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The actress contracted the virus two weeks ago, the Egyptian media reported. Rabie’s health deteriorated over the weekend and she was rushed to an intensive care unit in a Cairo hospital. She died on Saturday.
Azouz Adel, a member of Egypt’s Actors Syndicate, confirmed Rabie’s death in a Facebook post mourning the actress. Ismail Mokhtar, head of the Artistic Theatre House, also released a statement honouring Rabie, saying the great actress left an unforgettable legacy of television, cinematic and theatrical works .
سوسن ربيع، واحدة من أشهر من قدمن دور الإبنة في السينيما المصرية، في ذمة الله. رحمها الله.
Born in 1962 in Cairo, Rabie began her acting career in a number of children’s programmes. She quickly rose to fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s after she took part in the theatre production
The film and television actor, 89, was reportedly checked into an Egyptian hospital on Sunday
, and has been receiving treatment.
Daughter Iman Shaaban confirmed the news to
ET
It remains to be seen how the hospitalisation will affect the coming drama
Ash El Dababeer, in which Shaaban stars alongside fellow Egyptian actor Amr Saad.
The series, which is scheduled to
be broadcast during Ramadan, would have marked Shaaban’s first role in five years. His last major appearance was in 2016 film
Al
n Mumtaz from the landmark Egyptian series
Raafat
Haggan.
Fans went online to wish him a speedy recovery, including singer Latifa Al-Tunisia, who tweeted: May God heal you from this dreaded virus.