Acting

Anahid Fayyad

Jordanian/Palestinian actress, who was born in 1983. She graduated from the Institute of Theatrical Arts of Damascus in 2004. Anahed's first work in television was in the series The Escape to the Top in 2004. Afterwards she appeared in many Syrian television series including Gate of the Alley, Soft Spines and The Palestinian Estrangement. Anahed also worked in dubbing Turkish telenovelas like Assi…

Known For

3000 Nights3000 Nights · 2015
3000 Nights
★ 6.22015
MovieDrama
Iman, a young newly wed Palestinian bride, is arrested and incarcerated in a top-security Israeli prison where she gives birth to a baby boy. As she struggles to survive and raise her child behind bars, she is torn between her instinct as a mother and the difficult decisions she must make, finding through her relationship with the other prisoners - both Palestinian and Israeli – the time and space to reflect, develop and mature as a young woman.
Palestinian AlienationPalestinian Alienation · 2004
Palestinian Alienation
★ 9.52004
SeriesDrama
The first comprehensive dramatic telling of the Palestinian Nakba, seen through the eyes of a poor rural family from the 1930s British Mandate era through the massacres of 1948 and the defeat of 1967. Written by Palestinian poet Walid Seif — based on his own family history — and directed by the late Syrian master Hatem Ali, this is widely considered one of the greatest Arab television dramas ever produced. A monumental work of collective memory, historical witness and human endurance.
Holding Back TearsHolding Back Tears · 2005
Holding Back Tears
2005
SeriesDrama
The series examines the change in the composition of the Syrian family, through the life of a number of Damascene families that are connected by a number of intertwining relationships, as love blossoms between the lawyer Riyad El Emary and the interior designer Riad El Merady.
Summer CloudSummer Cloud · 2009
Summer Cloud
2009
SeriesDrama
The events revolve around the migration and the difficult circumstances of a mixture of Arab citizens and refugees produced by the Iraq war.
Soft ThornsSoft Thorns · 2005
Soft Thorns
2005
SeriesDrama
At a Damascus girls' high school, the school counsellor Hanan is the quiet centre of everyone's storms — helping teenagers navigate family pressure, social expectations and the bruising complexities of adolescence, while quietly managing the unravelling of her own marriage. Each student carries a different wound; each episode peels back another layer. A warm, perceptive Syrian drama about the hidden costs of growing up female in Arab society. Directed by Rasha Sharbatji, starring Salma Al-Masri and Qusay Khouli.
Grandpa's houseGrandpa's house · 2008
Grandpa's house
2008
SeriesDrama
The series deals with the Al-Midan neighborhood in the year 1930 through a large family living in one house, and many issues arise among its members that appeal to viewers, and the work is not satisfied with that, but goes out to the neighborhood to notice the intertwined relations between its members, especially since Al-Midan neighborhood is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Damascus and was at that time in the heart of City.
أنا وأربع بناتأنا وأربع بنات · 2005
أنا وأربع بنات
2005
Series
Madinat AlmaelumatMadinat Almaelumat · 2004
Madinat Almaelumat
2004
SeriesKidsSci-Fi & Fantasy
A small town inhabited by a number of people and children. Each episode represents something from their daily lives, featuring wonderful themes and songs that present information in an enjoyable way.

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Small ProjectsSmall Projects · 2006
Small Projects
2006
SeriesDramaComedy
كوميديا لطيفة هادفة تصوّر معاناة أسرة كبيرة العدد لحالة بائسة من الفقر الثقيل الذي يجعل الأخ الأكبر يترك المدرسة ليشتغل ويُعيل والدته وإخوته السبع حتى يتخرجوا ويتزوجوا. ثم يكتشف أنه قد بلغ الأربعينات وأن قطار العمر قد فاته، وأنه قد خسر قصّة حب عمَّرتْ 15 سنة. A charming, meaningful comedy depicting the struggles of a large family living in abject poverty. The eldest brother drops out of school to work and support his mother and seven siblings, ensuring they all graduate and get married. Eventually, he realizes he has reached his forties—having let life pass him by—and has lost a romance that spanned fifteen years.