| Intro | Egyptian actress (1944-2015) |
| Was | Actor |
| From | Egypt |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 2 October 1944, Zamalek, Cairo Governorate, Egypt |
| Death |
19 November 2015 (aged 71 years) |
Madiha Salem (Arabic: مديحة سالم; 2 October 1944 – 19 November 2015) was an Egyptian actress.
Born in the wealthy Zamalek neighborhood of Cairo, In high school she studied at the Zamalek School for Girls. Her father died shortly after she finished high school, forcing her to abandon further studies and look for work. Known as the “teenager of the cinema” and the “innocent cat of the screen,” she played many supporting roles during the golden era of Egyptian cinema of the 60s and 70s, mainly in the role of the dreamy teenager. She acted on TV and worked as a voice actress in radio serials as well. She is said to have drawn attention for her “light-hearted and unassuming” performances of her roles on the Egyptian screen. She quit acting in the early 80s, preferring to spend her time with her husband and family.
She briefly reappeared on the TV screen in the religious drama “The Judiciary of Islam” (القضاء في الإسلام), appearing in 1998 and 2001-2002, but did not subsequently appear in any other acting role.
She died on November 19 in El Safa Hospital due to respiratory problems. Her funeral took place the next day at the Hamidiyya-Shadhiliyya Mosque in the Mohandessin neighborhood in Giza and she was buried in a Cairo cemetery.
Filmography
Film
- بلا دموع (Without Tears) (1961)
- The Night (1978)
- Trees Die Standing (1980)
- Who Killed This Love (1980)
- الرجل والحصان (The Man and the Horse) (1982)
Television
- إلا دمعة الحزن (But a Tear of Sorrow – series) (1979)