| Amina Mohamed | |
| Birth Date: | 1908 |
| Death Date: | 1985 |
| Nationality: | Egyptian |
| Citizenship: | Egypt |
| Occupation: | Dancer, actress and film director |
| Notable Works: | Tita Wong, 1937 |
Amina Mohamed (1908–1985) was an Egyptian dancer, actress and film director.[1] [2]
Mohamed was from a poor rural background without links to the Cairo art scene. She and her niece, Amina Rizq, moved to Cairo with their mothers; the pair were locked in the house after their first theatrical performance. Amina succeeded in gaining fame as a dancer and actress.[3]
Mohamed was director, producer, screenwriter, editor and star of Tita Wong (1937).[3] The film was shot in collaboration with a group of intellectual friends, including the director Salah Abou Seif and the painters Salah Taher and Abdel Salam El Sherif.[2] Tita Wong, played by Mohamed, is the daughter of poor Chinese immigrants in Cairo, forced to dance in a night club. Accused of murdering her uncle, her lawyer tries to argue her innocence, with flashbacks illustrating her earlier life.[3]