Laila Hamdy

Laila Hamdy

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Born Ekbaal Ahmad Khaleel, Laila Hamdy is an Egyptian actor who was well known for playing “Rafee’a Haanem i.e. Lady Skinny”, a character created by the caricaturist Rakha. Laila...Read more married the mayor of al-Kalag village (Delta of Egypt) with a child, ‘Emaad. Upon their divorce, she became a professional actor. Then in 1958, Laila married actor and director Sameer Waleyy al-Deen and they got divorced later. Rafee’a Haanem worked in theatre with “Saa’a le albak”, “Esmaael Yasseen” and “National Circus” troupes. Hamdy played small roles in cinema, among them are “Shaare’ al-hobb i.e. Love street”, “Sokkar Haanem i.e. Lady Sugar” and “Sagheera ‘alal-hobb i.e. Too young to love”.