Age, Biography and Wiki
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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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 70 years old group.
Samia Gamal Height, Weight & Measurements
At 70 years old, Samia Gamal height not available right now. We will update Samia Gamal's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
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| Hair Color |
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Who Is Samia Gamal's Husband?
Her husband is Rushdy Abaza (m. 1958-1977)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Rushdy Abaza (m. 1958-1977) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Samia Gamal Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Samia Gamal worth at the age of 70 years old? Samia Gamal’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from Egypt. We have estimated Samia Gamal's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actress |
Samia Gamal Social Network
Timeline
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.
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.
In 1949, Egypt's King Farouk proclaimed Samia Gamal "The National Dancer of Egypt", which brought US attention to the dancer.
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.
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.
In 1972, she stopped dancing when she was nearly in her 50s but began again after given advice by Samir Sabri.
She then danced until the early 1980s.
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.
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.
