Dalal Abdel-Aziz

Brief Biography

• Name: Dalal Abdel-Aziz
• Date of birth: 16 January 1960
• Place of birth: Egypt
• Date of death: 7 August 2021
• Profession: Egyptian actress
• Years active: from 1977 until her final posthumously released work
• Standing: a beloved Egyptian actress in film, television and theatre

Early Life and Beginnings

• Her full name is Dalal Abdel Aziz Mohamed.
• She earned a B.Sc. from the Faculty of Agriculture at Zagazig University, then studied Mass Communication and English Literature at Cairo University and received a diploma in Political Science.

Career

• She entered acting in 1977 with small roles including the series «Bint Al-Ayam», and her substantive start came when Nour El-Demerdash introduced her to theatre.
• She collaborated extensively with her husband Samir Ghanem during the 1980s and early 1990s, including the stage play «Akhoia Hayes wana Layes».
• She played Najat Abd Al-Fattah Sultan in the first two parts of «Layali El-Helmiya», alongside prominent film roles in «Five-Star Thieves» and «Sleeping in Honey».
• Her later work included «A Girl's Secret», «Sorry to Disturb» and «Karma».

Selected Works

• Layali El-Helmiya (1985–1987)
• Five-Star Thieves (1994)
• A Girl's Secret (2001)
• Sorry to Disturb (2008)
• Karma (2018)

Artistic Style

• She moved between comedy and drama across film, television and theatre.
• Her artistic image was tied to popular works and recurring family collaboration with Samir Ghanem.

Personal Life

• She married actor Samir Ghanem in 1984 and their marriage lasted until her death.
• Their daughters are actresses Donia Samir Ghanem and Amy Samir Ghanem.

Passing

• She and her husband Samir Ghanem contracted COVID-19 and were hospitalized at the same time; she passed away from complications of COVID-19.