Farida Fahmy
- Actress
Farida Fahmy was the daughter of a British mother and Dr. Hassan Fahmy,
a noted university professor of engineering. In 1959, when her
brother-in-law Mahmoud Reda decided to create a dance company featuring
folkloric dances of Egypt, she became the principal female dancer.
Together, Reda, Fahmy, and the rest of Reda Troupe created a new
performing art - a theatrical presentation of traditional Egyptian folk
culture. In 1965, King Hussein of Jordan awarded Fahmy the Star of
Jordan. In 1967, Egypt's President Nasser awarded her the Order of Arts
and Science. She received the Order of Tunisia in 1973.
