Laila Fawzy

Laila Fawzy

Born: October 20, 1918
Died: January 12, 2005
in Turkey
Fawzi was born in Turkey to Egyptian parents. Her father owned fabric stores in Cairo, Damascus and Istanbul. She won Miss Egypt contest in 1940 and was awarded a small role in the Egyptian movie Wives Factory in 1941.

After Her debut role, She then went on to star in numerous roles between film and television, until the beginning of the 21st century, she retired a few years before her death. Among her most notable roles were those in The Victorious Salah Eldin, Hell's Ambassador, and The Ladies of Garden City.

She married three times firstly to fellow Egyptian actor Aziz Osman, followed by Anwar Wagdi, and then Galal Moawad.

Movies for Laila Fawzy...

Like A Matchstick
Title: Like A Matchstick
Released: August 24, 2016
Type: Movie
A comedic tale created by the late actor Hussein Imam to pay tribute to the stars of the Egyptian cinema in its golden age. The main story is based on mixing scenes of 21-star from black and white period with other scenes written by and starring Imam so that the final product is the rediscovering of old stars in a new context.
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فارس ظهر الخيل
Title: فارس ظهر الخيل
Released: October 15, 2001
Type: Movie
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Title: When the Fox Passed By
Released: December 8, 1999
Type: TV
A social comedy series that tells the story of a conman, Nadim Bahns, and his partner Makram. Nadim justifies his scams by claiming that he's an artist, who has a skill that not many people possess.
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Title: Years of Misery and Love
Released: December 20, 1998
Type: TV
Munira falls in love with Sayed who works as a driver for her family. Her family forces her to marry someone else, and Sayed marries his cousin, Amina, who gives him money and he becomes a businessman. He divorces Amina and meets a woman whose family can help him with his projects.
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Title: Garden city ladies
Character: أمينة هانم
Released: December 30, 1997
Type: TV
In a dramatic context, the events of the series deal with the changes of the social relations between the Shazli family members and its head, Mahmoud, from the Royal era until the events of 1952.
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Title: Abo El-Ela 90
Released: January 21, 1996
Type: TV
The idealistic rural man Abo El-Ela resumes his journey with his family, as he struggles to fight corruption and greed around him while trying to keep his loved ones away from trouble.
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ميكانيكا
Title: ميكانيكا
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
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Title: Ali Al- Zebak
Character: Dalila
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: TV
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Alexandria… Why?
Title: Alexandria… Why?
Character: Princess Chahinour
Released: August 23, 1979
Type: Movie
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
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El Motawahesha
Title: El Motawahesha
Character: Eqbal
Released: February 19, 1979
Type: Movie
Baheya, a poor singing and dancing girl in a family of carnival entertainers, falls in love with a wealthy writer named Ashraf. She later takes a factory job and is followed there by Ashraf; he eventually asks her to marry him. Baheya agrees to the proposal. When Ashraf presents her as his intended bride to his mother Eqbal she objects because of their social and class differences.
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Valley of Memories
Title: Valley of Memories
Released: August 24, 1978
Type: Movie
Ra'fat marries Souad against his family's wishes and they go to live in Syria. When Ra'fat dies, Souad works to support her daughter Sahar who wants to marry her neighbor Walid. Souad falls ill but hides it from her daughter whom she sends to live with her rich aunt, Dalwat, in Cairo.
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Sunstroke
Title: Sunstroke
Released: February 18, 1978
Type: Movie
'Shams' is a photojournalist, in a romantic relationship with 'Salwa'. When he is invited to cover a wedding, he accidentally captured a photo of a burning paper with mysterious words which leads him to a murderous gang.
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أمواج بلا شاطئ
Title: أمواج بلا شاطئ
Character: Nazik
Released: February 16, 1976
Type: Movie
A handsome young man called Nader lives a wealthy life with his widowed mother Nazik. When his father's friend Saleh takes over the management of their company, Nader finds out that his mother is in a relationship with Saleh, which drives him into the arms of the prostitute Mimi to take revenge.
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Amwag Bela Shate2
Title: Amwag Bela Shate2
Released: February 16, 1976
Type: Movie
The film revolves around a handsome young man named Nader who lives the rich life with his widowed mother (Nazik), and is supervised by his father's friend (Saleh) who runs their company. Nader discovers an emotional relationship between his mother and (Saleh) storms his thinking He tries to take revenge on his mother by having an affair with a prostitute called Mimi.
