{{Short description|Egyptian actress (born 1974)}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Ghada Adel | image = غادة_عادل.png | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Ghada Adel in 2016 | birth_name = Ghada Adel Ibrahim <br /> غادة عادل إبراهيم | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|12|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Benghazi, Libya | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | spouse = {{marriage|Magdy El-Hawary|1998|2018|reason= divorced}} | children = 5 | relatives = Shams al-Baroudi (maternal aunt)<br />Reem al-Baroudi (cousin) | education = University of Benghazi (business administration and commerce, bachelor) | other_names = Ghada Adel | occupation = | years_active = 1997–present | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''Ghada Adel Ibrahim''' ({{langx|ar|غادة عادل إبراهيم}}, born 25 December 1974) is an Egyptian actor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-07 |title=غادة عادل - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو |url=https://elcinema.com/person/1023481/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607004752/https://elcinema.com/person/1023481/ |archive-date=7 June 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-10 |title=Гада Адель — фильмы — КиноПоиск |url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/850794/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210204956/https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/850794/ |archive-date=10 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghadah Adel {{!}} Actress |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0011775/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=غادة عادل - الدهليز |url=https://dhliz.com/artist/ghada_adel/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=dhliz.com}}</ref>
==Early life== She was born in Benghazi, Libya, to an Egyptian working family.<ref>{{Citation|title=بالفيديو: "مذكرات" غادة عادل بالليبي|url=http://alwasat.ly/news/art-culture/152966}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=عيد ميلادها الـ48.. كواليس طفولة غادة عادل في ليبيا|url=https://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/6379318|quote=الفنانة غادة عادل ولدت في لبيبا، رغم أنها من عائلة مصرية، حيث كان والدها يعمل هناك، وفي صغرها، حين كانت تعيش هناك، تذكرت موقفًا لن تنساه في حياتها، حين كانت تعيش في أحد العقارات...}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Ghada Adel, The Egyptian Start Stays Young At Heart|url=https://www.enigma-mag.com/ghada-adel/|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> Her Egyptian mother was also the half-sister of the retired actress Shams el-baroudi via their mother.<ref>{{Cite web|title=شمس البارودي تكشف صلة القرابة التي تجمعها بريم البارودي وغادة عادل {{!}} وكالة الرأي الدولية|url=https://www.alrai-iq.com/2018/10/01/413570/|access-date=2020-06-30|website=www.alrai-iq.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=شمس البارودي.. فنانة مصرية من أصول سورية حملت لقب "أميرة سعودية" قبل أن تعتزل وترتدي الحجاب |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/encyclopedia/2022/10/4/%d8%b4%d9%85%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%af%d9%8a-%d9%81%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%a3%d9%84%d9%82%d8%aa |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=الجزيرة نت |language=ar}}</ref> Her birth-mother died when she was only two years old, so she and her siblings stayed with their father and his second wife in Libya where her father worked, though they spent their annual holidays back home in Cairo.<ref>{{Citation|title=مقال نادر كتبت غادة عادل من لندن، حيث اعتادت قضاء رأس السنة مع أولادها وزوجها، لجريدة "الدستور" المصرية|date=August 2014|url=http://www.jbcnews.net/article/72299-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%8A}}</ref> She has an older brother and three younger half-sisters. She graduated from the University of Benghazi after studying business administration and commerce. She began modeling in ads, appeared with Hany Shaker in 1997's ''Tekhsary'', then hosted the television show ''Fawazir abyad wa aswad''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.luxorafricanfilmfestival.com/en/PastEditions/2018/Tribute/Ghada%20Adel|title=Ghada Adel}}</ref>
==Career== Her first role was in the TV series ''Zizinya'' in 1997, and her first movie was a classic comedy ''Saʽidi in American University'' in 1998 with Mohamed Henedi. She acted in main roles in many movies, including ''Belyah and his High Mind'' in 2000, ''El basha telmeez'' in 2004 with Karim Abd El-Aziz, ''Lover Boys'' in 2005 with Hamada Helal, ''She Made Me Criminal'' in 2006 with Ahmed Helmy and Hassan Hosny, and ''Ahwak'' in 2015 with Tamer Hosny.
