
Acting
Nov 10, 1982
Alexandria, Egypt
Farah Youssef
Acting
Biography
Farah Youssef is an Egyptian actress who was born on November 11, 1982. She started acting at the age of 7 in plays and independent films. She made her real professional debut in the film The Magic with a group of fresh, new faces in the industry. Farah was able in a short time to shoot to fame, after which she starred in several television series, including the series Late Night, and her distinguished role in Napoleon and El Mahrousa.
Feature Films (24)

Shawky, a man in his sixties, decides one day to enjoy his life as he pleases, no matter the consequences.
Rhapsody in Autumn

"Nahed" (Nabila Ebeid) as the Greedy Mother fight over "Dina" (Arwa) the innocent talent who falls in love with "Nader" (Khaled Abol Naga) as a Music Talent Hunter & Famous icon/Director & shatters her Family apart when she becomes a big success.
None But That!

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

Amr is a 35 year old man who wakes up one day to a very different Egypt. Amr rarely leaves home as he works from his place designing software. It is January 25, 2011 and Amr starts the day with news of protests all over Cairo and marches leading to Tahrir square. Something tells him that these protests will lead to major political change. Farah, a woman in her early 30’s, is a news anchor on Egyptian television. The news Farah gives her audience is very different from the news presented online or on international news channels.
Winter of Discontent

he kept convincing himself that the woman in his bed is always his wife, his lawful partner, the one who wears his ring. Sometimes she acts young, sometimes she grows old, sometimes she becomes soft or rough, thin or fat —that’s her business alone. In fact, that’s the business of the people who can see, and their responsibility alone. They are the ones who have the gift of certainty, because they can tell the difference. As for him, as long as he is deprived of sight, he will remain deprived of certainty because he is blind. And there is no blame on the blind. Or… is there?
House of Flesh

Shams is a young girl who resides in the local neighborhood of Ain Shams. The life of the family turns into a tragedy when they learn their young Shams has leukemia, and they try to fulfill her only wish to visit Downtown Cairo.
Eye of the Sun

The story of four expatriate students who share a room in college, then an apartment after graduating from media department, and moving to work in the field of journalism, and what they go through during these stages in their personal and professional lives.
City of Girls

A seemingly traditional journey of a young sheikh in a governmental mosque who moves from leading prayers to becoming a TV celebrity issuing "fatwas" that are accepted by millions who have become fans of his as a result of his courage and his attempts to deviate from the usual religious rhetoric in a society heavily influenced by fundamentalism. From Behind the scenes that exposes religion and authority struggle - Mawlana is a movie that defy boundaries.
The Preacher

An aspiring filmmaker takes a leap of faith and agrees to make a commercial film in a short time, unaware that the process sets him onto a comedic adventure.
The Fourth Man

The Maid, a short narrative film, examines the moments in which we are forced to understand that other people are real in the same way that we are. Rasha is an Egyptian housemaid, who is not so skilled at her job. When her suspicions about her employer are confirmed, Rasha must come to terms with her perceptions of trust, duty, and her place within the family household.
The Maid

In a hot and politically challenged Cairo actress Aida and her neighbor, the aging diva Samiha, are thrown out on the streets. Together with the street smart Yassin, they try to find a place to live, forcing them to confront with their past.
Cactus Flower

The film follows the touching stories of various people in Downtown Cairo as they try to find balance in their lives and deal with its ups and downs.
Box of Wonders
Television & Series (22)

Raouf discovers that he is unhappy and dissatisfied with his life with his wife Shireen, so he decides to see a psychiatrist.
A Husband's Diary

A medical drama about the stories of a large number of doctors, staff and patients at Dr. Galal's hospital, and the daily challenges that the hospital staff faces both in their work and their personal lives.
Critical Moments

A portrait of the social and political aspects of Egypt during the late 18th-century French campaign, and the most important events that ensued, from Battle of Shubra Khit between Napoleon and the Mamluk leader, Murad Bey, and through the first and second Revolt of Cairo, till the defeat and exit of the campaign.
Napoleon And Al Mahrousa

Layla, a wealthy young woman, gets into a traffic accident and bleeds, and she needs a quick blood transfusion. Her blood type coincides with that of her private driver. He transfuses blood for her without knowing that he himself has AIDS and the disease is transmitted to her. The young woman's life turns into misery and waiting for death. She loves a new young man in her father's company named (Ahmed), but he does not reciprocate her love; Because he loves Hind, whom he is about to marry, her father (Saeed Al-Koumi) threatens to kill his fiancée and his relatives in order to force him to marry his daughter who is sick with AIDS, and the events follow.