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Dalal Al-Masria
Title: Dalal Al-Masria
Character: Qesmat Hanem
Released: November 23, 1970
Type: Movie
Atiat is an orphan who grows up in a palace under the care of a wealthy woman. When the woman discovers that Atiat lost her virginity, she kicks her out, unaware that her own nephew, Fou'ad, is responsible. As Atiat becomes a dancer, she gets accused of a murder, and the judge turns out to be Fou'ad
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The Vandals
Title: The Vandals
Character: Mona
Released: April 3, 1967
Type: Movie
When a newly-constructed school building collapses, engineer Adel is sent to examine it; he learns that the contractor tampered with the materials and his friend, engineer Hamdy, is involved. Will he divulge the findings to sue the perpetrators? or keep them to save his friend?
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The intruder
Title: The intruder
Character: fitnah zaki mosa
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
a symbolic take on the Jewish occupation of Palestine.
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المراهقة الصغيرة
Title: المراهقة الصغيرة
Released: April 24, 1966
Type: Movie
Sou'ad is a beautiful student, who lives with a strict family. When they find out that she loves one of the employees, they prevent her from going to school. A married couple sympathizes with Sou'ad and treats her like a daughter. Sou'ad gets closer to the husband and tries to get his attention.
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Fares Bani Hemdan
Title: Fares Bani Hemdan
Released: March 9, 1966
Type: Movie
Abu Firas al-Hamdani is a famous Arab poet from the princes of the Hamdani state, as he is known for his equestrian and courage, he lives between the court of Prince Seif al-Dawla, and people love him everywhere. Who competes with Firas for the love of Naglaa.
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Story of a Lifetime
Title: Story of a Lifetime
Character: Layla
Released: August 30, 1965
Type: Movie
Musician Farid lives a careless life, actress Laila loves him but he does not feel it, while those around him try to bring him closer to Laila, Nadia the daughter of his friend , who died comes to live in his house. Farid falls in love with her, while she falls in love with his younger brother Mamdouh
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Stillness of the Storm
Title: Stillness of the Storm
Released: August 16, 1965
Type: Movie
When her mother dies, the responsibility of keeping the family together falls on Sawsan, who tries to reunite her family after her father neglects his children in favor of chasing after the widowed Fatma, and her brother sets his eyes on a married woman.
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The Mountain
Title: The Mountain
Released: May 29, 1965
Type: Movie
A young architect struggles to convince a superstitious community, in thrall to antiquity traffickers, to build houses instead of living in precarious mountain caves.
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Son of Cleopatra
Title: Son of Cleopatra
Character: Hermia
Released: December 31, 1964
Type: Movie
In Roman-dominated Egypt, the corrupt administration of a governor named Petronius has sparked a revolt headed by El Kabir, a young man who learns that he's actually the son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. When Petronius' daughter, Livia, newly-arrived from Rome, falls into his hands, El Kabir uses this opportunity to win her over to his side before releasing her to her father.
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Alf Leila We Leila
Title: Alf Leila We Leila
Released: March 8, 1964
Type: Movie
The story of Hassan Al-Shahat and his son Shahtout who frequent the religious commemorating ceremonies to display their magic tricks. Hassan is shocked to learn of his wife's unfaithfulness, but he is in for an even more shocking surprise.
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Saladin the Victorious
Title: Saladin the Victorious
Character: Virginia, Princess of Kerak
Released: February 25, 1963
Type: Movie
The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria leads the Muslim military campaign against the invading Christians from Europe during the Third Crusade.
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The Newspaper Seller
Title: The Newspaper Seller
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
The saleswoman involves the love of her competitor in the region and tries to draw his attention to marry him, she succeeds in this and enjoys a beautiful life with her life partner, but her mother reads one day the news of the death of a wealthy man who reveals to her daughter that he is her real father, so Magda decides to live in the bliss of her father after her investments on the part The largest of the inheritance.
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Bridge of Immortals
Title: Bridge of Immortals
Released: March 28, 1960
Type: Movie
The life of a visually-impaired girl gets increasingly burdensome as she struggles on a daily basis to survive in a society that renders blindness synonymous to darkness and inability, and she has to embark on a journey to prove them wrong.
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Esh El-Gharam
Title: Esh El-Gharam
Released: November 2, 1959
Type: Movie
After an incident where they nearly drown, Medhat and Laila are forced to spend a night on an island. As they grow close, Aida learns that Medhat wants to marry Laila and plots with Gohar to separate the two. When their plots fail, Aida tries to seduce Medhat and convince him that Laila loves Gohar.
