Samah Anwar

Acting

Samah Anwar

Born

1965-04-22 (61)

Place of birth

Cairo, Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

78 titles

An Egyptian actress and director. She studied French at the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University. She became known for action roles in Egyptian cinema; among her most famous films are *Halat Talabbus* (Caught in the Act) and *Bint Mushaghiba Jiddan* (A Very Mischievous Girl). She also acted in theater and television; her television credits include *Zi'ab al-Jabal* (Wolves of the Mountain), *Al-Hisab* (The Reckoning), and *Wanees wa Ayyamuhu* (Wanees and His Days), while her stage work includes *Raqisat Qita' 'Aam* (Public Sector Dancer) and *Awlad al-Shawari'* (Street Children). She stepped away from the screen for several years following a car accident but returned to the spotlight in 2002 via…

Known for

Zezenia poster
6.0

Set in Alexandria during the 1940s, at the height of the city's cosmopolitan golden age, Zezenia follows Bishr — the son of an Egyptian father and Italian mother — as he navigates a fractured sense of identity torn between East and West. Against a backdrop of World War II, mixed nationalities, and a society on the brink of change, the series is a sweeping portrait of love, belonging, and the soul of a city.

Zezenia

1997

Raafat Al Haggan poster
7.8

Based on the true story of Egyptian spy Refaat Al-Gammal, Raafat Al Haggan follows a young Egyptian Muslim recruited by intelligence to assume a false Jewish identity and embed himself deep within Israeli society for over a decade. Starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz and Yusra, the series charts his dangerous double life, his sacrifices, and his pivotal role in gathering intelligence ahead of the 1973 October War.

Raafat Al Haggan

1988

Diary of a Very Angry Wife poster
5.0

Engi is a sharp-tongued journalist who happens to work at the same newspaper as her husband Ali — a recipe for endless conflict. Clashing over politics, gender roles, and the realities of modern Egyptian marriage, the series blends sharp social commentary with warm domestic comedy. Starring Dalia El Behairy and Khaled Sarhan, it ran for five seasons and became one of Egypt's most beloved female-led comedies.

Diary of a Very Angry Wife

2015

Black Point poster
3.0

Takes place in a social romantic setting, exploring the complex relationships between its diverse characters.

Black Point

2024

Lahfa poster
7.0

A comedy about an aspiring actress who enlists the help of her uncle, a casting agent, in order to land her breakthrough role, because the last thing she wants is to end up being an extra like her father.

Lahfa

2015

Gawdar poster
7.0

A merchant has three children; Salem, Salim, and Gawdar. However, the life of the last son, Gawdar, becomes complicated, and he comes into conflict with the enemy Shimoun to reach the four treasures of the wiseman Shamardal.

Gawdar

2024

Film credits

1990s · 19 titles

The Serpent of Death poster
3.6

An archaelogist falls under the spell of a statue with a curse on it.

The Serpent of Death

1990

Youth on a Volcano poster
NR

The film follows Fawzi, a poor unemployed young man whose fiancée leaves him for a wealthy man. When circumstances present him with an opportunity to make quick money through smuggling, he decides to accept the offer.

Youth on a Volcano

1991

The Wolf poster
NR

When editor (Salah ) is arrested for killing his wife (Laila), Officer (Essam) is assigned to the case and he discovers that his niece ( Safaa) is having an affair with (Salah). (Safaa) and Salah's friend (Taher) work together to find a woman who was with (Salah) on the night of the murder to prove his innocence.

The Wolf

1993

Suspicious Connections poster
NR

Musa leads an arms-dealing gang, and Rashad defects from the gang to work alone. However, Musa watches his steps to destroy him, so he records a videotape in which he confesses to the details of the arms deals that Musa is making. Rashad's wife, Wafaa, suffers from her husband's ambiguity and nervousness, and meets Salah the singer in a nightclub, and they fall in love.

Suspicious Connections

1996

Abu-Kartona poster
7.0

Corruption is rampant in the company, which Mehran chairs, which uses his position to embezzle and loot with Zaki, the company's director. Mehran and Zaki bribe the factory officials to declare that the dairy is corrupt.

