Farah Youssef

Acting

Farah Youssef

Born

1982-11-11 (43)

Place of birth

Alexandria, Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

45 titles

Farah Youssef is an Egyptian actress who was born on November 11, 1982. She started acting at the age of 7 in plays and independent films. She made her real professional debut in the film The Magic with a group of fresh, new faces in the industry. Farah was able in a short time to shoot to fame, after which she starred in several television series, including the series Late Night, and her distinguished role in Napoleon and El Mahrousa.

Known for

Critical Moments poster
8.0

A medical drama about the stories of a large number of doctors, staff and patients at Dr. Galal's hospital, and the daily challenges that the hospital staff faces both in their work and their personal lives.

Critical Moments

2007

Al-Gama'a poster
7.0

Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds. The show deals with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist political group, which was officially banned but nonetheless tolerated to an extent before the revolution. Critics have decried the show's pro-government stance, charging that it plays into the Egyptian government's agenda prior to the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.

Al-Gama'a

2010

Moftaraq Toroq poster
6.5

When her husband, a prominent figure in society, is involved in a scandal, Amira has no choice but to return to her profession to support her two children, after fifteen years she spent as a housewife.

Moftaraq Toroq

2024

Heatwave poster
7.0

The story of the Al-Agaty family that consists of a mother and her two sons, one of whom is a police officer who faces a lot of problems as a result of his violent behavior, while the other son is a young revolutionary leftist often at odds with his brother and his family.

Heatwave

2013

Napoleon And Al Mahrousa poster
NR

A portrait of the social and political aspects of Egypt during the late 18th-century French campaign, and the most important events that ensued, from Battle of Shubra Khit between Napoleon and the Mamluk leader, Murad Bey, and through the first and second Revolt of Cairo, till the defeat and exit of the campaign.

Napoleon And Al Mahrousa

2012

King of Bravery poster
7.7

After their friend Ali was killed, Safina and Sareya steal Zahy El Attal's bag, which contains diamonds, and from here begins the conflict between the two friends and Zahy.

King of Bravery

2021

Film credits

2010s · 8 titles

No artwork available
10.0

The Maid, a short narrative film, examines the moments in which we are forced to understand that other people are real in the same way that we are. Rasha is an Egyptian housemaid, who is not so skilled at her job. When her suspicions about her employer are confirmed, Rasha must come to terms with her perceptions of trust, duty, and her place within the family household.

The Maid

2010

Cactus Flower poster
7.2

In a hot and politically challenged Cairo actress Aida and her neighbor, the aging diva Samiha, are thrown out on the streets. Together with the street smart Yassin, they try to find a place to live, forcing them to confront with their past.

Cactus Flower

2017

Photocopy poster
7.3

Mahmoud is man in his late 50s, who owns a photocopying store. When he comes across a topic about dinosaurs, he becomes obsessed with searching for the causes of its extinction, which leads him to rediscover love, friendship, paternity and the real meaning of life.

Photocopy

2017

El Fagommi poster
4.5

A biography about Ahmed Fouad Negm, the famous poet of the Egyptian colloquial, depicting the important historical and revolutionary stages, from his struggle fighting the English occupation and political oppression, to his imprisonment and his relationship with his companion the composer Sheikh Imam Issa.

El Fagommi

2011

The Preacher poster
6.7

A seemingly traditional journey of a young sheikh in a governmental mosque who moves from leading prayers to becoming a TV celebrity issuing "fatwas" that are accepted by millions who have become fans of his as a result of his courage and his attempts to deviate from the usual religious rhetoric in a society heavily influenced by fundamentalism. From Behind the scenes that exposes religion and authority struggle - Mawlana is a movie that defy boundaries.

The Preacher

2017

The Boat poster
5.6

The film is a thrilling drama about a group of young men and women who decide to spend a vacation on a boat and head out to sea. Unable to return, they try to adapt until help arrives. During this time, their internal conflicts and their struggles with one another emerge, shedding light on the lives and personal problems of each of them.

The Boat

2011

Winter of Discontent poster
6.2

Amr is a 35 year old man who wakes up one day to a very different Egypt. Amr rarely leaves home as he works from his place designing software. It is January 25, 2011 and Amr starts the day with news of protests all over Cairo and marches leading to Tahrir square. Something tells him that these protests will lead to major political change. Farah, a woman in her early 30’s, is a news anchor on Egyptian television. The news Farah gives her audience is very different from the news presented online or on international news channels.