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For the Sake of a Woman
Title: For the Sake of a Woman
Character: إلهام
Released: March 16, 1959
Type: Movie
Insurance representative of the client rich go to the work of an insurance policy, a wealthy married to a beautiful young tempted even located in the nets and cemented their relationship, offer him salvation from her husband, then grab the value of the insurance policy, the husband dies, you go for the company to capture the amount of insurance, but the company have doubts about the death of husband and it suggests that he died unnatural way especially that the wife was a nurse before her marriage, knows insurance this information delegate who was behind the seizure of the wealth of the husband goes to meet her, surprises her in the arms of her lover kill her but they call it lead endure and on his deathbed in hospital admits the full truth then death throes the latter.
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من أجل حبي
Title: من أجل حبي
Released: February 21, 1959
Type: Movie
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Port Said
Title: Port Said
Character: Batt
Released: July 8, 1957
Type: Movie
The events take place during the tripartite aggression against the city of Port Said, through the spy network of the British Intelligence, in which Pat (Laila Fawzi) works, while Al-Ambashi Talbah (Farid Shawqi) leads the resistance group, and the resistance men confront the aggression and vile conspiracies led by traitors and spies.
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الأرملة الطروب
Title: الأرملة الطروب
Released: March 1, 1956
Type: Movie
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Sheikh Hassan
Title: Sheikh Hassan
Released: October 4, 1954
Type: Movie
Sheikh Hassan loves Louisa, the sister of his friend's student, they get married against the blessing of their parents. His mother dies of grief at the separation of her son, so his father pressed him to return home. They're forced to get divorced but Louisa is pregnant with Sheikh Hassan's child.
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Khataf Merati
Title: Khataf Merati
Character: Mervat
Released: March 7, 1954
Type: Movie
A young man and a girl get married without love. They are visited by the wife’s cousin and the husband’s cousin. The wife seizes this opportunity and approaches the husband’s cousin to make her husband jealous. The husband also courtes the wife’s cousin to make her jealous.
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Almar'a kl shay'
Title: Almar'a kl shay'
Released: December 7, 1953
Type: Movie
A family composed of a father who works as a Qanun musician, the son is a drummer, and the daughter is a dancer, all work in a nightclub, but the daughter is the one who pays most of the house expenses. The son meets a young man from a wealthy family, who falls in love with his sister.
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What's My Fault
Title: What's My Fault
Character: Layla
Released: August 17, 1953
Type: Movie
Dr. Magdy marries Laila, the daughter of a wealthy family, in spite of the opposition of Laila's mother, who wanted her to marry a wealthy man. She uses her wicked nephew to create disputes between Laila and Magdy.
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Child For rent
Title: Child For rent
Released: March 21, 1953
Type: Movie
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According to Your Taste
Title: According to Your Taste
Released: April 28, 1952
Type: Movie
On his wedding day,a young man finds himself accused of being the father of a child he knows nothings about. The child's grandfather asks him to marry his daughter, and the young man is trying to find a way to make his bride believe that he's innocent.
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Khabar abyad
Title: Khabar abyad
Released: October 11, 1951
Type: Movie
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My dear Soso
Title: My dear Soso
Released: April 5, 1951
Type: Movie
Soso is a girl engaged to a rich man, but she does not love him. By chance, there is a singer named Soso whose voice a naval officer admires. He keeps sending letters to her, and by chance she sends a picture of her sister to him.
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mashghul bghyriun
Title: mashghul bghyriun
Character: Nadia
Released: February 19, 1951
Type: Movie
A doctor is married to a very jealous girl, and because of this jealousy, she almost destroys her married life with her own hands, especially after the intervention of some bad friends, who cause fires in their relationship.
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Set Elhosn
Title: Set Elhosn
Released: December 25, 1950
Type: Movie
In two imaginary states consumed by wars, the kings decide to resort to affinity to avoid wars. On the way, the king's son escapes from his guards, but he meets his awaited bride, Set Elhosn , without knowing who she is. He falls in love with her while trying to escape the marriage.
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سجى الليل
Title: سجى الليل
Released: February 26, 1948
Type: Movie
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The Mind is on a Vacation
Title: The Mind is on a Vacation
Released: May 12, 1947
Type: Movie
When a rich young man meets and falls for an aristocratic girl, he claims that he's a driver in order to get a job with her family. He finds that she is engaged to a fraudulent young man who's after her money, and that she is in fact trying to save her family from bankruptcy.
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Elsetat Afaret
Title: Elsetat Afaret
Released: January 15, 1947
Type: Movie
In a light comedy, the film revolves around a couple whose lives change from happiness to daily suffocation and conflict permanently.If the wife dies, the husband decides to marry her friend, and the wife's ghost gets angry.He continues to chase the couple to calm down when she discovers that the new wife loves her daughter and submerges her with affection.
