Nabila Ebeid

Born in the district of Shubra, Cairo. Nabila was a huge fan of classical Egyptian movies and used to gather money as a kid to go to Shoubrah Cinema Palace.^[2]

She was first introduced to Egyptian Cinema by the Egyptian film director Atef Salem in a movie called Mafish Faida. In 1965, she starred with Omar Sharif in The Mamelukes, a role which was described as her "first steps to fame".^[3]

In 1967, she co-starred with Salah Zulfikar in the highly successful political play Rubabikia, one of her few roles on stage.^[4] She has also starred in the television dramas El-Ammah Nour (Aunt Nour) and El-Bawaba El-Taniya (The Second Gate).^[5]

She married the film director, Atef Salem, who discovered her from 1963 to 1967. Obeid later had several secretive marriages including Osama El-Baz which lasted for nine years.^[6]

• Al-Mamalik (The Mamluks)
• Zawja Min Paris (A Wife from Paris)
• Thalath Losoos (Three Thieves)
• Zekra Lailat Hubb (Memory of a Night of Love)
• Al-Karawan Loh Shafayef (Truth has a Voice)
• El Rakesa we El Tabal (The Dancer and the Drummer)
• Al Rakesa wa al Syasi (The Dancer and the Politician)
• Abnaa' wa Katala (Sons and Killers)
• Eghteyal Modarresa (Assassination of a Teacher)
• Kahwat El Mawardi (El-Mawardi Cafe)
• Samara El-Amir
• Tout Tout
• El Circ (The Circus)
• Rabea el Adawaya
• Kashef el Mastour (Revealing the Hidden)
• El Azraa' we el Shaar el Abyad (The Virgin and the Old Guy)
• El Akhar (The Other)
• Hoda and His excellency the Minister (original 1995, reprinted 2005)

• Rubabikia (Robabekya)

• El-Ammah Nour (Aunt Nour)
• El-Bawaba El-Taniya (The Second Gate)