Nelly
Acting
Biography
Nelly was born on January 3, 1949 in Cairo, Egypt as Nelly Artin Kalfian. She is known for her work on The Teddy Boys (1966), Birds of Paradise (1955) and City of Silence (1973).
Born: January 3, 1949
Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt
Known For
Adam Uncovered
The strange story of Adam who fantasizes about being the sole survivor on earth and is eternally haunted by this dream. Things change when he starts to visualize the presence of a flight attendant in his fantastical world. A symbolic story that echoes the creation story of humankind.
You, I, and Hours of Travel
As Salwa takes the train to Alexandria, she runs into her old sweetheart whom she left for a wealthy man. As the train breaks down, they engage in a conversation that reveals so much about who they once were and how their lives took different courses.
Desert Cat
Youssef joins a United Nations disaster-fighting group dubbed the Desert Cat. When he discovers an alternative for petrol, an international gang tries to steal his discovery and recruits a girl to seduce him.
Al-Shahat
The story revolves around Omar Al-Hamzawi, a lawyer who lives with his wife Zainab and their two daughters Jamila and Buthaina. Omar has many thoughts about life and existence. After his illness, he travels to Alexandria to get out of his depression, but it increases after his return. His orientations change after his return and he becomes a nightclub goer. He also gets to know the singer Margaret and many other women after that. His life changes again towards isolation, Sufism, and reading the Quran.
The Sad Night Bird
Adel is imprisoned and sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit, as he was with a woman he didn't know when the murder happened. He escapes from jail with the help of officer Hazem, only to find that the mystery woman is the wife of a famous businessman who can not testify to his innocence.
Word of Honour
Salem was arrested for a crime he was not involved in. His brother-in-law Kamel has sinned with a young girl who becomes pregnant, so Salem takes her to have an abortion but she dies during the operation. When Salem knows that his wife is in critical condition,he wants to see her and tell her the truth.
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
Zarifa objects the marriage of her daughter Mona from Tahsin, as she wants her married to a wealthy man, while Ashour, Mona's father, supports the marriage. Zarifa dies, and Ashour, Mona and Tahsin settle on a wedding date, only to see Zarifa's spirit appearing to them trying to spoil their plans.
The Ghoul
Adel is a journalist for a major newspaper, divorced and single, he was married before and has a daughter. One night, in the bar he always visits, he meets Nash'at al Kashef, the son of a the famous businessman Fahmy Al Kashef. Nash'at kills the bartender and he injures the belly dancer Nadia when she refuses to go back to his house with him. Adel calls the police, but Fahmy uses his power to get the accusation off his son. Adel succeeds in reaching Nadia, the only witness, and makes her confess what she saw to the police, who catch Nash'at and send him to court. Adel falls in love with Mosheera, daughter of Fahmy Al Kashef. The court finds Nash'at not guilty, so Adel decides to set justice to the case by his own hands.
The Man Who Lost His Shadow
The story of friendship on the eve of the free officers' revolution: Youssef, an unprincipled journalist, whose star rises thanks to his connections, and Shawki, an idealist man committed to social justice
The Illusion
Magdy, a successful engineer, is shocked by a fateful moment that he cannot forget, which is when one of the workers falls from a great height in front of him. Magdy decides to go to Alexandria, trying to forget that, and there he meets a couple, the husband, Safwat who loves his wife and meets all her needs, and the wife Souad, who receives this attention coldly since she discovers his greed for her wealth.
Filmography
as منيرة
as Salwa
as برديس
as وفاء
as Mushira Darwish
as Sahar
as سامية
as سعاد / نجوى / هدى الأتربي
as Merham / Yasmein
as Lulu / Lulua Abdul Qader
as Samira
as Nour
as Enas
as نونو
as Amany
as منى
as Samira / Nawal
as زهرة
as Shahira شهيرة
as Dancer
as Niven
as Soher
as Rateba - رتيبة
as نانا
as منى
as سامية اخت صلاح
as Manal
as سميرة السبكي
as هدى
as Samia
as Noura
as نادية
as Mona
as فكرية الزعفراني
as Samia
as Bahia / Samia Sami
as نورا
as هيام
as سميرة
as سعاد
as نوال اخت نادية
as Ahlam
as Chewkar شويكار
as الطفلة زينب
as Amal (child)
as Nelly