Olwiya Gamil
Date of birth: 1910-12-15
Place of birth: Lebanon
Known for: Acting
Also known as: علوية جميل, اليصابات خليل مجدلانى, Olwiyya Gamil
Biography
An actress who worked in theater and cinema, her real name is Elisabeth Khalil Majdalani. She came to Egypt from Lebanon. She worked in theater where she joined Ramses Naguib's troupe with Youssef Wahbi and remained in the troupe for many years, then joined the National Troupe. She worked in the plays Tosca, Divorce, The Count of Monte Cristo, Homeland, Rasputin, The Honorable Representative, and Polluted Blood. She was famous for her role as a strong-willed woman and a cruel mother-in-law in the films she worked in. She was married to the great artist Mahmoud Al-Meligy from 1939 until his death in 1983. Before that, she had married when she was thirteen years old and gave birth to her only daughter, Isis. She retired from acting in 1967 and passed away in 1994.
Movie Credits
In Your Hands
1960-01-27
The story deals with an upscale family that is down on its luck. As the butcher Madbouly foots the b
Women Without Men
1953-02-05
A brother disagrees with his sister which makes her move to live with her older sister in the countr
Prisoner of the Night
1963-09-16
Al-Gharib is a dangerous criminal who only strikes at night. As the police fail to catch him, Al-Gha
Casino el latafa
1945-10-18
Aziza and Sharifa are two friends. They are married to the two friends, Aziz and Refaat. Aziza suspe
The Suspect
1957-04-01
A broke gambler plans with the manager of a gambling hall to steal money from the safe of a pharmace
دلوني يا ناس
1954-10-14
El Mazaher
1945-02-01
Haniya lives with her sick aunt. She meets Mahmoud the mechanic and agrees to marry him. Mahmoud and
Berlanty
1944-01-01
After the death of the girl's father, Berlanti, her means of life become more limited and her mother
Nahnu Bashar
1955-01-10
After leaving juvie, Rabie meets a friend who gets him a job at a gambling den. He walks away from t
Maa Al Ayam
1958-03-10
Afaf is a young doctor. Her surgeon husband dies, leaving her with two children, the eldest of whom
نهاية حب
1957-11-09
Qadam Al Kheir
1952-09-08
Ihsan arrives from Lebanon to Cairo, and works with his friend Marzouk in a nightclub. Massoud Bey a
Abu Ahmad
1960-01-25
In the port of Alexandria, Captain Gad works on one of the mechanical boats. Gad orchestrates a ship
Executioner's sword
1944-10-09
Khaled, a doctor in chemistry, kills his brother-in-law in order to steal a sum of money. He opens a
Wahida
1944-09-18
Wahida is a simple girl who grew up in Jalila Hanem’s house. She loves Mamdouh, Jalila Hanem’s son,
Al-Sharaff Ghali
1951-04-30
A rich man tries to assault his maid, but she violently repels him and he falls without moving. She
Sageen Abu Za'abal
1957-06-17
The events revolve around an innocent young man who is thrown into prison as a result of a foreign d
The Cursed Palace
1962-04-09
The daughter of a wealthy man is tormented by visions of her father's death while a struggle over in
The Unknown Beloved
1955-05-23
Laila falls for Dr. Hussein who decides to marry her so that he could take on the responsibility for
Leila Raheeba
1957-12-26
The story revolves around the successful doctor (Majdi), and his beautiful fiancée Munira, (Majdi) i
The Student
1961-11-12
Mother Khadija (Amina Rizk) works as a maid to raise her daughter Nemat (Shadia). The school princip
God Is on Our Side
1955-01-02
Officer Emad says goodbye to his sweetheart Nadia as he goes to fight in the Palestine war. As the a
Zohrah
1947-01-01
Khurshid tries to marry Bahigha, the daughter Arfy Pasha, who rejects the idea of their marriage for
Zeinab
1930-04-09
Zeinab, a simple worker in a farm falls in love with her supervisor but she is forced by her family
Happy Day
1940-01-15
Muhammad Kamal, a simple young man on the tram, meets a girl he loves and shares his feelings with h
A wife from Paris
1964-07-24
Dr. Nagy works in the Paris oasis, but his friend, engineer Wajih, is rebelling against the woman af
Tarek Al Amal
1957-11-28
Sunniyeh, the poor girl, lives with her mother sewing, and during the delivery of Suniyeh one of her
El naas makamat
1954-07-05
Riyad Pasha frequents a gambling den run by an outlaw with his family. In this den, the Pasha loses
killer mother
1952-01-01
A married engineer with a son and a daughter, he drives in love with a dancer who sets her window ar
No Understanding
1961-12-11
Mr. Shehata is a family man who lives in Port Said with his tyrannical wife and their children. In a
Chabab El Yom
1958-03-03
Fathia takes care of her sick father, and loves the young doctor treating him. One day the brother d
Nahed
A girl is married to a doctor and they are living a love story. She was the target of all the relati
Layla, Daughter of the Rich
1946-10-28
Laila is a wealthy girl, with a father who has no will and a domineering wife. Her stepmother tries
Treachery and torment
1947-03-31
The father stands between his only daughter Fayda and the young man who is chasing her. This young m
The Mind is on a Vacation
1947-05-12
When a rich young man meets and falls for an aristocratic girl, he claims that he's a driver in orde
Miracle from heaven
1956-03-19
A young employee prepares to travel to Alexandria to work as a singer in one of its clubs, but his f
Children of the poor
1942-01-01
Fouad Pasha refuses to help his brother after his bankruptcy in the stock market, and his son Zaki a
Ibn Al-Haddad
1944-10-19
Taha is the son of a simple worker, but this worker took care of his upbringing until he became an e
The Victory of Youth
1941-03-24
Waheed, the young composer, struggles with his sister, the singer Nadia, to make a living. They find
الغائبة
1955-10-15
A couple lives happily and in love. The husband's aunt makes plans to annoy them and create discord
The white angel
1946-12-20
A lawyer's clerk meets a wealthy woman who provides him with the life he seeks. He divorces his wife