Hanan Youssef

Acting

Hanan Youssef

Born 1953-06-28 · Alexandria, Egypt

An Egyptian actress, born in Alexandria, and she was residing in the Glim area. She studied at the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University in 1970-1971. She was married while still a student to political activist Essam El-Borai. After that, she studied theatrical arts and appeared in supporting roles in several films, and then focused recently on TV drama.

Acting credits

EgyBest poster
NR

Two friends dive into the digital underworld chasing quick cash and bigger dreams. Their journey begins with a scam, but soon. The stakes turn deadly. Pulled into a web of love lies, and crime. they risk everything for success, in this high stakes game, one wrong move could change everything.

EgyBest

2026

The Island 2 poster
6.7

Following the events of the first part, Mansour Al-Hefni escapes from prison and reunites with his son Ali and brother to return to the island to recover what they have lost. Mansour must stand against his old love Karima while the leader of the travelers tribe Sheikh Jaafar enters the conflict for rulership

The Island 2

2014

El Rajul El Ghamid Bisalamatoh poster
4.3

The film revolves around "young" are forced to lie at the beginning of his life as a result of the difficult conditions experienced by the passage of time believe everyone lie, can not undo, and despite his work as an employee in the private sector but that correspond with a number of government agencies demanding to resolve a number of crises public such as "bread" and "unemployment" and "housing crisis" and occur after a surprise and become famous.

El Rajul El Ghamid Bisalamatoh

2010

Bitter Day, Sweet Day poster
6.3

Aisha is a widow with five children, Sana, Suad, Lamia, Asmaa and Noor. The eldest got married to Orabi the carpenter, and are living in the family's poor house. Orabi starts acting like he's the man of the house, and the other sisters try to find their way in life.

Bitter Day, Sweet Day

1988

Leisure Time poster
7.1

A group of youngsters; a rich, a poor, a liberal, and a religious, all of them live a life full of turmoil and indecisiveness. The film depicts their lives, their love stories, and their dreams, and how their own hesitation impedes the fulfillment of their aspirations.

Leisure Time

2006

Happy Birthday poster
NR

Eight-year-old maid Toha goes to great lengths to ensure that her best friend Nelly, the daughter of her wealthy employer, has a successful birthday party in this poignant debut feature exploring classism in modern-day Cairo.

Happy Birthday

2025

In the Last Days of the City poster
6.1

In the fading grandeur of downtown Cairo, Khalid, a 35-year-old filmmaker is struggling to make a film that captures the pulse of his city at a moment when all around him dreams as much as buildings are disintegrating. With the help of his friends who send him footage from their lives in Beirut, Baghdad and Berlin, he finds the strength to keep going through the difficulty and beauty of living IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITY.

In the Last Days of the City

2016

Coco Chanel poster
9.5

After an 18-year hiatus from acting, Sherihan returns to the stage to portray Coco Chanel, the renowned French fashion designer and style icon.

Coco Chanel

2021

Sukkar 2 poster
NR

When the entire city is infected with chicken pox, including the children and staff of the orphanage, they do their best to search for a cure with the help of a doctor who is trying to develop a vaccine against the disease and a magician who claims that he can cure them. Sukkar, with the help of her friends, also tries to save circus animals that are subjected to cruelty and abuse.

Sukkar 2

2024

Eye of the Sun poster
NR

Shams is a young girl who resides in the local neighborhood of Ain Shams. The life of the family turns into a tragedy when they learn their young Shams has leukemia, and they try to fulfill her only wish to visit Downtown Cairo.

Eye of the Sun

2009

Voy! Voy! Voy! poster
7.1

Desperate to escape his dead-end life in Egypt and find a way to Europe, security guard Hassan devises a bold scheme: he pretends to be blind to join the national blind soccer team, bound for the World Cup in Poland.

Voy! Voy! Voy!

2023

Chaos, This Is? poster
7.1

Hatem is a corrupt police officer, who loves his neighbor Nour, who in turn loves the prosecutor, Sherif. Hatem tries to win Nour’s attention even if by force.

Chaos, This Is?

2007

Sukkar poster
5.7

The events take place inside an orphanage, around a young girl named Sukar, who lives with a large group of children. The orphanage is run by an obnoxious woman and her henchman, who have bad intentions

Sukkar

2023

11:11 poster
4.8

When a troubled lawyer attempts suicide in his car, the stray bullet triggers a series of events intertwining the lives of three strangers.

11:11

2022

EUC poster
6.5

A group of youngsters establishes a private university after failing to get high grades in high school. They reveal through this university a lot of errors and constraints in the educational system in Egypt, which affect even their personal lives.

EUC

2011

A Man Wanted poster
6.9

Eager to fulfill her dream of motherhood before it's too late, a relationship-skeptic banker comes up with an unusual plan to become a single mother.

A Man Wanted

2017

Omar's Journey poster
7.7

Omar lives on the money of his wealthy jeweler father. The father ask him to deliver a jewelry bag to a customer in Tanta. His car breaks down and he gets robbed by a truck driver and his helper. Omar rescues him at a rural Gas station and accompanies him on his journey.

Omar's Journey

1986

Fragile poster
10.0

The story of the young woman (Nancy), who is preparing to immigrate within days to join her family in Canada. During her remaining days in Egypt, she goes through many events and sudden changes in her relationship with a number of those around her, such as her close friend and the young man she loves, in addition to the many obstacles she faces there.

Fragile

2020

Hawi poster
NR

Hawi is about several Egyptian citizens living in the city of Alexandria under very tough conditions. They are striving to make a living and make ends meet and all they have is hope.

Hawi

2010

The Island poster
7.2

Mansour El-Hefny’s wealthy family rule an Upper Egyptian island. Some police officers facilite their arms dealing in exchange for information, and corrupt parliament members use their immunity to par-take in their drug trade.

The Island

2007

No artwork available
NR

In 2007 Cairo, a zoologist at a failing park witnesses the suffering of the animals he’s sworn to protect, and begins to see his own family mirrored in their captivity trapped by circumstance and yearning for freedom. When a wealthy visitor offers to 'adopt' surplus animals from the zoo, the zoologist is drawn into a wrenching moral dilemma that tests the limits of integrity, sacrifice and love.

His Weakest Creatures

Shekko poster
6.3

The film's events revolve around a group of outlaw friends who engage in criminal and suspicious activities, but it leads them to major crises with dangerous consequences.

Shekko

2024

Please Call Me poster
5.0

Ibrahim Toshkee, a non-talented who wants to become an actor. When he faces failure, he utilizes his wits into coning people, which leads him to many problems. In the meantime, he is in a love with his neighbor "Abla" and having an affair with a prostitute “Ashgan”.

Please Call Me

2010

The Collar and the Bracelet poster
6.6

In 1933 in the village of Karnak in Luxor, sad lives with her husband Bakhit Bishari paraplegic and TB disease.

The Collar and the Bracelet

1986