Faten Hamama
Faten Hamama, is an Egyptian producer and an actress of film, television, and theatre. Faten was born on 27th of May 1931 in Mansoura. She made her first appearance at pretty young age in 1939, when she was only nine years old. Starting with minor roles, she soon worked her way up and after many successful performances; she was able to achieve stardom. Considered an icon in Egyptian and Middle Eastern cinema, Faten helped to improve the cinema industry in Egypt as well as emphasizing the importance of women in cinema and Egyptian society.
In 2000, Hamama was chosen as Star of the Century by the Egyptian Writers and Critics organization. In 2007, eight of the films she starred in were included in the top 100 films in the history of Egyptian cinema by the cinema committee of the Supreme Council of Culture in Cairo.
During her career, Faten won many awards and honours including:
• First Prize of Acting in Beirut for Irham Dmoo'i (Have Mercy) (1954)
• Prize of Acting from the Egyptian Ministry of Guidance for her role in Irham Dmoo'i (1955)
• Prizes of Acting from the Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema for her role in Al-Tareeq al-Masdood (The Barred Road) and Hatta Naltaqi (Until We Meet) (1958)
• Prize of Acting from the Egyptian Ministry of Guidance for her role in Doaa al-Karawan (The Nightingale's Prayer) (1961)
• First Prize of Acting from the National State Award for the film Al Leila Al Akhira (The Last Night) (1965)
• Special Award for her role in the film Al-Kheit al-Rafee (The Thin Thread) in the first Tehran International Film Festival (1972)
• Special Award from the Soviet Union of Women for the film Empire M in the Moscow International Film Festival (1973)
• A Diploma of Honor and the Diploma of Recognition for her role and the idea for Oridu Hallan (I Need a Solution) in the third Tehran International Film Festival (1974)
• The Organization of Film Critics and Writers' Prize of Recognition for her role in Oridu Hallan (1975)
• The Prize of Excellence in the Festival of Egyptian Films for her role in Oridu Hallan (1976)
• Best Actress Award from the Tehran International Film festival for her role in Afwah Wa Araneb (Mouths and Rabbits) (1977)
• Golden Nefertiti Award from the Second Cairo International Film Festival for her role in Afwah Wa Araneb (1977)
• Lebanese Golden Order of Merit for her role in the film Leilet Al Qabd Ala Fatma (The Night of Fatma's Arrest) (1984)
• Prize of Recognition and Life Achievement Award from the Organization of Cinematic Art for her role in the film Leilet Al Qabd Ala Fatma (1984)
• Best Actress Award in the Carthage International Film Festival in Tunisia for her role in Yawm Mur Yawm Hilw (Bitter Days.. Nice Days) (1988)
• Best Artistic Achievement Award
• in the Cairo International Festival (1991)
• Lifetime Achievement Award in the Montpelier Mediterranean Film Festival (1993)
• Best Actress award in the Cairo International Festival for her contributions to the Egyptian Cinema where 18 of her films were selected amongst the best 150 films ever made until 1996 during the celebration of a 100 years of cinema (1996)
• Award from The Radio and Television Festival for her role in Wajh al-Qamar (2001)
She is still alive till today and may She still have a long life ahead of her...
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