Ragaa Hussein

Ragaa Hussein (7 November 1937 – 9 August 2022) was an Egyptian actress. She was a versatile actress who performed in cinema, theatre, and TV series for more than 60 years.^[1][2]

Ragaa Hussein

Early life

Ragaa Hussein was born on 7 November 1937 in Qalyubiyya Governorate, in the Nile Delta region of Egypt.^[1][2]

Musical career

Ragaa Hussein began her artistic career in 1954.^[2] In 1958, she joined the El Rihany theaterical troupe established by Naguib el-Rihani in Cairo in the late 1910s.^[1][2][3] She worked on a number of radio and television programmes.^[1][2] She also acted in the Egyptian classic TV dramas and other TV series.^[1] During her long film career, she made more appearances in the movies directed by Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine.^[2] Some of these movies include Warm Nights (1961), Mouths and Rabbits (1977), I Want a Solution (1975), The Return of the Prodigal Son (1976), Money and Women (1960), An Egyptian Story (1982), Alexandria Again and Forever (1989), and Nawara (2015).^{[4][2][1][5][3]}

Personal life

Ragaa Hussein married Saif Abdel Rahman, an actor and producer.^[1]

Death

Ragaa Hussein died on 9 August 2022 in Cairo, Egypt, following a prolonged illness.^[1][3]

Honour

In 2020, Ragaa Hussein was honoured during the Egyptian Theatre Day celebrations to recognize her contributions.^[3] She was also honoured at the 24th edition of the Egyptian National Film Festival held in May 2022.^[1][6][3]