Background
She was born Mary Boutros Younis in 1913 to a Christian family in Lebanon. Her mother"s cousin was Asaad Dagher, a writer and journalist at the First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahram newspaper.
She was born Mary Boutros Younis in 1913 to a Christian family in Lebanon. Her mother"s cousin was Asaad Dagher, a writer and journalist at the First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahram newspaper.
She took the name Mary Queeny when she was 12. Their son is film director Nader Galal. Until her retirement in 1982, she produced all of the films he directed.
Queeny became a popular actor and producer in a pioneering age of Egyptian cinema.
Her first role was in 1929 in the film Ghadat al-sahara (The Desert Beauty). She went on to star in all of her aunt"s subsequent films.
She appeared in 20 films and was among the first women in Egypt to appear on screen without a veil. During the Golden Age of Egyptian film, it was one of the five largest studios.
Queeny died on 23 November 2003 in Cairo of a heart attack.
She was 90.