Biography
Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Loutfi was an Egyptian actress. During the apex of her career, she was one of the most popular actresses of Egyptian cinema's golden age. She was born in 1937 in Cairo to an Egyptian father and a Polish mother. Her father was an accountant. Acting started as a hobby, when she was 10 years old she participated in a play at her school and did very well. Her first roles in Egyptian cinema were in Soultan (1958) and Cairo Station (1958), both in the same year. The latter brought filmmaker Youssef Chahine to international attention and acclaim when it was a competitor at the Berlin Film Festival. Her career progressed and she appeared in El saman wel karif (1967) (based on the book by Nobel-winning author Najeeb Mahfouz). She closed out the 1960s in Abi foq al-Shagara (1969) opposite Abdel Halim Hafez as a nightclub dancer who loves a much younger man.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Night of Counting the Years (1969) — Zeena
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Saladin (1963) — Louisa de Lusignan
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For Men Only (1964) — Ilham/Mustafa إلهام (مصطفى)
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My Father Is on the Tree (1969) — Firdous
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The Impossible (1965) — ناني
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Unfaithful (1965) — Ilham
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Mansion of Longing (1966) — Zuba
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A Crime in the Calm Neighbourhood (1967) — جينا
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The Sun Will Never Set (1961) — Shahira
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The Quail and Autumn (1967) — Riri
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The Dark Glasses (1963) — Madi
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Alkhataya (1962) — سهير
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Enemy of Women (1966) — نادية عبدالفتاح المرصفي
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The Seven Daughters (1961) — أحلام
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Soultan (1958) — الصحفية خطيبة عصام
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How to Rob a Millionaire (1968)
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Schoolgirl's notes (1962) — نادية
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On Cellophane Paper (1975) — قسمت - زوجة محمد
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Seraa El Gababera (1962) — Lillian
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Ayam Bela Hob (1962) — Nadia Shaker
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Lost in Memories (1961) — Amal
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Life is Sweet (1966) — Mona
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A Marriage in Danger (1963)
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Days Of Love (1968) — Qishta / Nadia Refaat
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Unforgettable Love (1963) — Amal
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Widow Wanted (1965) — Suad
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غراميات مجنون (1967)
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Forever Yours (1959)
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My Only Love (1960) — Mona
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Caught in a Honey Trap (1977) — زيزي
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Three Stories (1968) — الممرضة سميحة - القصة (2)
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Naughty Girl (1967) — samira
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Waraa Al-Shams (1978) — Sohair سهير
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الأخوة الأعداء (1974) — Lula / The Dancer لولا الرقاصة
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Bloody Destinies (1982) — Horeya حورية
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Endama Nouheb (1967)
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Men Gheir Ma'ad (1962) — نادية
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رحلة داخل امرأة (1978) — آمال
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Mean yekdar al-aziza (1975) — مشاهدي عرض الأزياء
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Years of love (1963) — Nadia