Layla Olwy

Acting

Layla Olwy

Born 1962-01-04 · Cairo, Egypt

Layla Olwy, also known fully as Leyla Ahmed E'lwy, (born 4 January 1962) began her career as a young individual on radio broadcasts with Abla Fadeela and Mama Samiha through children programmes. She studied at French schools and eventually graduated in 1991. Her first television role as a beginner actress took place in the television series Tears over the Truth. Later on, she took up parts in stage productions such as The Princess, as well as taking up further performances such as "The Guilty" and "He Left But Did Not Return".

Acting credits

Time of the Forbidden poster
NR

Omaima is a medical student and an active member of the Students' Union, who is arrested for her political activity and released due to the influence of her father. She gets romantically involved with Hisham, and a colleague tries to discredit her.

Time of the Forbidden

1988

Silence! poster
7.0

The married couple Hommos and Halawa perform their choreographic show in the street, to the amusement of a record label owner who records a song for them. When a famous singer called Ghandour steals their song, they embark on a journey to take revenge.

Silence!

1991

A Toxic Marriage poster
2.3

Karim and Farida want to get married. Worlds collide when families meet. Karim's family is conservative and his parents do not approve of Farida's liberal background, so they resort to a series of funny tricks and pranks to stop the wedding. Will their love triumph or break under social pressures?

A Toxic Marriage

2024

Girl's Love poster
7.0

The story of three half-sisters who are united when their father dies and his will dictates they live together if they are to get their inheritance. The three sisters; the passionate Nada, the westernized Roqaya, and the tempered Ghada, have to work out their differences.

Girl's Love

2004

Sugar Daddy poster
5.6

Shawki starts an affair with a dancer, Natalia, and takes her on a weekend getaway in Sahl Hasheesh. When his sons find out about his secret, they decide to salvage their parents' relationship and travel to Sahl Hasheesh to confront him.

Sugar Daddy

2023

Destiny poster
6.8

In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent Islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Salma. The principality is ruled by Khalifa ElMansour who has two sons, ElNasser, an intellectual that likes Ibn Rush and is in love with his daughter Salma. The younger son Abdallah is more into dancing and poetry, spending most of his times with the gypsy family and getting the daughter pregnant. The Khalifa is depending on the extremists to build his army granting them more power which they use to combat artists and philosophers. The extremists succeed in recruiting Abd Allah and train him to kill his father. Events go on where Marawan, the gypsy singer, is killed and Ibn Rushd's books are burnt. Adapted from the real life of Ibn Rushd AlMasir is Chahine's statement against extremism.

Destiny

1997

El Ayeqa Wil Darreesa poster
NR

(Mustafa) tries to get close to (Nadia), despite the student (Samah)'s attachment to him. (Samah) claims that he assaulted her, and attempts are made to pressure (Mustafa) to marry her. (Karima), who controls the interests of the people, admires (Mustafa) and appoints him as an accountant. For her actions, she courts him and tries to separate him from (Nadia). (Mustafa) discovers the violations committed by (Karima) and seeks to report these violations to the police.

El Ayeqa Wil Darreesa

1985

Maqsoom poster
5.0

Hind, Emy and Rania can’t really stand each other. In the 90s, during their university years, they used to sing together in a band in before personal differences tore them apart. When they receive an invitation to sing together in Aswan, the three women reunite and are forced to work together on one last show. As they come together for this surprise reunion, they find themselves in a mix of challenges and comedic moments, remembering their past and rediscovering their present.

Maqsoom

2024

Alhajar alddayir poster
NR

Adel is a simple employee who is married to a teacher, and has three children but faces financial troubles. He meets Iglal,the corrupt businesswoman,who marries him and he becomes rich. Then he meets Sherine, another rich woman and marries her also. Till he feels lost and wants to go back to his old life.

Alhajar alddayir

1992

Mom Is Pregnant poster
5.4

When their sixty-something mother announces she’s pregnant, Esam and Basem find themselves in hilarious situations as they try to get her to have an abortion.

