For me it`s Joan Crawford

Define classic.

Graycap23 said:

A lot of explaining and defining on the general forum, lol

1930s, 40s and 50s

SunnySkies said:

Better.....I'd go with Bob Hope.

Looks-wise; Louise Brooks;

Pochacco said:

He was gorgeous, but i can`t stand to hear him talk

SunnySkies said:

ohh no Mommy Dearest!

NOOOOO Wire HANGERS!!!!!

Bette!

And as an actress; Marlene Dietrich. Love, love, love her in Witness For The Prosecution, which combines Dietrich, Billy Wilder and Agatha Cristie in one movie.

Her entire career is amazing.

Efan said:

That woman can act a WHOLE scene without saying a single word,,,,her face expressions will do ALL the shouting

I love Joan, but her movies tend to fall into the "cult" scene more.

BUT,,,,this is her finest hour IMO!





I hate her movies where she plays the victim(which is ALOT of movies ) she could've been the GREATEST villan ever that graced the silver screen.

faten hamama

PricelessHo said:

Ah! Ard el Ahlam!

HamsterHuey said:

yessss! yes!

PricelessHo said:

Never heard of her, sorry. I just IMDB's her. How did you found her out?

PricelessHo said:

She nailed it in this film...



But as much as I ADORE her, this is my FAVE Arab classic dame...



Lady Amina Rezq

She's REALLY underrated too.

I think Abla Kammel carrys her torch from this generation.

But ALL of those 3 women have something in common that make them special; they don't ONLY speak for the middle class, they really do speak for the poor & peasants as well,,,,,and with credibility

ALSO, I wouldn't leave this lady out...



Hayyat Al-Fahad(she looks like a 1998 Whitney Houston here ).

HamsterHuey said:

bummer you got me there lol

as to your Q, i grew up on her films, and on arabic classics in general thanks to my parents. but its faten i've always loved the most. very enchanting on screen.

ps. is it mentioned on imdb she was married to Omar Sherif?

Harlepolis said:

even though she's remembered by most as the loving grandma, to me she'll always be the crazy freaky shit from البيت الملعون

that film put an ending to my damn childhood

Hayat, on the other hand (you soooo wrong for that photo btw girl SO WRONG)

but yea, hayat and su'aad seriously need to get over themselves and get back together, they have to

PricelessHo said:

Thats what happen when egos get in the way ol' big-headed bitches.

And I'm not fimiliar with that movie?

I've seen her in a movie though with Laila Murad, she played a villan(which is not likely in her case) but she was SO convincing, and she had me in tears(as always).

Also her role in "The baker lady" with Shadia & Magedah, I don't remember the plot, what I remember was crying when she & Shadia got reunited or something.

She reminds me of my Somalian grandma who could also bring the tears profusely with just one word.

Oh hell, I'm just a sentimental broad behind this tough New Yorker shell

Dorothy Dandridge
Natalie Wood
Dean Stockwell
Marlon Brando
Sydney Potier

NMusiqNSoul said:

I absloutly ADORE Dottie

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DEAN FREAKING MARTIN

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She was truly beautiful back in the day....

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i agree!