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Aziza Amir (Arabic: عزيزة أمير; 17 December 1901 – 28 February 1952) was an Egyptian actress, producer, and screenwriter. She has legendary status in Egyptian film. She was the first wife of Mahmoud Zulfikar.
Aziza Amir was one of the founding talents of Egyptian cinema, with a career that spanned nearly a quarter-century. As celebrated as she was for her acting and filmmaking career, she was just as notorious for her personal life, which included four marriages and a number of mysterious, yet influential lovers.
Sep 22, 2019 · Before the establishment of the famously known ‘Studio Misr’ by Talaat Harb in 1937, which represented a hub of cinematic creativity and produced many of Egypt’s film classics, Mofida Mohamed Ghoniem, or known by her stage name ‘Aziza Amir’, was the true pioneer of Egyptian cinema.
Jan 18, 2024 · Aziza Amir has accomplished what no man has ever accomplished. This is why she was dubbed the mother of Egyptian cinema.
Aziza Amir was born on 17 December 1901 in Damietta, Egypt. She was an actress and writer, known for Kaferi am khatiatak (1933), Laila (1927) and Ibnati (1944). She was married to Mahmoud Zulfikar, Mustafa el Shere3y and Ahmed El Shereay. She died on 28 February 1952 in Cairo, Egypt.
Jan 13, 2021 · Aziza Amir was a pioneer of Egyptian cinema, creating and starring in a series of motion pictures, often melodramas. She was born in Alexandria, as Mofida Mohamed Ghoniem, but changed her name to avoid associating her family with the still somewhat disreputable reputation of acting.
Dec 1, 2007 · The stage actress Aziza Amir (1901–52; real name Moufida Mohamed Ghoneim) was the driving force, as star and producer, behind what is generally recognized to be the first Egyptian silent fictional feature, Leila, which was first shown to great acclaim in Cairo on 16 November 1926.