Mom Is Pregnant

2021

Whose son is it ? poster
NR

Rushdi, a reckless businessman, lives a life without constraints or obligations, until his world is turned upside down by the death of his aunt, who leaves him a vast inheritance on the condition that he finds his son from one of his brief marriages. He is accompanied on this mission by his lawyer, Magda, but their disagreements create constant tension and complicated situations.

Whose son is it ?

2026

The Lunatics Nest poster
7.0

Sherif wants to marry Amani, but her father Gad Al-Haq Metwally Owais requires that her sister Tahani to marry first because she is older. Amani agrees with Sharif to deny and act as someone coming to her sister's speech. Can they complete their marriage, will the plan succeed?

The Lunatics Nest

1979

Eldenyaa Ma2loobaa poster
NR

Director: Adel Sadeq (Director) Writer: Ahmed El Ebiary (Writer) Cast: Nabila El Sayed Farouk El Feshawi Othman Abdelmonem Nahed Ismail Amin Elheneidy Gamal Ismail

Eldenyaa Ma2loobaa

1981

Samora & the Pretty Girl poster
NR

The film tells the story of an employee who suffers from her husband's extreme jealousy and distrust, so many funny situations happen until things get very bad when he imagines a relationship between her and her boss, and seeks revenge to defend his honor and wounded dignity.

Samora & the Pretty Girl

1984

The Baby Doll Night poster
5.4

Hossam, an Egyptian tour guide working in the US, comes to Egypt on vacation during New Year's Eve and hopes to spend a romantic night with his wife in their hotel. Unbeknownst to him, Awadain the terrorist who has other plans for the hotel that night.

The Baby Doll Night

2008

Al Haggama poster
NR

A Drama movie

Al Haggama

1992

I Love Cinema poster
6.0

A child who loves the cinema struggles with a fanatic dad who finds everything (including cinema) a sin, and a mother who is sexually repressed.

I Love Cinema

2004

200 Pounds poster
5.9

The story revolves around 200 pounds that get passed on from one person to another from different social classes and residential places.

200 Pounds

2021

Me, My Daughter, and Love poster
NR

Quoting the novel (Lolita) by Vladimir Nabokov, the film revolves around (Ahmed), who owns a hotel in Alexandria and falls in love with (Siham) and her teenage daughter Sahar, with whom he retrieves memories from his childhood, and after leaving Alexandria, Ahmed travels to Cairo, and there the conflict between mother and daughter revolves around Ahmed's love.

Me, My Daughter, and Love

1974

O, Mehalabeya poster
1.0

(Shukri) Director and his friend (Marei) screenwriter, cooperate and struggle in front of all obstacles to make a film about (reproach) popular dancer during the British occupation, which has a sense of national duty, it helps guerrillas with money and information, and contribute to the assassination attempt on King Farouk.

O, Mehalabeya

1991

Khaleel after Modification poster
6.0

Khalil is a simple man with a simple rural character who comes up with a sudden upgrade to become a bank manager. His life changes completely in this new world, which he enters with all his requirements. His secretary works to change all his habits, style to keep up with his new job.

Khaleel after Modification

1987

All That Love poster
NR

Nassif al-Leithi is a very loyal merchant for business colleague Hussein Zahran. Hussein Zahran was surprised by the betrayal of his wife and killed her. Nassif al-Leithi promises that his son Hussein will take care of his son Kamal while he is in prison. He dies in prison. Kamal grows up and works in the company of his father's friend Nasif. One of his sons, but the good treatment changed abruptly when Nasif noticed that his young daughter Wafa was fully impressed, refusing to share their marriage

All That Love

1988

A Girl Called Apple poster
8.5

Zeenat, who everyone calls apple for her beauty, suffers from the domination of her boss Qadriya, who can't have kids despite her ninth marriage to Fouad. Qadriya asks Zeenat's husband Hassan to divorce his wife ,so that Zeenat marries Fouad for nine months and when she gives birth, Qadryia adopts the child.

A Girl Called Apple

1997

Min Khaf Selim poster
NR

The film tells of dangerous life-threatening documents that are handed over to the hero from his boss at work to hand over to the big man without knowing their seriousness, but the old man thinks badly about the manager, so he kills him and accuses the hero of it.

Min Khaf Selim

1987

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