Portrait of Faten Hamama

Acting

Faten Hamama

Career

Active from 1940 to 1993, busiest in 1952 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
75
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Nightingale's Prayer
The Nightingale's Prayer
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Faten Hamama Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Egyptian Cinema 13
  • Social Commentary 10
  • Romantic Drama 8
  • Nostalgic 8
  • Melodrama 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Historical Context 5
  • Classic Film 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Family Dynamics 4
  • Love Triangle 3
  • Forbidden Love 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles · average score 77
Land of Dreams
Land of Dreams (1993)
GoodWatch score 70

as Narges

Conscience of Teacher Hekmat
Conscience of Teacher Hekmat (1991)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Hekmat Hashim

1980s

2 titles · average score 71
Bitter Day, Sweet Day
Bitter Day, Sweet Day (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Aisha Muhammad Al-Mandali

The Night Of Fatima's Arrest
The Night Of Fatima's Arrest (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Fatma فاطمة

1970s

11 titles · average score 69
A Tale Behind Every Door
A Tale Behind Every Door (1979)

as Sherin / Siham

House of Ants
House of Ants (1979)

Producer

No Consolation For Women
No Consolation For Women (1979)

as راوية سليم عبدالحي

كفر نعمت
كفر نعمت (1978)

TV show · as نعمت

Mouths and Rabbits
Mouths and Rabbits (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

as Nemat

I Want a Solution
I Want a Solution (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

as دريّة عزمي

Habibati
Habibati (1974)

as Samia Mahmoud

Empire M
Empire M (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mona

The Thin Thread
The Thin Thread (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mona

Sands of Gold
Sands of Gold (1971)

as Zebyda

Witch
Witch (1971)

as سعاد

1960s

14 titles · average score 70
Big Love
Big Love (1969)

as Hanan

The Sin
The Sin (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

as Aziza

Story of a Lifetime
Story of a Lifetime (1965)

as Nadia

No Time for Love
No Time for Love (1963)

as Fawzy

Cairo
Cairo (1963)
GoodWatch score 53

as Amina

Shadow of Treason
Shadow of Treason (1963)

as Nadia

The Open Door
The Open Door (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Laila Sliman

The Last Night
The Last Night (1963)
GoodWatch score 77

as Fawzia/Nadia

The Miracle
The Miracle (1962)

as Leila

I Won't Confess
I Won't Confess (1961)

as Amal (wife)

The Sun Will Never Set
The Sun Will Never Set (1961)

as Layla

The River of Love
The River of Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

as نوال

1950s

38 titles · average score 70
The Nightingale's Prayer
The Nightingale's Prayer (1959)
GoodWatch score 85

as أمنة

The Barred Road
The Barred Road (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

as Fayza (teacher) - فايزة راشد

Sayedat el kasr
Sayedat el kasr (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sawsan

Sleepless
Sleepless (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nadia Lutfy

Struggle in the Harbor
Struggle in the Harbor (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hamedah

Ways of the Heart
Ways of the Heart (1956)

as Karima

Our Best Days
Our Best Days (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

as هدى

The Blazing Sun
The Blazing Sun (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

as Amal أمال

Appointment with Life
Appointment with Life (1953)

as Amal

Aisha
Aisha (1953)

as Aisha

Orphans' money
Orphans' money (1952)

as Zahira - زهيرة

Baba Amin
Baba Amin (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

as Huda

1940s

10 titles
Bayoumi Afandi
Bayoumi Afandi (1949)

as zenat

The Lady of the House
The Lady of the House (1949)

as إلهام حامد عبد العزيز

Every house has a man
Every house has a man (1949)

as فاتن أنيس كامل

The Two Orphans
The Two Orphans (1948)

as نعمت

Punishment
Punishment (1948)

as ابتسام بنت محسن

Khulud
Khulud (1948)

as Laila (mother) / Amal (daughter)

Dunia
Dunia (1946)

as Nadia Fathy Bey

Malak alrahma
Malak alrahma (1946)

as Thurya - ثريا

A Bullet in the Heart
A Bullet in the Heart (1944)

as نجوى

Happy Day
Happy Day (1940)

as أنيسة - طفلة