Nadia Lotfi

Actor / Actress

Nadia Lotfi

Born Cairo, Egypt 30 credits available

Biography

Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Loutfi was an Egyptian actress. During the apex of her career, she was one of the most popular actresses of Egyptian cinema's golden age. She was born in 1937 in Cairo to an Egyptian father and a Polish mother. Her father was an accountant. Acting started as a hobby, when she was 10 years old she participated in a play at her school and did very well. Her first roles in Egyptian cinema were in Soultan (1958) and Cairo Station (1958), both in the same year. The latter brought filmmaker Youssef Chahine to international attention and acclaim when it was a competitor at the Berlin Film Festival. Her career progressed and she appeared in El saman wel karif (1967) (based on the book by Nobel-winning author Najeeb Mahfouz). She closed out the 1960s in Abi foq al-Shagara (1969) opposite Abdel Halim Hafez as a nightclub dancer who loves a much younger man.

Nadia Lotfi is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 30 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes ناس ولاد ناس (1993), House of the Poisoned Family (1986), Where Do You Hide the Sun? (1980), رحلة داخل امرأة (1978), حبيبة غيري (1976), A House Without Tenderness (1976), The City's Lost Souls (1974), Army of the Sun (1973). The recorded credits span 1960 to 1993, including 28 movies and 2 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.

Profile details

Known forActing
Movies28
TV shows2
Active years represented1960–1993
Place of birthCairo, Egypt

Known for

30 titles