Wedad Hamdi[a] (Egyptian Arabic: وداد حمدى) was an Egyptian actress. She starred in over 600 films during her lifetime, and almost all her roles were as a servant or maid.[1]
Early life
Wedad Mehammad Elsawi Zaraarah was born on 7 March 1924 in Kafr El-Sheikh. She studied at the Acting Institute and graduated after two years.[2] Hamdi started her career as a singer.[1]
Career
Hamdi's first film was Henry Barakat's This Was My Father's Crime (1945).[3]
She worked with the Egyptian National Troupe on several plays. Hamdi retired in the sixties but was called out of retirement to work on the play Tamr Henna.[2]
Personal life
Hamdi was married two times, to composer Muhammad al-Mougy and actor Muhammad al-Toukhy.[3]
Murder
Hamdi was stabbed 35 times in the neck, chest, and abdomen. Her killer was convicted and later executed.[2] She died with very little money to her name.[4]
