Acting
Layla Olwy
Born January 4, 1962 · Cairo, Egypt (age 64)
Layla Olwy, also known fully as Leyla Ahmed E'lwy, (born 4 January 1962) began her career as a young individual on radio broadcasts with Abla Fadeela and Mama Samiha through children programmes. She studied at French schools and eventually graduated in 1991. Her first television role as a beginner actress took place in the television series Tears over the Truth. Later on, she took up parts in sta…
Known For
Sugar Daddy · 2023Sugar Daddy
★ 5.62023
MovieComedy
Shawki starts an affair with a dancer, Natalia, and takes her on a weekend getaway in Sahl Hasheesh. When his sons find out about his secret, they decide to salvage their parents' relationship and travel to Sahl Hasheesh to confront him.
Girl's Love · 2004Girl's Love
★ 7.02004
MovieRomanceComedy
The story of three half-sisters who are united when their father dies and his will dictates they live together if they are to get their inheritance. The three sisters; the passionate Nada, the westernized Roqaya, and the tempered Ghada, have to work out their differences.
A Toxic Marriage · 2024A Toxic Marriage
★ 2.32024
MovieComedyRomance
Karim and Farida want to get married. Worlds collide when families meet. Karim's family is conservative and his parents do not approve of Farida's liberal background, so they resort to a series of funny tricks and pranks to stop the wedding. Will their love triumph or break under social pressures?
Silence! · 1991Silence!
★ 7.01991
MovieComedy
The married couple Hommos and Halawa perform their choreographic show in the street, to the amusement of a record label owner who records a song for them. When a famous singer called Ghandour steals their song, they embark on a journey to take revenge.
Alhajar alddayir · 1992Alhajar alddayir
1992
Movie
Adel is a simple employee who is married to a teacher, and has three children but faces financial troubles. He meets Iglal,the corrupt businesswoman,who marries him and he becomes rich. Then he meets Sherine, another rich woman and marries her also. Till he feels lost and wants to go back to his old life.
Me, My Daughter, and Love · 1974Me, My Daughter, and Love
1974
MovieRomanceDrama
Quoting the novel (Lolita) by Vladimir Nabokov, the film revolves around (Ahmed), who owns a hotel in Alexandria and falls in love with (Siham) and her teenage daughter Sahar, with whom he retrieves memories from his childhood, and after leaving Alexandria, Ahmed travels to Cairo, and there the conflict between mother and daughter revolves around Ahmed's love.
Samora & the Pretty Girl · 1984Samora & the Pretty Girl
1984
Movie
The film tells the story of an employee who suffers from her husband's extreme jealousy and distrust, so many funny situations happen until things get very bad when he imagines a relationship between her and her boss, and seeks revenge to defend his honor and wounded dignity.
Time of the Forbidden · 1988Time of the Forbidden
1988
MovieDrama
Omaima is a medical student and an active member of the Students' Union, who is arrested for her political activity and released due to the influence of her father. She gets romantically involved with Hisham, and a colleague tries to discredit her.
Movies
Sugar Daddy · 2023Sugar Daddy
★ 5.62023
MovieComedy
Shawki starts an affair with a dancer, Natalia, and takes her on a weekend getaway in Sahl Hasheesh. When his sons find out about his secret, they decide to salvage their parents' relationship and travel to Sahl Hasheesh to confront him.
Girl's Love · 2004Girl's Love
★ 7.02004
MovieRomanceComedy
The story of three half-sisters who are united when their father dies and his will dictates they live together if they are to get their inheritance. The three sisters; the passionate Nada, the westernized Roqaya, and the tempered Ghada, have to work out their differences.
A Toxic Marriage · 2024A Toxic Marriage
★ 2.32024
MovieComedyRomance
Karim and Farida want to get married. Worlds collide when families meet. Karim's family is conservative and his parents do not approve of Farida's liberal background, so they resort to a series of funny tricks and pranks to stop the wedding. Will their love triumph or break under social pressures?
Silence! · 1991Silence!
★ 7.01991
MovieComedy
The married couple Hommos and Halawa perform their choreographic show in the street, to the amusement of a record label owner who records a song for them. When a famous singer called Ghandour steals their song, they embark on a journey to take revenge.
Alhajar alddayir · 1992Alhajar alddayir
1992
Movie
Adel is a simple employee who is married to a teacher, and has three children but faces financial troubles. He meets Iglal,the corrupt businesswoman,who marries him and he becomes rich. Then he meets Sherine, another rich woman and marries her also. Till he feels lost and wants to go back to his old life.
