Nelly Mazloum
Nelly Mazloum (b. 1925 - d. February 21, 2003) was an Egyptian actress, ballet dancer of Greek origins who also taught artistic belly dancing. Known for her characteristic sense of humor, she is famous for her role in the movie with Ismail Yasseen in "Ibn Hamidu".
Born in Heliopolis, Egypt into a Greek Orthodox family, she converted to Islam in 1952. In the 1960's she traveled frequently back and forth between Egypt and Greece. A graduate of the Faculty of Arts, she pursued an acting and dancing career which lead her to establishe the Harmony-Dancing Institute. She was cast for the first in a film in 1946 by director Abas Kamel, which followed with another 17 films. She is the mother of Greek singer Demis Roussos. She traveled back to Greece in the 60s. Her daughter, Marianna Mazloum, also a dancer, has continued teaching dance classes after her mother passed away at the MADRI INSTITUTE in Athens, Greece.
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