She also acted in many TV series, including ''Mabrouk Galak Ala'a'' in 2005 with Hany Ramzy, ''Dead Heart'' in 2008 with Sherif Mounir and ''Saraya Abden'' in 2015 with Qusai Khouli.<ref>[https://www.enigma-mag.com/ghada-adel/ Ghada Adel The Egyptian Start Stays Young at Heart] interview with Enigma magazine in 2012</ref>
In 2019, she went viral on many social media platforms for her daring look at El Gouna Film Festival.<ref>{{Citation|title=Ghada Adel Goes Viral for Her Daring Look at GFF|date=25 September 2019|url=https://see.news/ghada-adel-goes-viral-for-her-daring-look-at-gff/}}</ref>
==Personal life== Her aunt is the retired actress Shams El Baroudi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ريم البارودي تكشف صلة القرابة التي تجمعها بـ شمس البارودي - فن|url=http://akhbarak.net/news/15927514/articles/31318309/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85|access-date=2020-06-30|website=أخبارك.نت|language=ar|archive-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703084505/https://akhbarak.net/news/15927514/articles/31318309/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was married for 20 years to Egyptian director and producer Magdy El Hawari, who also helped introduce her to several movies. They have five children, four sons and one daughter. She announced her divorce from him after a year of separation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/after-20-years-ghada-adel-announces-her-divorce-1176114|title=After 20 Years, Ghada Adel Announces Her Divorce|website=Al Bawaba}}</ref>
==Works== ===Films=== * ''Saʽidi in American University'' (1998) * ''Abboud on Borders'' (1999) * ''Belyah and his High Mind'' (2000) * ''55 Ambulance'' (2001) * ''Albasha Altemeth'' (2004) * ''Private Alexandria'' (2005) * ''Lover Boys'' (2005) * ''Hamada Playing'' (2005) * ''She Made Me Criminal'' (2006) * ''In the Heliopolis Flat'' (2007) * ''Neama Bay'' (2007) * ''Klashinkov'' (2008) * ''Son of Consul'' (2010) * ''The Chord'' (2010) * ''Over my Dead Body'' (2013) * ''Ahwak'' (2015) * ''Horob Eterary 1'' (2017) * ''Horob Eterary 2'' (2018) * ''Casablanca'' (2019)<ref name=KasablankaIMDb>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10497826/?ref_=nm_knf_t2|title=Casablanca|date=June 4, 2019|via=IMDb}}</ref> * ''Secret Men Club'' (2019) * ''200 Pounds'' (2021) * ''11:11'' (2022)
===TV Series=== * ''Zezenya'' (1997) * ''Moon Face'' (2000) * ''Mabrouk Galak Ala'' (2005) * ''Radio Star'' (2005) * ''Almasrawiya 1'' (2007) * ''Dead Heart'' (2008) * ''Public Secret'' (2012) * ''The Mayor Wedding'' (2012) * ''A Place in Palace'' (2014) * ''Saraya Abdeen'' (2015) * ''The Covenant: Permissible Words'' (2015) * ''The Balance'' (2016) * ''Adli Alam Demons'' (2017)<ref>{{Citation|title=بالصور - غادة عادل تثير الجدل و"الغضب" بمشهد جريء مع عادل إمام في "عفاريت عدلي علام"|date=10 June 2017|url=https://www.lahamag.com/article/93398-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1--%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B6%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85}}</ref>
===Radio Series=== * ''The Line with You'' (2007) * ''Thursday or Friday'' (2008) * ''Sheireef Rebelna El khafif'' (2009) * ''For Egypt'' (2010) * ''Reya wa Meskena'' (2017)
===TV shows=== * ''White and Black'' (1997) * ''Khalik Jaree'' (2001) * ''Drink Tea'' (2017)
===Music Videos=== * ''Habeboni Fek'' (1994) with Amer Mounib * ''Rajeen'' (1995) with Amr Diab * ''Tekhsary'' (1997) Hany Shaker * ''Oyoun Sood'' (1999) to Laila Ghofran
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==External links== * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0011775/ Ghada Adel] on IMDb
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adel, Ghada}} Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:Egyptian expatriates in Libya Category:People from Benghazi Category:Actresses from Cairo Category:Egyptian comedians Category:Egyptian television actresses Category:Egyptian film actresses Category:21st-century Egyptian actresses Category:20th-century Egyptian actresses Category:University of Benghazi alumni