Manal Salama

Acting

Manal Salama

Born December 27, 1970 · Cairo, Egypt (age 55)

She began her acting career by playing small roles in several series, most notably: Conscience of Miss Hekmat (1991) opposite the star Faten Hamama, but she began to gain her real fame through her role in the drama series Falling Far from the Tree starring Nour El-Sherif in 1995. She's also known for Opera Aida (2000) and El Halal Mountain (2014).

Known For

Al ZaeemAl Zaeem · 1993
Al Zaeem
★ 7.71993
MovieComedy
Zeinhom is an ordinary man who struggles to maintain steady employment. Due to his uncanny resemblance to a powerful dictator, he is cast in a satirical film criticizing the regime. When unexpected events unfold, Zeinhom finds himself entangled in a dangerous political deception, forced to impersonate the very leader he mocked.
727727 · 1994
727
1994
MovieComedy
727 Starring: Mahmoud Abdel Aziz Hala Sedky Majed El Kadwany Abdullah Farghaly Haggag Abdel Azim El Ghabas Mohamed El Sharqawy Naeem Issa
A Maid...HoweverA Maid...However · 1993
A Maid...However
1993
MovieDrama
Ahlam is a poor girl who's forced to work as a maid to support herself. She works for the handsome millionaire Mustafa and falls for him. As he falls for her as well, he showers her with money and gifts, until he decides to travel abroad and she falls apart.
El Helmeya NightsEl Helmeya Nights · 1987
El Helmeya Nights
★ 8.11987
SeriesDrama
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.
Bwabet ElhalwaniBwabet Elhalwani · 1992
Bwabet Elhalwani
1992
SeriesDrama
Bwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.
المصراويةالمصراوية · 2007
المصراوية
2007
SeriesDrama
Om KulthumOm Kulthum · 1999
Om Kulthum
★ 9.01999
SeriesDrama
Throughout its episodes, the series narrates the biography of the Arab singing lady (Umm Kulthum) since her inception in Sinbillawain and her journey with her father and siblings in singing religious songs on all occasions, through her artistic career and her move to stability in Cairo, and the stories of love that she went through during her life, and her artistic glory until she mastered The lyric scene in Egypt, and the crises she encountered during her artistic work and social life.
I Won't Live in My Father's GlbabI Won't Live in My Father's Glbab · 1996
I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab
★ 8.41996
SeriesDramaFamily
The events of the series revolve around the story of the rise from the bottom to the top of Abdel Ghafour Al Borai (Noor Al Sharif), starting from the agency of Hajj Ibrahim Sardinah (Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra) until he becomes a private business owner who makes a fortune, during which he has admired Fatima (Abla Kamel), a saleswoman. Al-Kushari, whom he admired, passes the days and marries Fatima and gives birth to his son Abdel-Wahhab (Mohamed Riyad), and four girls (Sunni, Bahira, Nafisa, and Nazira), and despite the availability of the elements of happiness in the life of Abdel Ghafour Al-Borai, he suffered from the separation of his only son. About him, and Abdel Wahab's insistence on building a very special world away from his father and his influence.

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I Won't Live in My Father's GlbabI Won't Live in My Father's Glbab · 1996
I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab
★ 8.41996
SeriesDramaFamily
The events of the series revolve around the story of the rise from the bottom to the top of Abdel Ghafour Al Borai (Noor Al Sharif), starting from the agency of Hajj Ibrahim Sardinah (Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra) until he becomes a private business owner who makes a fortune, during which he has admired Fatima (Abla Kamel), a saleswoman. Al-Kushari, whom he admired, passes the days and marries Fatima and gives birth to his son Abdel-Wahhab (Mohamed Riyad), and four girls (Sunni, Bahira, Nafisa, and Nazira), and despite the availability of the elements of happiness in the life of Abdel Ghafour Al-Borai, he suffered from the separation of his only son. About him, and Abdel Wahab's insistence on building a very special world away from his father and his influence.

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