Deceased
When Did Umm Kulthum Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 76Also known asأم كلثوم, Om Kulthum, ام كلثوم, Oum Kalthoum, فاطمة إبراهيم البلتاجي, كوكب الشرق, Umm Kulthum, Oum Kalsoum, Fatima Ibrahim as-Sayyid al-Beltagi , فاطمة إبراهيم السيد البلتاجيGenderFemaleNationalityRepublic of EgyptBorn18/12/1898Born inTamay Az-Zahayrah, EgyptDied03/02/1975Died inCairoWikidataQ1110560 ↗Buried atAl BasatinTMDb#1319931 ↗
Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi, known by her stage name Umm Kulthum, was an Egyptian singer and film actress. She was given the honorific title Kawkab el-Sharq. Immensely popular throughout the Middle East and beyond, Umm Kulthum is a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed "The Voice of Egypt" and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid". In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Umm Kulthum at number 61 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography12 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hommage to Oum Kalthoum Paris PhilharmonicMovie | — | 127 |
| 2017 | Oum Kalthoum, la voix du CaireMovie | Self (archives footage) | 119 |
| 1996 | Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like EgyptMovie | Self (archives footage) | 98 |
| 1963 | Rabea Al AdaweiahMovie | Ghina' | 65 |
| 1947 | FatmahMovie | Fatmah | 49 |
| 1945 | SalamahMovie | سلامة | 47 |
| 1942 | EayidaMovie | عايدة | 44 |
| 1940 | DananeirMovie | دنانير | 42 |
| 1937 | Hymn of HopeMovie | Amaal | 39 |
| 1936 | WedadMovie | وداد | 38 |
| 1932 | Sons of AristocratsMovie | — | 34 |
| 0 | Nightingale From Cairo: Umm KulthumMovie | Self (archives footage) | — |