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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-06-28

Place of Birth

Alexandria, Egypt

Hanan Youssef

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.

Known for

El Helmeya Nights

El Helmeya Nights

A sweeping saga spanning Egyptian history from the era of King Farouk to the early 21st century, Al Helmeya Nights centres on the bitter rivalry between the Al-Badri and Ghanem families in Cairo's Helmeya neighbourhood. Driven by revenge, ambition, and shifting power, the series — written by Osama Anwar Okasha with over 300 actors across six seasons — is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in Arab television drama.

Kalabsh

Kalabsh

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.

Al-Gama'a

Al-Gama'a

Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds. The show deals with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist political group, which was officially banned but nonetheless tolerated to an extent before the revolution. Critics have decried the show's pro-government stance, charging that it plays into the Egyptian government's agenda prior to the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.

El-Atawla

El-Atawla

Set against the streets of Alexandria, The Porters follows Nassar, a seasoned thief who falls in love and resolves to leave his criminal past behind. But walking away proves far more dangerous than staying — as former allies, rivals, and family close in on him from all sides. Starring Ahmed El Sakka and Tarek Lotfy, it's a gritty, fast-paced crime drama built on betrayal, brotherhood, and the cost of trying to change.

Girls' Tales

Girls' Tales

The series of stories of girls in a romantic comedy about the lives of 4 girls, including friendship, love and success at work.

Hell Stone

Hell Stone

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.

Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva

(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.

The Flood

The Flood

The Mandoah family leads a humble life, with the mother, Safia, bringing up her children after the death of her husband. Her husband has left a piece of land in Ismailia that turns out to be part of the planned area for the Suez Canal project, which causes the price of the land to skyrocket to 300 million pounds. They each find themselves owning millions in the blink of an eye. What will come next?

Hekayat Beneeshha

Hekayat Beneeshha

Dr. Layla Sallam, freshly healing from two tumultuous marriages, finds herself drawn to Omar, a complex patient battling mental illness. As their bond deepens—blurring lines between love and healing—Omar's quest for truth challenges Layla to confront her own demons.

The Thug

The Thug

The series shows how the leaders of the former regime used thugs in their illegal business, one of those thugs is Hamza, who works as a mechanic as a cover for his dubious activities.

Shubra Rotation

Shubra Rotation

In Shubra, a group of residents interacts with each other in a tapestry that highlights the extent of tolerance extant between the Muslim and Coptic communities through times of both conflict and harmony.

Newton's Cradle

Newton's Cradle

The two lovers, Hazem and Hana, decide to have their baby in America to get the nationality. However, they come across many obstacles that threaten their marriage, especially when Hana stays in America and does not come back.

EgyBest

EgyBest

Two friends dive into the digital underworld chasing quick cash and bigger dreams. Their journey begins with a scam, but soon. The stakes turn deadly. Pulled into a web of love lies, and crime. they risk everything for success, in this high stakes game, one wrong move could change everything.

El-Meshwar

El-Meshwar

As Maher is forced to leave his home with his wife Ward and his son Rahim to escape from the businessman and antiquities dealer Wajeeh, he settles with his aunt in Alexandria in an attempt to hide his big secret from the public eye.

The People of Cairo

The People of Cairo

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.