Me, My Daughter, and Love · 1974Me, My Daughter, and Love
1974
MovieRomanceDrama
Quoting the novel (Lolita) by Vladimir Nabokov, the film revolves around (Ahmed), who owns a hotel in Alexandria and falls in love with (Siham) and her teenage daughter Sahar, with whom he retrieves memories from his childhood, and after leaving Alexandria, Ahmed travels to Cairo, and there the conflict between mother and daughter revolves around Ahmed's love.
Samora & the Pretty Girl · 1984Samora & the Pretty Girl
1984
Movie
The film tells the story of an employee who suffers from her husband's extreme jealousy and distrust, so many funny situations happen until things get very bad when he imagines a relationship between her and her boss, and seeks revenge to defend his honor and wounded dignity.
Time of the Forbidden · 1988Time of the Forbidden
1988
MovieDrama
Omaima is a medical student and an active member of the Students' Union, who is arrested for her political activity and released due to the influence of her father. She gets romantically involved with Hisham, and a colleague tries to discredit her.
Oh My Country...Ah · 1986Oh My Country...Ah
1986
MovieDrama
When Magdy goes to the Pasha's estate to sell the land he inherited after his father's death, he discovers that the town is controlled by Radwan, a member of the Socialist Union, who is harassing Farida to force her to sell him her land. Madgy and Farida try to break Radwan's iron-grip on the town.
The Lunatics Nest · 1979The Lunatics Nest
★ 7.01979
MovieComedy
Sherif wants to marry Amani, but her father Gad Al-Haq Metwally Owais requires that her sister Tahani to marry first because she is older. Amani agrees with Sharif to deny and act as someone coming to her sister's speech. Can they complete their marriage, will the plan succeed?
A Husband On Demand · 1985A Husband On Demand
★ 7.11985
MovieComedyDrama
A rich man hires another man to marry his ex-wife.
ابتسامة وراء قضبان · 1986ابتسامة وراء قضبان
1986
MovieDramaComedy
Al Haggama · 1992Al Haggama
1992
Movie
A Drama movie
The Baby Doll Night · 2008The Baby Doll Night
★ 5.42008
MovieDrama
Hossam, an Egyptian tour guide working in the US, comes to Egypt on vacation during New Year's Eve and hopes to spend a romantic night with his wife in their hotel. Unbeknownst to him, Awadain the terrorist who has other plans for the hotel that night.
200 Pounds · 2021200 Pounds
★ 5.92021
MovieDrama
The story revolves around 200 pounds that get passed on from one person to another from different social classes and residential places.
Destiny · 1997Destiny
★ 6.81997
MovieDramaHistory
In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent Islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Salma. The principality is ruled by Khalifa ElMansour who has two sons, ElNasser, an intellectual that likes Ibn Rush and is in love with his daughter Salma. The younger son Abdallah is more into dancing and poetry, spending most of his times with the gypsy family and getting the daughter pregnant. The Khalifa is depending on the extremists to build his army granting them more power which they use to combat artists and philosophers. The extremists succeed in recruiting Abd Allah and train him to kill his father. Events go on where Marawan, the gypsy singer, is killed and Ibn Rushd's books are burnt. Adapted from the real life of Ibn Rushd AlMasir is Chahine's statement against extremism.
Les Misérables · 1978Les Misérables
★ 3.01978
MovieDrama
Based on Victor Hugo's novel, a poor man is sent to prison after stealing a loaf of bread. He escapes and becomes rich, but this does not protect him from people's disdain as they know where he came from.
Eldenyaa Ma2loobaa · 1981Eldenyaa Ma2loobaa
1981
Movie
Director: Adel Sadeq (Director) Writer: Ahmed El Ebiary (Writer) Cast: Nabila El Sayed Farouk El Feshawi Othman Abdelmonem Nahed Ismail Amin Elheneidy Gamal Ismail
Mom Is Pregnant · 2021Mom Is Pregnant
★ 5.52021
MovieComedy
When their sixty-something mother announces she’s pregnant, Esam and Basem find themselves in hilarious situations as they try to get her to have an abortion.
Streets of Fire · 1984Streets of Fire
★ 5.51984
MovieCrimeDrama
In the 1940s, the policeman Imam moves to Cairo to work in an area devoted to prostitution. There he falls in love with the prostitute Nusse who works with the bully Jalal without knowing that she is practicing this profession. He is defended by an imam who beats an English soldier who tries to intercept her and assault her. He is tried and dismissed from service, then returns to live in the neighborhood and look for work, and becomes a pimp, a quarrel between him and Jalal al-Fatwa. Each trying to prove his strength and impose his power.
