Qamar El Safdy
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Qamar El Safdy was born in 1948.[1] Safdy began her voice acting career in 1964 while she was attending secondary school. She featured on over 300 radio dramas including Qamar and Stars and over 100 television series including Bab Al-Amoud Hotel,[2] the first television series filmed in Jordan.[3] She also dubbed various documentaries.[2]
At some point, Safdy was named as the dean of Jordanian actresses[citation needed]. In 2008, Safdy was awarded the Jordanian State Appreciation Award for acting. In 2018, Safdy was named "Artist of the Year".[3] On 25 May 2019 (Independence Day), Jordanian king Abdullah II awarded Safdy the Ibn Al-Hussein Medal of Excellence second class to recognize her contributions to Jordanian cinema.[2]
