Shwikar

Shwikar
شويكار
Born
Shwikar Ibrahim

(1938-11-04)4 November 1938
Alexandria, Egypt
Died14 August 2020(2020-08-14) (aged 81)
Cairo, Egypt
OccupationActress
Years active1961–2010
Notable workAgazet Gharam
Spouses
  • Hassan Nafie
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    (m. 1963; div. 1980)​
  • Medhat Yussef
Children1
Shwikar and her first husband

Shwikar Ibrahim (Arabic: شويكار [ʃɪwiˈkɑːr]; 4 November 1938 – 14 August 2020) was an Egyptian actress and comedian. She started her career in Alexandria in some tragedic roles before she was discovered by the Egyptian film director Fateen Abdul Wahab to work as a comedian in TV, cinema and theatres.

Biography

Born on 4 November 1938, in Alexandria, Egypt. An Egyptian She started her acting career in 1960, and became popular in the 1960s, especially in the works she starred alongside Fouad El Mohandes. Her notable films in the 1960s include Agazat Gharam (1967), The Most Dangerous Man in the World (1967), Shanbo in the Trap (1968), and Land of Hypocrisy (1968).

Shwikar (second from right) with Soad Hosny, Roger Moore and Sharifa Fadel at the Alexandria Television Festival, 1963

She also starred in plays, including Me, Him and Her, Eve at 12, My Fair Lady, Where Am I and Where Are You? and Keep Your Daughters Locked In. Since the early 1970s, she has focused more on her film work, and has since presented several films, including Karnak (1975), Viva Zalata (1976), Al-Sakka Mat (1977), The Sad Night Bird (1977), and America Shika Bika (1992). She also appeared in many television works that varied between comedy and tragedy, including A Woman from the Time of Love, Ladies of Garden City, A Girl from Shubra and Men's Talk.

Shwikar was married three times, first to Hassan Nafie, with whom she had one daughter. Her second husband was actor Fouad el-Mohandes. And her third husband was screenwriter Medhat Yussef. She died on 14 August 2020 in Cairo, aged 81.

Selected filmography

Shwikar with her husband and fellow actor Fouad el-Mohandes in 1963.

References

  1. ↑ "Breaking: Egypt's veteran actress Shwikar passes away at 85". EgyptToday. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Sayed, Nawal (14 August 2020). "Vetetran egyptian actress Shwikar passes away". See News.
  3. ↑ "وفاة الفنانة شويكار بعد صراع طويل مع المرض وتشييع الجثمان غدا". AhramGate. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Veteran Egyptian actress Shwikar dies aged 85". Arab News. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Al Sherbini, Ramadan (14 August 2020). "Egypt: Veteran actress Shwikar passes away". Gulf News. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Republished - Shwikar: My fair lady - Screens - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  7. ↑ feras (14 August 2020). "Breaking: Egypt's veteran actress Shwikar passes away at 85". مؤسسة سلطان بن علي العويس الثقافية (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Streets, Egyptian (14 August 2020). "Beloved Actress and Comedian Shweikar Passes Away, Aged 84 | Egyptian Streets". Retrieved 13 September 2025.