I Love Cinema · 2004I Love Cinema
★ 5.92004
MovieDramaComedy
A child who loves the cinema struggles with a fanatic dad who finds everything (including cinema) a sin, and a mother who is sexually repressed.
Humiliation · 1990Humiliation
★ 6.71990
Movie
Aziz is waiting for his uncle to die in order to inherit all his wealth.When he dies,he finds an unpleasant surprise
Maqsoom · 2024Maqsoom
★ 5.02024
MovieMusicComedy
Hind, Emy and Rania can’t really stand each other. In the 90s, during their university years, they used to sing together in a band in before personal differences tore them apart. When they receive an invitation to sing together in Aswan, the three women reunite and are forced to work together on one last show. As they come together for this surprise reunion, they find themselves in a mix of challenges and comedic moments, remembering their past and rediscovering their present.
Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces · 2016Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces
★ 6.72016
MovieDramaComedy
Yehia runs a catering business with his sons, Ref’at and Galal; the former is engaged to marry Karima, who actually loves his brother and is trying to find a way to reveal her feelings for him; while he himself is in love with Shadia who just returned from the UAE, but fear the differences between them.
TV Shows
Hekayat Beneeshha · 2009Hekayat Beneeshha
2009
SeriesDrama
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.
Shams · 2014Shams
2014
SeriesDrama
The story follows a woman called Shams who's very attached to her father. After a failed marriage, she decides to open an orphanage and workshops for unemployed girls, until an accident changes her life forever.
Morning and Evening Talk · 2001Morning and Evening Talk
★ 8.32001
SeriesDrama
The latest that deals with the social and political history of Egypt revolves through three personalities, its children and grandchildren branches, and follows their conflicts, social roles, their human relationship and their different attitudes towards life and the homeland through the direct effects of economic interests on the relationships between the characters and the origins of these three trees.
The Family · 1994The Family
1994
SeriesDrama
The series takes place during the war of attrition and its aftermath, in a building and the relationship between its inhabitants, and about a family who loses their son in the war and its impact on them. It also deals with the issue of terrorism and poverty, which drives the poor to drift behind extremist groups.
ألف ليلة وليلة · 1992ألف ليلة وليلة
1992
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
The story is adapted from the famous Arabic fantasy novel of the same name.
Napoleon And Al Mahrousa · 2012Napoleon And Al Mahrousa
2012
SeriesDrama
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.
نابليون والمحروسة · 2012نابليون والمحروسة
2012
SeriesDrama
Gorgeous · 2021Gorgeous
2021
SeriesDrama
Laila's Wedding · 2013Laila's Wedding
★ 5.02013
SeriesDrama
Laila is considered a spinster due to her refusal to wed, which is born out of her fear of getting breast cancer like her mother. As she gets embroiled in trouble after her sister gets married in secret, Laila's life turns upside down when she meets an Egyptian man, who is searching for his mother.
Welcome Home · 2022Welcome Home
★ 7.72022
SeriesCrimeSci-Fi & Fantasy
Assigned to investigate the revengeful murder of an unknown man, Adam begins to uncover the truth through torn photographs he finds at his house.
Seyam Seyam · 1980Seyam Seyam
1980
SeriesDramaComedy
Fasting is not all fasting, this is what the series explains through Professor Siam, who modifies every day a wrong behavior of his behaviors associated with fasting and complement to it as anom, from which we get to know the value of fasting and the divine wisdom of its imposition and determine its time.
الصراع · 1980الصراع
1980
SeriesDrama
Wa Tawalat Al Ahdath Asefa · 1982Wa Tawalat Al Ahdath Asefa
1982
SeriesDrama
Brigadier Rushdi Ibrahim is chasing the head of the largest gold smuggling gangs, a very intelligent criminal known as ElBaradei, who has the skill in beating the police and Brigadier General Rushdie with the most intelligence and even contacts Brigadier General Rushdia by phone to challenge him, and the pursuit between them continues amid unusual dramatic events.
Another World · 2022Another World
2022
SeriesDrama
In a dramatic drama, a school principal named Donia Salem is shocked after her son drowns in the swimming pool, and her second son loses his speech due to the shock of his brother's death. She accuses her husband Badr of neglect and seeks to depose him.
