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.
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.
Ana W Howwa W Heyya (I , He And She)
Enta Elli Atalt Papaya (You're Who killed My Daddy)
Gharam 'Ala El Tari' El Zera'i ( Love In Agricultural Road)