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I'm No Angel
Title: I'm No Angel
Released: October 28, 1946
Type: Movie
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أحلاهم
Title: أحلاهم
Released: November 7, 1945
Type: Movie
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القرش الأبيض
Title: القرش الأبيض
Released: April 12, 1945
Type: Movie
Wajdi is confused about the three girls who claim to love him without knowing about his morals. He is a wealthy person looking for a girl who wants him for himself. InSaf meets and is shocked that her rich father is very stingy, the father conspires to marry his youngest daughter from a neighbor, to marry Scrooge from the daughter of the neighbor. Wajdi pretends to be a driver and works for the father.
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Ambassador of Hell
Title: Ambassador of Hell
Character: Samira
Released: February 19, 1945
Type: Movie
The devil appears to a poor family, incarnated in a wealthy man who offers them a large fortune. The life of excess spoils the family and breaks up their relationships. Eventually, the devil appears again, this time with the will to drag the family to hell.
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Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
Title: Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
Released: November 23, 1944
Type: Movie
Othman Abdelbaset suffers from the intervention of his mother-in-law in his life with his wife. He always worries about his assistants in the pancake shop he runs until his mother-in-law succeeds in cutting him off with his wife and turning his life into hell. He thinks of committing suicide and introduces his idea to his aides. The three go to sea to carry out the idea, but one of the sailors sees them leading the boat trip to one of the islands and they are on an adventure inside the Prince of the Island where they fight the bad guys who want to take over the island rule
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A Bullet in the Heart
Title: A Bullet in the Heart
Released: March 27, 1944
Type: Movie
Muhammad Karim directed adaptation of Tawfiq Al-Hakim's play.
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Who's Done it ?
Title: Who's Done it ?
Character: Safia Othman Al-Barqi
Released: January 21, 1944
Type: Movie
Before his death, Mansour Pasha writes over his wealth to his two sons Omar and Othman; as the latter drowns, his wife gets a boy and claims he is Othman's son to ensure her share in the inheritance. When the boy grows older, he befriends Rashad, Omar's son, and gates of hell and vengeance open.
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Yasqut Alhubu
Title: Yasqut Alhubu
Character: Rawhiya
Released: January 3, 1944
Type: Movie
Musician Ezzat Hamdy lives happily with his wife, Rawhiya, until the Ghanaian Fifi enters his life. Ezzat loves her and neglects his wife. However, Fifi is in a relationship at the same time with Fawzi Bey. Hamdi learns about the relationship and hatches a plan to surprise them both.
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Long live women!
Title: Long live women!
Released: November 4, 1943
Type: Movie
Three young men boycott their fiancées following a dispute between them and them, in an attempt to live without women. They think that by doing so they can live a life full of freedom and enjoy everything, but this life is not right and human nature overpowers them.
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Title: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Character: مُرجانة
Released: October 1, 1942
Type: Movie
Ali Baba lives in poverty while his brother Qasim lives a wealthy life. One day Ali Baba discovers a secret cave which contains countless treasures. He tries to solve his financial problems with thehe contents of the cave, but as Qasim enters the picture, things turn irreversibly.
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Bent Zawat
Title: Bent Zawat
Character: Mounira
Released: September 4, 1942
Type: Movie
Ibrahim believed that his upbringing in the Pasha's palace would make him a member of the family, but his dreams were shattered after the Pasha's daughter refused to marry him due to the difference in social level between them. Ibrahim seeks revenge through work, collecting a large fortune and taking revenge on the Pasha's daughter.
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Finally I got married
Title: Finally I got married
Released: August 1, 1942
Type: Movie
The events of the film take place in a dramatic social context, where a playboy young man from a wealthy family lives with his rich, sterile uncle. Circumstances force him to work, and with his salary not meeting the requirements he is accustomed to, he accumulates debts. Someone offers him a job on the condition that he is married, and that young man is forced to search for... A wife whom he actually falls in love with.
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Love Is Forbidden
Title: Love Is Forbidden
Character: Monira
Released: January 2, 1942
Type: Movie
Romeo and Juliet set in 1940's Egypt. Two families are feuding but their children love each other, thus rejecting the premise that love is forbidden between them.
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Wives factory
Title: Wives factory
Released: October 9, 1941
Type: Movie
Fadel and his colleagues Aziz and Hamdi are trying to make their way in life, and they hold advanced degrees, but luck does not crown their endeavor with success. Fadel visits his aunt Alawiya, who runs a private institute for girls in a traditional way, and asks to work in the institute, but she refuses. The three decide to establish a modern institute, similar to the aunt’s institute. To compete with her, to teach girls to be modern.