
Acting
Jun 27, 1953
Alexandria, Egypt
Hanan Youssef
Acting
Biography
An Egyptian actress, born in Alexandria, and she was residing in the Glim area. She studied at the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University in 1970-1971. She was married while still a student to political activist Essam El-Borai. After that, she studied theatrical arts and appeared in supporting roles in several films, and then focused recently on TV drama.
Feature Films (44)

Aisha is a widow with five children, Sana, Suad, Lamia, Asmaa and Noor. The eldest got married to Orabi the carpenter, and are living in the family's poor house. Orabi starts acting like he's the man of the house, and the other sisters try to find their way in life.
Bitter Day, Sweet Day

In June 1945, during the final days of WWII, former university professor Gohar meets a young prostitute in a brothel and kills her in a moment of frenzy. Police Detective Noureddine takes on the murder case and tracks down Gohar, hoping to confront him and get a confession to the murder from him. However, both the detective and the killer face startling facts that change the way they think.
Beggars and Noblemen

A group of youngsters; a rich, a poor, a liberal, and a religious, all of them live a life full of turmoil and indecisiveness. The film depicts their lives, their love stories, and their dreams, and how their own hesitation impedes the fulfillment of their aspirations.
Leisure Time

A couple's relationship experiences some ups and downs as the societal pressures put upon them get increasingly burdensome.
Stolen Kisses

Reem is a young political activist who works for an advertisement company. As she tries to uncover the truth behind the incide of the Battle of the Camel, she accompanies her friend Farah to Nazlet Al Seman where she meets and falls for Mahmoud, one of the people involved in the incident.
After the Battle

The recent Egyptian revolution released many prisoners who were abused by the forces of national security. Many prisoners were imprisoned with no real charges, while their families were denied access to them. Amaal, the mother, who's been worn down by poverty, wants to make a festive meal to welcome the return of her son, and erase a harsh past that depleted the spirit of many Egyptian youths. Her other son, Shawky, a 13 year old, tries, the only way he knows, to help bring an ingredient for that festive meal, by taking what he's not given. Egypt has been the feast for those in power, while its poor majority strive for their daily meals. Will the revolution retrieve the stolen spirit of the youth?
Their Feast

Desperate to escape his dead-end life in Egypt and find a way to Europe, security guard Hassan devises a bold scheme: he pretends to be blind to join the national blind soccer team, bound for the World Cup in Poland.
Voy! Voy! Voy!

Mansour El-Hefny’s wealthy family rule an Upper Egyptian island. Some police officers facilite their arms dealing in exchange for information, and corrupt parliament members use their immunity to par-take in their drug trade.
The Island

(Hamdy) and (Samira) married to traditional marriage,and they are not satisfied sexually because of problems rooted with them since childhood. Samira goes to Dr.(Fatma) the Psychiatrist hoping to find a solution for their problem,who succeeds in convincing the husband to take part in therapy.
The Ostrich and the Peacock

When Surgeon Hamza commits a mistake that leads to the death of a child, he's sentenced to jail and prevented from practicing his profession. The widow Rawia enters his isolated life after meeting her in an auction and then he meets three young teenagers who find refuge in him.
High School Freshmen

Following the events of the first part, Mansour Al-Hefni escapes from prison and reunites with his son Ali and brother to return to the island to recover what they have lost. Mansour must stand against his old love Karima while the leader of the travelers tribe Sheikh Jaafar enters the conflict for rulership
The Island 2
Television & Series (52)

A dramatic police investigation by chief detective Colonel Hassan, the task entrusted to him is to look into a bomb report in a luxury hotel in downtown Cairo on the wedding night of the scandalous businesswoman Belle Safi, who will be attended by important community figures at various levels, but each carrying Inside is much worse than what people show.
The People of Cairo

Selim al-Ansary is a morally-conscious police officer who is talented at his job. He is constantly criticized by those around him, even his mother, and is perceived as an evil person. When a murder inside the police station unjustly points to him as a suspect, he gets arrested, but he decides to escape to prove his innocence.
Kalabsh

Three female friends decide to murder their husbands. They set a plan to blow up their car while they were out on an expedition. Their plan works, but after some inexplicable events, they realise that one of their husbands survived the explosion and has returned for revenge.
Hell Stone

An aspiring artist tries to make it, facing numerous difficulties both personally and professionally throughout her life, since her persecuted childhood and adolescence as a girl living in a rural area.
My Way

(Dalida) dreams to be a famous model, but fate prevents it. When she has an accident and finds that she can't go to heaven because of being selfish. She returns back to the earth in the body (Alyiaa) where she has to face reality and accept herself.








