the claim is baseless.

1947

Farid helped place Samia on the National Stage by risking all he owned, and managed to borrow to produce a film (Habib al omr) co-starring with her in 1947.

1949

In 1949, Egypt's King Farouk proclaimed Samia Gamal "The National Dancer of Egypt", which brought US attention to the dancer.

1950

In 1950, Samia came to the US and was photographed by Gjon Mili.

She also performed in the Latin Quarter, New York's trendy nightclub.

She later married the so-called "Texas millionaire" Shepherd King III, whom, it was later reported only had about $50,000.

However, their marriage did not last long.

1958

In 1958, Samia Gamal married Rushdy Abaza, one of the most famous Egyptian actors with whom Samia starred in a number of films, notably the box-office hit The Second Man (1959) alongside Egypt's iconic actor Salah Zulfikar, one of the most famous Egyptian actors, and Sabah, famous actress and singer and directed by the legendary Egyptian film director Ezz El-Dine Zulficar, this film became an Egyptian masterpiece and the most notable role in Samia Gamal's cinematic career.

1972

In 1972, she stopped dancing when she was nearly in her 50s but began again after given advice by Samir Sabri.

1980

She then danced until the early 1980s.

1994

Samia Gamal died on 1 December 1994, at 70 years of age in Cairo.

Samia's charismatic performances in Egyptian and international films gave Egypt's Oriental Dance recognition and admiration in Egypt and worldwide.

2017

On 5 March 2017, Google dedicated a Doodle to the actress for the 93rd anniversary of her birth.

The Doodle reached all the countries of the Arab World.