Samia Gamal was born on May 27, 1924 in Bani Swaif, Egypt as Zeinab Ali Khalil Ibrahim Mahfouz. Her career began with "Badia Masabni" band where she was involved in dancing in groups, and in 1943 began working in the field of cinema where she formed a successful dual team with the artist "Farid al-Atrash" in several movies and did the most famous dances with him. Her dance was characterized by combining Eastern dancing and Western dances, as Samia Gamal focused in her dance on providing a state of fascination for the spectators through clothing, music, and lighting, She is known for Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954), Little Miss Devil (1949) and Sigarah wa kas (1955). She was married to Rushdy Abaz and died on December 1, 1994 in Cairo, Egypt.
Come and Greet
(Sokkara)
Who's Done it ?
(Dancer)
Set Elhosn
(Kawkab)
Every Beat of My Heart
Casino el latafa
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
(Morgiane)
صاحبة العمارة
Valley of the Kings
(Dancer)
Lady Pickpocket
(Reisha/Balabel)
Desert Warrior
khad aljamil
A Glass and a Cigarette
(Dancer / Hoda Gamal)
Like A Matchstick
Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady
(Kahramana / Semsema)
The Beast
(الراقصة نعسانة)
Awal Ghram
man fat qadimah
my daughter
Gharam El Millionaire
(Salwa)
Waada el hub
Don't Tell Anybody
(Welaa)
The Second Man
Night Train
The Hawk
The Next-Door Girl
(Dancer Hassaniya)
Rendezvous with a Stranger
(Nana)
The Last Lie
(Samira)
It's You I Love
(Nadia)
The Love of My Life
(Toutah)
A Bullet in the Heart
(صديقة طماطم)
Prince Of The Revenge
(زمردة)
The Legends of Belly Dance 1947-1976
(herself)
Sukkar Hanem
(Laila)
They're Driving Me Crazy
(أنغام)
Alley of The Pestle
(Shukriya)
Red Lipstick
(قمر)
Zero hour
(ندى سامي)
Chakawet rejala
(شخصيتها الحقيقية - ضيفة شرف)
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
Le masque de Toutankhamon
البني آدم
The Victory of Youth
Holidays in Hell
Habibi El Asmar
(سمرة)
Raqsat Al Wadah
Abu Al-layl
The Way Of The Devil
(Samiah)
Zanuba
(Zanuba)
Les Miserables
(المغنية فى حفلة الطفولة المشردة)
Love Is Forbidden
El Nagham El Hazeen
(Samia)