Mona Wassef
Mona Wassef
Person

Mona Wassef

Actor 1942-02-09 Damascus, First Syrian Republic [now Syria]

Mona Wassef is a Syrian film and theatre actress who was born in Damascus in 1942. She is considered an icon in Arab cinema and a role model for many artists and has earned numerous nicknames including, “The First Star of Syria,” “Star of the Arab World,” and “Lady of the Syrian Screen.” Wassef's most famous early role was as Hind in the 1976 film “Al Ressala” (The Message) about the life of the prophet Mohammed. She has played the role of Bassam Kousa’s mother more than ten times in cinema and on television. In 20...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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The Message

The Message

1976 · Hind bint Utba

Omar

Omar

2012 · Al-Shifa bint Abdullah

Al Hayba

Al Hayba

2017 · Nahed

Bab Al-Hara

Bab Al-Hara

2006 · أم عبدالله - ضيفة شرف

Mawlana

Mawlana

2026 · جورية

Hundred Faces for a Single Day

Hundred Faces for a Single Day

1972 · Movie

Layali Al-Salehiya

Layali Al-Salehiya

2004 · أمينة

Al Hayba: The Movie

Al Hayba: The Movie

2022 · Nahed Omran

Rijal Al-Izz

Rijal Al-Izz

2011 · أم نوري

Finally

Finally

2023 · والدة ياقوت

The End of a Brave Man

The End of a Brave Man

1994 · ريم الشنكل

Small Hearts

Small Hearts

2009 · TV

The Leader

The Leader

2011 · العمة

Samra

Samra

2016 · راوية

Behind the Sun

Behind the Sun

2010 · أم بدر

City Secrets

City Secrets

2000 · أم منصور

We'll Meet Tomorrow

We'll Meet Tomorrow

2015 · والدة تمام - ضيفة شرف

Red Lipstick

Red Lipstick

2014 · أم ورد - ضيفة شرف

Tawq Al banat

Tawq Al banat

2014 · TV