Leila Saboundji

She was born on February 22, 1941 and died on September 25, 2002. She began her artistic career as a child in children’s programs on the radio with Baba Sharo, and then on television after that. She traveled for many years to Sweden, where she got married, studied theater, then returned to Egypt in 1967 to work in an airline company, then joined the radio again. She joined the Vanguard Theater family and participated in many works there and in the comedy theatre. She is fluent in classical Arabic and has participated in some television series, including Black Panther, Brigades of Faith, and Invisible Soldiers. Her performance is characterized by wit and the ability to embody caricature characters. Her most important theatrical works include Don Quixote, Merry Wives, and Accident on the Highway. Among her television works: The Wanis Diaries series, part 2 , the Arabesque series: The Days of Hassan Al-Nomani , the movie A Dinner Date , the Wanis Diaries series, part 3 , the Abla Hikmat series Conscience .