Acting
Maisoun Abou Asaad
Born January 25, 1982 · Homs, Syria (age 44)
A Syrian actress, born in Homs, Syria. She graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria and obtained a diploma in theater directing from the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts in Egypt. She worked in theater, film and television and attended dance and theatrical movement workshops. She is the younger sister of Syrian actress Laura Abu Asaad. She first appeared in the series Time…
Known For
Damascus: The Smile of Sadness · 2008Damascus: The Smile of Sadness
2008
Movie
The film tells the story of Sabria (the protagonist), who suffers from the male mentality in society during the period from the days of the Great Syrian Revolution until the 1940s, and depicts the Syrian woman’s attempt to achieve her freedom and equality with men.
Mariam · 2013Mariam
2013
Movie
The fate of three women in wartime is united, each of whom is called Maryam and living at different times facing the war in its moral, social and brutal aspects, but each of them will not lose a life
O bird, tell me · 2008O bird, tell me
2008
MovieDrama
When a new TV show about finding missing people airs, a taxi driver sends a message through the show to find his sister who has been missing for two years.
Syrians · 2016Syrians
2016
MovieDrama
The film talks about the story of Zeina and Reem, two women struggling in Syria, they both cross paths with Yousef and his father in a series of events.
Moawiya · 2025Moawiya
★ 7.02025
SeriesWar & PoliticsDrama
The most expensive Arabic series ever made, chronicling the life of Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan — from his early opposition to Islam, to his conversion, governorship of Syria, and ultimate founding of the Umayyad Caliphate. Spanning civil war, conquest, and political intrigue across the early Islamic world, this sweeping epic covers one of history's most controversial and consequential rulers.
Al-Hout · 2008Al-Hout
2008
Series
A drama series that tells the story of the coastal environment during the era of the French mandate in Syria, especially the environment of fishermen in light of the exploitation and greed of some people and the bitter struggle of others against the French occupier.
Rijal Al-Izz · 2011Rijal Al-Izz
★ 9.72011
Series
Rijal Al-Izz — Men of Honor — is a 2011 Syrian Damascene period drama set in the Saroujeh neighborhood of Damascus during the French occupation of the 1930s. The series follows Abd Al-Rahman Al-Shami, a wrongfully accused man who escapes a death sentence and transforms into a resistance fighter, striking fear into the French occupiers while navigating betrayal and injustice within his own community. Starring Rashid Assaf and Qusai Khouli.
Talea Al Feda · 2011Talea Al Feda
★ 9.02011
SeriesDrama
A story that examines the unique social fabric of the city of Damascus through the neighborhood of Talea Al Feda, where Muslims live alongside Christians and Jews, coexisting in tolerance and peace.
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