Today (Nov. 21) marks the death anniversary of the legendary Egyptian actress Soheir El-Bably, who died of a diabetic coma at a Cairo Hospital in 2021.
The late actress is considered one of the most prominent stars in Egyptian cinema. Born in 1937, Damietta, El-Bably enrolled at the Institute of Theatrical Arts and the Musical Institute at the same time.
El-Bably made her artistic career at a young age in the 1957 drama Ighra'E (Temptation), directed by Hassan El-Emam.
Her versatility, skill, wit, and charm earned her many fans in the Arab region, who love her performances in films like ' Leilet Al-Qabd ala Bakiza wi Zaghloul (The Night of the Arrest of Bakiza and Zaghloul), directed by Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, and 'Eghraa' (Seduction, 1957).
Throughout her career, she played light roles in plays 'Madraset El-Moshakhbeen' (The School of Mischief), Raya And Skina (1982), directed by Hussein Kamal.
Akhtar Ragol fil Allam's star has also had roles in several television series like ' Bakiza wi Zaghloul (1987), with Essad Younis (who also wrote the series), directed by Ahmed Badreddine and starring, besides Younes and El-Bably, Mustafa Metwalli, Salah Qabil, Zouzou Nabil and Hassan Mustafa.
In this series, El-Bably played the role of the widow of a millionaire, Al-Ashmawi, who leaves her a large villa and huge debts as well as a previously unknown daughter with the male name of Zaghloul.
Her famous films include Lokandet Al-Mofagaat (The Hotel of Surprises, 1959), Oyoon La Tanam (Eyes that Don’t Sleep), Amira Hobi Ana (Amira, My Love, 1975), Nahr Al-Hob (Love River), and Leilet Assal (Honey Night).
In the 1990s, she decided to wear the headscarf and declared that she would quit acting.
Her last work is the TV series Qalb Habiba (Habiba’s Heart, 2005). Al Bably is survived by her son-in-law, Reda Taima.
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