Winter of Discontent

2013

Love Story poster
7.2

Youssef, whose brother is trying to push him to marry, and during that, an accident occurs for (Youssef) who loses his sight, and coincidentally one day he clashes with the girl (Jamila), who cares for him and takes care of him later, and relates to his love, but it seems that they will face a difficult test, when he becomes over each of them To prove his love for the other.

Love Story

2019

2000s · 12 titles

Ibrahim El-Abyad poster
7.4

After witnessing the murder of his father as a child, Ibrahim is drawn into the criminal underworld of Egypt. While making a name for himself with his best friend Ashri, he finds his high school sweetheart Houria and manages to rekindle their love, but paths intertwine with Abdel Malik Zarzor, the city's crime lord, who is connected somehow to Houria.

Ibrahim El-Abyad

2009

Rhapsody in Autumn poster
NR

Shawky, a man in his sixties, decides one day to enjoy his life as he pleases, no matter the consequences.

Rhapsody in Autumn

2009

Encrypted Letter poster
6.3

Fayez discovers a code sheet that his grandfather left to him before he was killed, of a treasure map in Jerusalem, drawn by the Jews fleeing to Egypt. He goes on an adventure with his friends, Ismail and Bedair, to search for the map hidden in an archaeological temple in Luxor.

Encrypted Letter

2008

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

Clean Hands, Dirty Soap poster
NR

The events revolve around Hadi, who works as a washroom attendant at a disco in a hotel in Cairo, and he sees his life slipping away from his hands. On an unexpected visit to a cabaret, he finds himself in love with the dancer Nour.

Clean Hands, Dirty Soap

2007

Stolen Kisses poster
5.0

A couple's relationship experiences some ups and downs as the societal pressures put upon them get increasingly burdensome.

Stolen Kisses

2008

In Natural Colors poster
4.5

Youssef, a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts, responds to the call of talent and love of drawing against his family's wishes.

In Natural Colors

2009

House of Flesh poster
10.0

he kept convincing himself that the woman in his bed is always his wife, his lawful partner, the one who wears his ring. Sometimes she acts young, sometimes she grows old, sometimes she becomes soft or rough, thin or fat —that’s her business alone. In fact, that’s the business of the people who can see, and their responsibility alone. They are the ones who have the gift of certainty, because they can tell the difference. As for him, as long as he is deprived of sight, he will remain deprived of certainty because he is blind. And there is no blame on the blind. Or… is there?

House of Flesh

2005

Exterior/Night poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Exterior/Night

2003

None But That! poster
1.0

"Nahed" (Nabila Ebeid) as the Greedy Mother fight over "Dina" (Arwa) the innocent talent who falls in love with "Nader" (Khaled Abol Naga) as a Music Talent Hunter & Famous icon/Director & shatters her Family apart when she becomes a big success.

None But That!

2007

City of Girls poster
5.0

The story of four expatriate students who share a room in college, then an apartment after graduating from media department, and moving to work in the field of journalism, and what they go through during these stages in their personal and professional lives.

City of Girls

2008

The Magic poster
5.0

Wael El-Magic is an ambitious young man who wants to have a better life at any cost. He leads a group of friends as they form a swindling gang, which gets them into a lot of trouble.

The Magic

2007

Series credits

Critical Moments poster
8.0

A medical drama about the stories of a large number of doctors, staff and patients at Dr. Galal's hospital, and the daily challenges that the hospital staff faces both in their work and their personal lives.

Critical Moments

2007

Al-Gama'a poster
7.0

Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds. The show deals with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist political group, which was officially banned but nonetheless tolerated to an extent before the revolution. Critics have decried the show's pro-government stance, charging that it plays into the Egyptian government's agenda prior to the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.

Al-Gama'a

2010

Moftaraq Toroq poster
6.5

When her husband, a prominent figure in society, is involved in a scandal, Amira has no choice but to return to her profession to support her two children, after fifteen years she spent as a housewife.

Moftaraq Toroq

2024

Heatwave poster
7.0

The story of the Al-Agaty family that consists of a mother and her two sons, one of whom is a police officer who faces a lot of problems as a result of his violent behavior, while the other son is a young revolutionary leftist often at odds with his brother and his family.

