Naglaa Fathi (Arabic: نجلاء فتحي), whose birth name is Fatmah Elzahra' Hesin Fathi (Arabic: فاطمة الزهراء حسين فتحي, born 21 December 1951),[3][4] is an Egyptian actress.

[8] The award-winning actress also wrote the screenplay for Tomorrow I Will Take Revenge (Arabic: غدا سأنتقم), (1980).

Her career began in earnest and she starred in the 1968 Egyptian film Afrah (Arabic: أفراح, meaning "Joys"), produced in Beirut, Lebanon.

The director of the film, Ali Badrakhan had reservations about Naglaa, but fellow producer Ramses Naguib saw her as potential romance icon.

The film was based on a true story and Fathi described it as the "most difficult and painful" role she has had to play.

[7] According to writer Nagla El-Baz, the movie was a success in raising awareness about the issue of overpopulation.