Fatma Rushdi

Fatima Rushdi (; November 15, 1908 – January 23, 1996) was an Egyptian actress, singer, film director, and producer who was one of the pioneers of Egyptian cinema.

Early life Born in Alexandria, Fatima Rushdi moved to Cairo at 14 to become an actress. Without any formal training, and speaking only Egyptian Arabic, she started her own theatrical troupe in 1926 and travelled throughout North Africa. Theater director Aziz Eid fell in love with her and enabled her to learn to read and write.

Her first film appearance was in Ibrahim Lama's Faji`a Fawq Al-Haram in 1928.

Selected filmography 1928: A Tragedy on the Pyramids 1928: Under the Sky of Egypt 1932: Marriage 1936: The Fugitive 1939: The Price of Happiness 1939: The Will 1941: Forebear 1943: The Worker 1944: The Straight Path 1945: Girls of the Countryside 1945: Gypsy City 1946: The Love of the Sheikhs 1946: Storms 1946: The Reckless 1948: The Sad Countryside 1955: Let Me Live 1955: Body