2021 Edition

Nadia El-Gendy

Nadia El-Gendy

Actress

Egypt

Nadia is a distinguished Egyptian performer who was born in Alexandria. In the 1960s, she performed several minor roles and married the renowned actor E’mad Hamdy. She also acquired a reputation as a well-rounded artist who sings and dances in addition to acting. Nadia later married producer Mohamed Mokhtar. The couple collaborated on a few movies with Hisham producing some of her most important film titles which include “al-Battinyah” (“Mysticism”), “Wikalat al-Balah” (“al-Balah Agency”), “Khamsat Bab” (“Five-Door”), “Muhimma fee Tel Abib” (“A Mission in Tel Aviv”), “Amn Dawla” (“National Security”), “Shabakat al-Mawt” (“Network of Death”), “Al Irhab” (“Terrorism”) and other titles.  She received 5 awards for best actress for her role in the cinema title “al-Raghba” (“The Desire”).