CAIRO, Jan 17 (Aswat Masriya) - Egyptian actress Faten Hamama died Saturday evening at the age of 84, state-run MENA reported.

Hamama died of a sudden health setback, according to MENA.

Hamama, dubbed "the lady of the Arab screen", was born in 1931. She gained prominence in Egypt's cinema industry in the 1950s and the 1960s.