Basma Hassan
Basma Ahmed Sayyed Hassan (Arabic: بسمة أحمد سيد حسن; born December 7, 1976) is an Egyptian actress.
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_-_Basma_Hassan.jpg.webp) Basma at the 2009 Venice Film Festival | |
| Born | Basma Ahmed Sayyed Hassan December 7, 1976 |
| Occupation | Actress, presenter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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Early life
Basma's father is a journalist and her mother is a women's rights activist. She is the granddaughter through her mother of the late Youssef Darwish, who was an Egyptian Jew and a communist activist.[1]
Basma studied English literature at the Cairo University.[2]
Career
Basma began her career acting at the university in the film "El Madyna (The City)" where the director Yousry Nasrallah chose her to participate in the film; however, before the movie she tried to be a radio presenter and had already taken an interview in the national radio channel. But before anything, Yousry Nasrallah selected her for the movie "El Madyna (city)".[2] Later on, she acted in the American TV series, Tyrant.[3]
Private life
On 15 February 2012, Basma Hassan married the political activist Amr Hamzawy, who was a Member of Parliament for the Freedom Egypt Party.[1] The couple had a daughter, Nadia, but they separated in 2019.[4]
Filmography
- Rasael Al Bahr (Sea Messages), 2010
- The Traveller, 2009
- Zay El Naharda (Yesterday is a new day), 2008: May
- Morgan Ahmed Morgan, 2007: Alyaa
- Kashf hesab, 2007: Donia
- Leabet el hob (Game of Love), 2006: Hanan
- The Night Baghdad Fell, 2005
- Harim Karim, 2005: Dina
- Men nazret ain (By a Glimpse of an Eye), 2004: Noody
- Al-naama wa al tawoos (Ostrich and Peacock), 2002: Samira
- El Nazer, 2000
- El Madyna (City), 1999: Nadia
Awards
- Best actress award at the Motion Picture Association Festival for her role in "Zay El Naharda" (2009)
- Best actress award (Egyptian Cinema Awards) for her role in "Morgan Ahmed Morgan" (2008)
- Best actress award (Egyptian Cinema Awards) for her role in "Game of Love" (2007)
- Best actress award (Egyptian Cinema Awards) for her role in "The Night Baghdad Fell" (2006).
- Award of the "Lights of Safi" festival in Safi, Morocco (2006)
- Best new face and best actress awards in the Arab section of the Alexandria International Film Festival for her role in "Ostrich and Peacock" (2002)[5]
References
- Ibrahim, Ekram (16 February 2012), "Love smiles on Egyptian parliamentarian", Ahram Online, retrieved 17 February 2012
- ""وصفت نفسها بالبطة البلدي وعانت من ديانة جدها ولا تنزعج من جرأتها".. مواقف من حياة بسمة". masrawy.com (in Arabic). 7 December 2019.
- "5 Middle Eastern actresses starring in hit American series". stepfeed.com. 19 November 2017.
- "للمرة الأولى... بسمة تتحدث عن كواليس طلاقها". annahar.com (in Arabic). 30 May 2019.
Resources
- "Basma" (in Arabic). El Cinema.
