An Egyptian actress, is characterized by vitality and lightness in many important films on Egyptian cinema during the sixties and seventies, she managed her talent in singing and acting to become one of the most prominent movie actresses, as considered by many critics the most comprehensive artist appeared in the history of Arab drama, and called it the title of "Dluah Egyptian cinema. "
I was born, "Fatima Ahmed Kamal al-Din Shaker" on February 8 of 1934 m in the new papillary neighborhood Abdeen in Cairo mother Turkish father Egyptian from the eastern province, her father was working an agricultural engineer and supervisor of the royal farm land in the village of inshas Sharqia.
She married artist "Shadia" at the beginning of life of the artist, "Imad Hamdi," which was her senior by 20 years, but their marriage more than three years did not continue, then she married engineer "Aziz Fathi" in 1957, which broke up also after 3 years.
In 1965 she married "Shadia" of the artist, "Salah Zulfikar" after the love story inflamed, but they decided to divorce in 1972, and in spite of the multiplicity of Segadtha but he did not write her childbearing while spiritual mother remained to the son of her former husband "rare Imad Hamdi" from his first wife "Fethiye Sharif."
Were "Fattoush" - the Turkish word for the name of Fatima - loves singing and acting since childhood, and was ingenious in the tradition of the artist, "Leila Murad" which saved her songs by heart, Vhdjatha sister "Afaf" that attempt failed to enter the world of art to intercept her father and worked to achieve her dreams by her sister.
I was afraid, "Shadia" of response and her father did that already older sister for a year boycotted because of its desire to enter the world of art, Vdbert plot to persuade him to her talent where exploited the presence of the Turkish singer "Munir Noureddine" with the family in one of the events and asked her grandmother that invites them to sing in front of everyone.
Responded grandmother immediately to the request of her granddaughter who performed a song Laila Murad "Ptbes me like that Les," and has already won the admiration of "Noureddine" who decided to help her hone her talent to study, gave her the flag lute and Alsoflij From that moment her father realized the talent of his daughter.
The year 1947, the first long relationship between Shadia and the public through a secondary role in the film "Flowers and Thorns" did not have the greatest impact on the early career, but she jumped into the roles of the tournament in the same year by the movie "Mind on holiday" with the artist, "Mohamed Fawzi" .
Helmy Rafla director was called for the first time the name "Shadia," the movie where performance has surprised everyone outstanding melodies and sentences which talk under three years of age, became the biggest candidates to succeed Leila Murad in the Kingdom of singing and acting together.
Provided Egyptian artist in binary fifties popular with the artist, "Imad Hamdi" and the artist "Kamal Shenawi" through the movies "Eshki to Maine" and "stronger than love" and "mercy my love," The year 1952 more technical Oawamha prosperous in the cinema where provided about 13 film at a rate of film each month.
Came chance of a lifetime to Shadia in 1959 through its role in the movie "unknown woman" to demonstrate high ability to embody all roles where she presented the old role of the mother and is still in the 30-year-old, while the other shift in her career through her films with "Salah Zulfikar "The energy that drove the comedy in the movie" my wife Director General "and" the dignity of my wife "and" Imp my wife. "
The film "I Love" to be the beginning of its launch drama which is still old roses also provided, and stood for the first time on stage in 1985 for the progress of the play "Raya and Sakina" with the Babylonian and Abdel Moneim Madbouli and Hussein Kamal for 3 years in Egypt and Arab countries.
Egyptian artist has been the first star of the net and for more than a quarter of a century, and has provided during the period of nearly forty years about 112 films and 10 radio serials, in addition to one play and more than 1,500 songs and the national light.
In 1984 Ochtmt artist "Shadia" her art film "Do not ask me who I am," as the performance of some religious songs on the stage in 1986 in the night Muhammadiyah, which announced her retirement to represent the final in the same year and decided to wear the hijab, and moved away completely from the limelight and chats television and is still at the top of its glory.