Heatwave

2013

Napoleon And Al Mahrousa poster
NR

A portrait of the social and political aspects of Egypt during the late 18th-century French campaign, and the most important events that ensued, from Battle of Shubra Khit between Napoleon and the Mamluk leader, Murad Bey, and through the first and second Revolt of Cairo, till the defeat and exit of the campaign.

Napoleon And Al Mahrousa

2012

King of Bravery poster
7.7

After their friend Ali was killed, Safina and Sareya steal Zahy El Attal's bag, which contains diamonds, and from here begins the conflict between the two friends and Zahy.

King of Bravery

2021

نابليون والمحروسة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

نابليون والمحروسة

2012

Sa'atu we Tarikhu S2 poster
NR

The Egyptian courts hear a lot of significant cases, and they handle the facts and motivations of these cases in a thrilling, theatrical setting.

Sa'atu we Tarikhu S2

2025

Free Fall poster
4.0

A mentally disturbed woman (Nelly Karim) is accused of killing her husband and sister, as the police find her with the crime tool (pistol) .. After her arrest, the court decides to enter a psychiatric hospital because she suffers from an acute psychological crisis, but she is exposed to many problems inside this clinic, which It causes several setbacks after recovering more than once.

Free Fall

2016

Elliel w Akhro poster
8.2

The story of Rohaim Al-Menshawy, a self-made man from Upper Egypt who falls for the singer Hasanat. After his siblings oppose their marriage due to the gap in social status, he withholds their share of their late father's inheritance from them.

Elliel w Akhro

2003

Highest Views poster
6.8

The events of the series revolve around a true story, about Shaima. She is a girl who comes from a simple family obsessed with the Tik Tok website, where many interesting things happen to her, and events continue.

Highest Views

2024

Baba Almgal poster
7.0

Zain; a mechanic struggles to live an honest life with his mother, his fiancée and her siblings. His mother hides the fact that his father is still alive, but the secret she has kept for so long threatens Zain's life and turns it upside down.

Baba Almgal

2023

Sons of the sun poster
7.7

Wala’a and Miftah grew up together in Dar Al-Shams, bound by a deep friendship. They believe they are protecting the orphans, but when they try to defy Majed, the ruthless director, everything changes. They face a tough test as they fight for survival in a merciless world.

Sons of the sun

2025

Berghm El Qanoun poster
7.0

In a dramatic context, Laila works as a lawyer and lives in the city of Port Said. She wakes up one day to find that her husband has disappeared. After a search trip, she discovers that he ran away, leaving behind two children, Laila and Hashem, after ten years of marriage. She tries to find out the secret of his escape despite the great love story between them.

Berghm El Qanoun

2024

A Husband's Diary poster
10.0

Raouf discovers that he is unhappy and dissatisfied with his life with his wife Shireen, so he decides to see a psychiatrist.

A Husband's Diary

2023

Underage poster
7.5

When a student disappears at a girls' school, secrets begin to leak from the walls. Whispers of obsession, jealousy and betrayal echo through the school's halls and one girl must fight her way through a maze of lies to uncover the truth.

Underage

2026

Fo’sh the generation poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fo’sh the generation

2009

Is It Chemistry?! poster
6.2

One anomalous equation detonates Sultan’s stable life: a brother appears at their dad’s funeral, then evaporates—setting off a volatile chain reaction with no safe outcome.

Is It Chemistry?!

2026

Fo'ash El Giel poster
NR

Foush lives with his father, Toulon, in a working-class neighborhood, where he is known for his delinquency and bullying, until he has gained prestige among the people of the area. However, he soon decides to come to his senses and devotes his time to defending those with rights.

Fo'ash El Giel

2009

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Once a year

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موعد مع الوحوش poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

موعد مع الوحوش

2010

A Forced Marriage poster
NR

Layla, a wealthy young woman, gets into a traffic accident and bleeds, and she needs a quick blood transfusion. Her blood type coincides with that of her private driver. He transfuses blood for her without knowing that he himself has AIDS and the disease is transmitted to her. The young woman's life turns into misery and waiting for death. She loves a new young man in her father's company named (Ahmed), but he does not reciprocate her love; Because he loves Hind, whom he is about to marry, her father (Saeed Al-Koumi) threatens to kill his fiancée and his relatives in order to force him to marry his daughter who is sick with AIDS, and the events follow.

A Forced Marriage

2015