Maaly Zayed

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Name :
Maaly Zayed

Birth Date :
05 November 1953

Nationality :
Egypt

Ma’aly ‘Abd Allah Ahmed al-Minnawy was born in Cairo. Zayed comes from an artistic household as her mother is Amal Zayed and her aunt is Gamalat Zayed. She graduated from the...Read more faculty of Art and then from the Institute for Theatrical Arts. Zayed’s career began on television and her first work was the series “al-Layla al-Maw’ouda” (“The Promised Night”). The performer has also worked on the series “A’ylatt al-Dawghary” (“al-Dawghary’s Household”),“Dimoo’ fee ‘Eyoun Waqiha”, “Hilm al-Layl wa al-Nahhar” (“Dreams of Night and Day”),“al-Hawwy”, “Ahl al-Donnya”, “Sho’a’ men al-Amal” (“A Ray of Hope”) and “Deedy wa Dolly”. Her stage performances have included “Sukkar Zeyadda” (“Extra Sugar”),“Zuqaq el-Madaq” and “Anna wa al-Hakouma” (“The Government and Myself”). Zayed has enjoyed a unique presence on stage and her performance were particularly authentic. Her roles have varied throughout her career and some of her most outstanding performances were in “al-Sadda al-Riggal” (“Gentlemen”) and other productions. 1987 saw her appear on cinema and her first film performance was in “Wa Da’ al-‘Umr ya Walady” (“The Years have Been Squandered My Boy”). The performer received the award for best actress for her role in “al-Sadda al-Riggal” from the Film Association in 1987 and she has developed an interest in fine art as of recently.