Basma Hassan

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]

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]

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]

• 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

• 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]

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