Manal Salama

Acting

Manal Salama

Born

1970-12-27 (55)

Place of birth

Cairo, Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

20 titles

She began her acting career by playing small roles in several series, most notably: Conscience of Miss Hekmat (1991) opposite the star Faten Hamama, but she began to gain her real fame through her role in the drama series Falling Far from the Tree starring Nour El-Sherif in 1995. She's also known for Opera Aida (2000) and El Halal Mountain (2014).

Known for

El Helmeya Nights poster
8.2

A sweeping saga spanning Egyptian history from the era of King Farouk to the early 21st century, Al Helmeya Nights centres on the bitter rivalry between the Al-Badri and Ghanem families in Cairo's Helmeya neighbourhood. Driven by revenge, ambition, and shifting power, the series — written by Osama Anwar Okasha with over 300 actors across six seasons — is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in Arab television drama.

El Helmeya Nights

1987

Bwabet Elhalwani poster
NR

Bwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.

Bwabet Elhalwani

1992

المصراوية poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

المصراوية

2007

Om Kulthum poster
9.0

Throughout its episodes, the series narrates the biography of the Arab singing lady (Umm Kulthum) since her inception in Sinbillawain and her journey with her father and siblings in singing religious songs on all occasions, through her artistic career and her move to stability in Cairo, and the stories of love that she went through during her life, and her artistic glory until she mastered The lyric scene in Egypt, and the crises she encountered during her artistic work and social life.

Om Kulthum

1999

I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab poster
8.4

The events of the series revolve around the story of the rise from the bottom to the top of Abdel Ghafour Al Borai (Noor Al Sharif), starting from the agency of Hajj Ibrahim Sardinah (Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra) until he becomes a private business owner who makes a fortune, during which he has admired Fatima (Abla Kamel), a saleswoman. Al-Kushari, whom he admired, passes the days and marries Fatima and gives birth to his son Abdel-Wahhab (Mohamed Riyad), and four girls (Sunni, Bahira, Nafisa, and Nazira), and despite the availability of the elements of happiness in the life of Abdel Ghafour Al-Borai, he suffered from the separation of his only son. About him, and Abdel Wahab's insistence on building a very special world away from his father and his influence.

I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab

1996

النوّة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

النوّة

1991

Film credits

Series credits

El Helmeya Nights poster
8.2

A sweeping saga spanning Egyptian history from the era of King Farouk to the early 21st century, Al Helmeya Nights centres on the bitter rivalry between the Al-Badri and Ghanem families in Cairo's Helmeya neighbourhood. Driven by revenge, ambition, and shifting power, the series — written by Osama Anwar Okasha with over 300 actors across six seasons — is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in Arab television drama.

El Helmeya Nights

1987

Bwabet Elhalwani poster
NR

Bwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.

Bwabet Elhalwani

1992

المصراوية poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

المصراوية

2007

Om Kulthum poster
9.0

Throughout its episodes, the series narrates the biography of the Arab singing lady (Umm Kulthum) since her inception in Sinbillawain and her journey with her father and siblings in singing religious songs on all occasions, through her artistic career and her move to stability in Cairo, and the stories of love that she went through during her life, and her artistic glory until she mastered The lyric scene in Egypt, and the crises she encountered during her artistic work and social life.

Om Kulthum

1999

I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab poster
8.4

The events of the series revolve around the story of the rise from the bottom to the top of Abdel Ghafour Al Borai (Noor Al Sharif), starting from the agency of Hajj Ibrahim Sardinah (Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra) until he becomes a private business owner who makes a fortune, during which he has admired Fatima (Abla Kamel), a saleswoman. Al-Kushari, whom he admired, passes the days and marries Fatima and gives birth to his son Abdel-Wahhab (Mohamed Riyad), and four girls (Sunni, Bahira, Nafisa, and Nazira), and despite the availability of the elements of happiness in the life of Abdel Ghafour Al-Borai, he suffered from the separation of his only son. About him, and Abdel Wahab's insistence on building a very special world away from his father and his influence.

I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab

1996

النوّة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

النوّة

1991

شارع المواردي poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

شارع المواردي

1990

Opera Aida poster
NR

Sayed Abdel Hafiz, famously known as Sayed Opera, is a lawyer famous for the schemes that he uses to defend criminals and drug traffickers. Aida is a skilled doctor who lives in a simple house after her father lost his wealth because of one of Sayed's tricks, until the paths of Opera and Aida cross.

Opera Aida

2000

The Family poster
NR

The series takes place during the war of attrition and its aftermath, in a building and the relationship between its inhabitants, and about a family who loses their son in the war and its impact on them. It also deals with the issue of terrorism and poverty, which drives the poor to drift behind extremist groups.

The Family

1994

The Leader of Preachers poster
NR

A biography of Sheikh Muhammad Metwali Al-Sha'raawi since his birth in the village of Daqadous in Dakahlia, his learning of the Holy Quran and enrollment in the religious institute, then his joining to Al-Azhar, and also glimpses of his personal life with his wife and children.

The Leader of Preachers

2002

The Foul Wind poster
NR

In Alexandria, a girl goes out to work in trade in order to provide for her siblings and afford their education, an endeavor that leaves her exposed to a lot of difficulties as she tries to keep the family together.

The Foul Wind

1991

El Halal Mountain poster
6.0

The tale of "Mansour Abu Heiba" - the self-righteous patriarch of Abu Heiba family - from upper Egypt, one of the 5 largest organized crime dynasties in the world; the pioneers of arms trafficking and monuments merchandising in the Middle East. The series explores the organized crime scene in Egypt and the Middle East through the rise and fall of Abu Heiba, his relationship with the European Mafia and his struggle with keeping his family close.

El Halal Mountain

2014

Conscience of Teacher Hekmat poster
9.0

Hekmat, the principal of a school for girls, tries to put her educational theory into effect across all the schools in Alexandria, but she faces a lot of obstacles, both within and without the school, in addition to her personal problems that she struggles to solve.

Conscience of Teacher Hekmat

1991

Scorpion Hunting poster
NR

It seems that Aida will never live a happy life. After her brother is killed, her life turns into hell, with constant conflicts between her family and the Ghoul family

Scorpion Hunting

2024

Al-Asli poster
5.2

No synopsis available yet.

Al-Asli

2023

عصر الأئمة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

عصر الأئمة

1997

Mosharafa: A Man of this Era poster
NR

A biographical exploration of the life of the late Egyptian scientist Ali Moustafa Mosharafa, the first Egyptian to achieve a degree in atomic science, and the hardships he faced in his line of work.

Mosharafa: A Man of this Era

2011