Ragaa Al Geddawy

Ragaa Al Geddawy (; 6 September 1934 – 5 July 2020) was an Egyptian actress and model. She was one of the most beloved actresses and one of the most prominent figures in the Middle East, with a fruitful six-decade career.

Early life Al Geddawy was born on 6 September 1934 In 1987, she appeared in Al Beh Al Bawab (The Doorman) alongside superstars such as Ahmed Zaki, Safia El Emari and Fouad el-Mohandes. The film followed a man who worked as a doorman and hustled on the side as a broker. In 2006, Al Geddawy embodied Taheyya Kariokka's role in the Cinderella series, directed by Samir Seif.

In the final phase of her career, she was more likely to be spotted in television series rather than films. One of her final major roles was Enayat in the successful Egyptian TV series Grand Hotel, which was released in 2016; it was an adaptation of a Spanish TV show, Gran Hotel, of the same name.

Her last acting role was in a TV series titled Lu'bat Al Nesyan (Forgetfulness Games) in 2020. She contracted the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) a few days after finishing the shooting.

Personal life Al Geddawy married Hassan Mokhtar, who was a goalkeeper with Ismaily SC, on 22 November 1970, with whom she had one daughter, Amira.

Death Al Geddawy died on July 5, 2020, at the age of 85, after being in medical isolation for 43 days and was put on an artificial respiration at the Abu Khalifa Hospital in Ismailia after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

Her body was released from medical isolation after the funeral prayer was held inside the hospital. It was conveyed in a metal sealed coffin in an ambulance to the family cemetery at Al-Basatin in Cairo.

Tribute Hollywood star Jean-Claude Van Damme paid tribute to Al Geddawy by sharing an image of the duo on Instagram, in which he mentioned that he met her a few months before her death.