From a poor family, she was born in Menoufia in the year 1953 AD, and because of her father’s work as a policeman, in the Cairo Traffic Department, she grew up in the Imbaba neighborhood; Despite the severity of her father and his objection to her entry into the field of oriental dance, she achieved wide successes, until she became the first in her field for years.
She is also considered one of the most important belly dancers, to the extent that she was nicknamed the “Fourth Pyramid of Egypt”, and she received international media attention that was not achieved by any dancer in the modern era, because she invented her own style of oriental dance, which achieved her success and wide fame.
She is the great star “Fifi Abdo” who has starred and participated in many artistic works. It varied between cinema, with nearly 40 films, and drama with regarding 15 TV series, and theatrical, with eight plays.
She is considered one of the most controversial artists with her statements, especially when she confirmed that she has become a sign of Egypt, and that foreigners also enjoy watching Pharaonic monuments, as they enjoy watching her dance. She also described herself as a “rocket” that roams the world; She admitted: “She owns two small palaces, one of which was bought by her husband, director Mohamed Darawi.”
The movie “Ahmed Zaki” and its story with harassment
“Fifi Abdo” began her artistic career as a dancer in the Akef Troupe, before director Inas Al-Deghaidi nominated her to participate in the movie “One Woman Is Not Enough”, with the artist Ahmed Zaki to prove her worth, and in shocking statements to “Fifi Abdo”, she confirmed that she had been harassed. sexually, during the filming of one of the scenes of the movie.
She reported that during the filming of the house fire scene, one of the actors, who was playing the role of a firefighter, molested her, as she said: “He was carrying me and then felt my body,” continuing: “I gave him a pen to think that I am Fifi Abdo.”
In the film, “Fifi Abdo” embodied the character of “Hanadi”, one of the victims of the demolished buildings in a popular house, with which journalist Hossam “Ahmed Zaki” exchanged feelings alongside two other girls, including “Amira”, a wealthy journalist, and Reem, a rebellious university student, and in The end of the film’s events leaves a message for the three girls expressing his love for them and the difficulty of choosing between them, following the many struggles he faces.
