Salma Al-Masri

Acting

Salma Al-Masri

Born January 9, 1958 · Damascus, Syria (age 68)

A Syrian actress, born in Damascus to an artistic family. Her grandfather was the famous oud player Omar El Naqshbandi. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at Damascus University, but she did not practice law, as she pursued a career in acting. She started her career through children's programs. She participated in many productions in theater, cinema and television, and her beginning was in the …

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The Mexican HoaxThe Mexican Hoax · 1972
The Mexican Hoax
10.01972
MovieDramaFamily
Tayseer, a conservative man, has grown with a particular hang-up caused by his sister's marriage without his consent. When a man proposes to his daughter Kawthar, Tayseer vehemently opposes their relationship, even if the two are deeply in love. Is it too late to rid him of his hang-up?
IDID · 2007
ID
2007
Movie
Based on the idea of ​​reincarnation, the work tells the story of Ahed, a young man who works in the pottery industry and lives in a village in northern Palestine with his family, where he is haunted by obsessions and memories from another life in another place.
العشاقالعشاق · 2008
العشاق
2008
Movie
The Young ParentsThe Young Parents · 2006
The Young Parents
6.32006
MovieFamilyDrama
A father of four who works for the Police and his wife dreams that he finishes his university education so he can get promoted, joins the university but drops out after his wife dies. He then works as a cab driver and his children rent a room to (Amal) to increase their income.
Shaqayiq Al NuemanShaqayiq Al Nueman · 1987
Shaqayiq Al Nueman
10.01987
Movie
Anemone is a Syrian play of purposeful and distinctive plays in the Arab world, and it is one of the socio-political plays, written by Muhammad Al-Maghout. The starring role was played by the artist Duraid Lahham and the Syrian Tishreen theatrical family, including Salma Al-Masri and a number of creative Syrian artists and artists
The SurvivorThe Survivor · 1995
The Survivor
6.91995
MovieDramaHistory
Based on Ghassan Kanafani's novel, 'Returning to Haifa,' this film, set in 1967, centres on a Palestinian couple who return to the war-torn city to search for their young son Farhan, whom they were forced to abandon when fleeing Zionist acts of terrorism in 1948. Saeed and Atefeh's own house has even been taken over by a Polish Jewish family, who, it transpires, are holding Farhan hostage. It is up to the couple, with the assistance of Farhan's steely grandmother, to find a way to reclaim their lost son. One of the few Iranian films to tackle the Palestinian issue from a historical perspective, this stunning piece of work from Seifollah Daad features meticulous attention to period detail and moving performances.
Ala Al Hilwa Wa Al MorraAla Al Hilwa Wa Al Morra · 2021
Ala Al Hilwa Wa Al Morra
2021
SeriesComedyDrama
Farah is a talented wedding planner who has kept her heart locked up ever since the man she was supposed to marry vanished on their wedding day five years ago. When her boss hands her his new wedding to organise, she discovers the groom is that same man — now engaged to someone else. A warm, bittersweet Lebanese romantic comedy-drama starring Dana Mardini and Nicolas Mouawad, adapted from the Turkish hit İyi Günde Kötü Günde.
MarayaMaraya · 1982
Maraya
8.81982
SeriesComedyDrama
Created and starring the legendary Yasser Al Azmeh, Maraya ran for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2013 — making it one of the longest-running comedy series in Arab television history. Each episode presents standalone stories skewering the social, political and economic frustrations of everyday Arab life with sharp wit and biting satire. A mirror held up to an entire society, it entered homes across the Arab world for three decades and never stopped being relevant.

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