Today, Thursday, April 18th, marks the anniversary of the death of artist Aziza Helmy, who was born on June 6, 1926, and passed away on this day in 1989 at the age of 64. Aziza Helmy was born in Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. The name of the late Egyptian artist Aziza Helmy is prominently featured among the stars of the beautiful era, known for portraying the role of the nurturing mother, both on the cinema screen and on television. She successfully delivered many character types, including the strict mother in "The Last Kiss" with Ihab Nafea and "The Long Nights" with Shafik Nour El-Din, the comedic mother in "Oh from Eve" with Lobna Abdel Aziz, and the helpless mother in "The Adolescents" with Hussein Riyad.
Throughout her artistic career, Aziza presented nearly 200 diverse works, including films, plays, and radio programs. Aziza Helmy married novelist Ali El-Zarqani and had a son who died due to a severe health crisis, leading her to live a tragic life afterward. Early in her career, Aziza Helmy maintained a good relationship with actress Fardous Mohamed and Zainab Sidqi, who introduced her to director Ahmed Badr Khan, who cast her in the film "My Heart, O Father" alongside Mohamed Fawzi and Nour Al-Huda in 1947.
Over her artistic journey, Aziza Helmy also presented many notable films, including "They Wronged Me," "The Rebel," "First Love," "Faris Bani Hamdan," "Al-Shaimaa," "My First and Last Love," "The Empty Pillow," "The Cup of Torment," "The Happy Home," and "Our Beautiful Days," with her last cinematic work being a film titled "A Servant but."
