An Egyptian actress, she was born in February 1919 in the Sayeda Zeinab district of Cairo, into an artistic family, as she was the sister of actress Amal Zayed. She began her acting career on the radio, and became famous for her role as "Umm Bunduq" in the TV series "Sa'at Li Qalbak" (An Hour for Your Heart) and for her role as "Umm Ali" in the radio series "Aylet Marzouq Effendi". Her cinematic career began in 1945 in the film "Casino Al Latafa" (Casino of Kindness) with Mohamed Abdel Mutalib and Samia Gamal. She then starred in the film "She Was an Angel" (1947) with Mary Queeny, Faten Hamama, and Yehia Chahine. Her work continued after that, most notably: "Women Don't Know How to Lie," "My Wife's Groom," and "The Secret of the Invisibility Cap."
Casino el latafa
Sett El Banat
(om-ali)
Fatma, Marika & Rachel
(Alia)
When Love Sings
Baba Amin
(Customer)
Qalil Al-Bakht
(Aunt Bulbulah)
Abu Ahmad
Adam and Eve
(Fatima's maid)
Almelm bilabal
(Saadia)
My Children
This is Love
(Zahiya)
The Lovely Bus Conductors
Ismail Yassine in the Air Force
Miss Hanafi
(Umm Al-Saad)
Women Can’t Lie
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
(الأبلة)
Hassan, Morcos and Cohen
(غزالات)
The Surprises Motel
My Wife's Suitor
(ام كامل)
جرب حظك
Wives factory
Rule of Time
(Fulla)
We the Students
I Am Free
Araess fil mazad
(أم زكية (الخاطبة ))
Chakawet rejala
(سنية الدلالة)
Ismail Yassine in the Army
(Um Samira)
Kol El Regala Keda
(الخادمة لواحظ)
My One And Only Love
(ضاربة الودع)
إجازة صيف
(جمالات - زوجة مصطفي الأولي)
Written on the forehead
Awaeaa tafakar
Ma'adarsh
People Downstairs
(Fatima)
Hob Min Narr
(جمالات)
El Masri Effendi
El-Batal
أختى ستيتة
(مذيعة الإذاعة الخارجية)
The Two Orphans
(أم سنية)
The 7th Wife
Qadam Al Kheir
She was an angel
مملكة النساء
(الطبيبة الشرعية)
The Shore of Memories
Boundless Love
أشجان