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Shadia

1931 - 2017

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Fatma Ahmad Kamal Shaker (Egyptian Arabic: فاطمه أحمد كمال شاكر; 8 February 1931 – 28 November 2017), better known by her stage name Shadia (Egyptian Arabic: شاديه, Shādya), was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was the third wife of Salah Zulfikar. She was famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shadia has received more than 389,039 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Shadia is the 1,410th most popular actor (up from 1,846th in 2019), the 306th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 333rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Shadias by language

Over the past year Shadia has had the most page views in the with 192,461 views, followed by Egyptian Arabic (37,932), and English (35,592). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Norwegian (Nynorsk) (446.53%), Simple English (84.08%), and Indonesian (36.17%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Shadia ranks 1,410 out of 13,578. Before her are François-Joseph Talma, Bill Duke, Clancy Brown, Joaquim de Almeida, Masako Nozawa, and Najwa Nimri. After her are DeForest Kelley, Martin Freeman, Joss Ackland, Will Ferrell, Ulrich Mühe, and Claire Bloom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Shadia ranks 131. Before her are Marianne Koch, Masaaki Hatsumi, Haya Harareet, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Uri Orlev, and Colin Wilson. After her are Claire Bloom, Ken Takakura, Rip Torn, John Milnor, Pierre Nora, and Hirokazu Kanazawa. Among people deceased in 2017, Shadia ranks 120. Before her are Tom Petty, Peter Mansfield, Ángel Nieto, Jiro Taniguchi, Azzedine Alaïa, and Brian Aldiss. After her are Robert James Waller, Lubomyr Husar, Jerry Fodor, Omar Abdel-Rahman, Tsutomu Hata, and Igor Shafarevich.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Shadia ranks 306 out of 642. Before her are Nikare (-2200), Osorkon III (-900), Julius Pollux (200), Qasim Amin (1863), Sameera Moussa (1917), and Djedefhor (-2600). After her are Al-Musta'li (1076), Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898), Pope Anianus of Alexandria (100), Soad Hosny (1943), Pope Avilius of Alexandria (100), and Nepherites I (-490).

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Among ACTORS In Egypt

Among actors born in Egypt, Shadia ranks 5. Before her are Omar Sharif (1932), Faten Hamama (1931), Marika Rökk (1913), and Adel Emam (1940). After her are Soad Hosny (1943), Hind Rostom (1929), Zubaida Tharwat (1940), Taheyya Kariokka (1915), Georges Guétary (1915), Julian Fellowes (1949), and Nadia Gamal (1937).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Thief and the Dogs
Nour
This film, inspired by Naguib Mahfouz' The thief and the dogs, tells the story of Mahran, a thief who quickly ascends to be the head of his gang. However, his second in command conspires against Mahran to take his position and his wife. After his prison term, Mahran is thirsty for revenge. But being chased by the police and by his new enemies destines him to a tragic life in hiding.
Nov 12o 19626.7 / 10
My Wife the General Manager
Esmat Fahmy
A married couple ends up working at the same company where the wife is a general director. This arouses the suspicion of their co-workers who do not know they are married.
Jan 20o 19666.5 / 10
A Taste of Fear
Fouada
Based on Tharwat Abaza's short story, 'Shey min al Khawf' takes place in a rural Egyptian village. Atris' reign of terror on the villagers is put to the test when a public act of defiance is carried out by Fu'ada, the object of his affection.
Nov 3o 19696.3 / 10