Abu-Kartona

1991

Smart Women’s guide poster
NR

A journalist receives a collection of cassette tapes containing details of marital fights between an engineer and his wife, and he tries to find a solution by searching for the couple and finding out the reason for their unhappiness.

Smart Women’s guide

1990

One Woman Is Not Enough poster
NR

Journalist Hossam is involved with three different women at the same time. Amira, the charming journalist who's well connected, Reem his rebel revolutionary secretary, and Hanadi the simple lady who's the victim of the collapse of a building.

One Woman Is Not Enough

1990

Circle of Death poster
NR

The film revolves around Zahran, an honest and trustworthy man who decides to establish an association to protect the interests of the people of his town, but Hamido, Zahran's first assistant, cooperates with Zahran's enemies to achieve his own interests.

Circle of Death

1993

Kill my wife and I will salute you poster
9.0

Rustam rushes the death of his wealthy wife Tafida so he can inherit her. When Magdy and Mona kidnap Tafida and threaten to kill her if Rustom doesn't give them a large sum of money for their performing band, Rustum refuses and finds it an opportunity to get rid of her.

Kill my wife and I will salute you

1990

No artwork available
NR

After the skilled diver Hassan manages to capture the prince and his gang members, he receives his reward in exchange for informing the police about the prince's gang. The gang members escape during their deportation. The prince burns down Hassan's house, killing his wife and son. Hassan manages to find out where the treasure is. Shams accompanies him with her brother Shukry and his foreign friend Flora, who pays the costs of searching for the treasure.

Jahim 2 (Hurghada)

1990

handcuffs poster
NR

Fayed, a professor of philosophy, is unjustly arrested for obtaining a counterfeiting dollar machine that belongs to his brother, who lives with him. In prison, he meets Khalifa and decides to escape with him and search for his innocence.

handcuffs

1991

Leila Asal poster
NR

Nazik is a senior employee of the family planning agency, and her husband, Dr. Hussein, is a gynecologist and obstetrician. Weeks after her daughter's wedding party, the family planning expert discovers that she is pregnant while her daughter carries the bride Salwa despite the age of 40, and her young son Ahmed, who fears that she will have a child, will ridicule her of conscription.

Leila Asal

1990

Welcome Pasha poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Welcome Pasha

1993

Police demons poster
NR

Three female police officers: Sanaa, Samah and Samia, are assigned by their boss to follow up on three cases of kidnapping girls who were walking in the street, a case of kidnapping children from hospitals after their birth, and white slave gangs that help girls in the field of prostitution, including the Balabel gang. The three female officers deal with these cases with cunning and deceit.

Police demons

1992

El-Gabalawy poster
7.0

When a dispute happens between Hassan and Jeblawi , Hassan causes the factory owner, said, to fire Jeblawi. Jablawi works for drug dealer Abbas and steals money from him. He returns to town and buys Said's factory at an auction. Abbas and his men find Jeblawi and work out a deal.

El-Gabalawy

1991

Maganeen Ala Al-Tareeq poster
NR

On the Cairo-Suez desert road, a car suddenly stops and its driver calls for help from passersby after suffering a heart attack. Some of the car passengers gather around him and he confesses to them that he buried a treasure of two million dollars in Wadi Al-Raha in Sinai, and everyone competes to obtain this treasure.

Maganeen Ala Al-Tareeq

1991

Wi Daa El Tareeq poster
NR

A family consisting of a father, mother, son and little girl. The father and mother die in an accident, and the two children go to live with their uncle who treats them harshly, which prompts the boy to leave his uncle's house and rush into the path of crime and deviance, while the girl stays with her uncle's wife. The girl grows up and enters the police academy, and by chance she catches her brother red-handed in a drug case.

Wi Daa El Tareeq

1990

الراية حمرا poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الراية حمرا

1994

Nisa Saealik poster
NR

Samia’s husband Adel leaves her for another woman, while her cousin Souad and friend Nawal also become rivals for him, using deception and sorcery to win him.

Nisa Saealik

1991

1980s · 25 titles

راجل بسبع أرواح poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

راجل بسبع أرواح

1988

The Girls' Reformatory poster
6.0

Naima is detained in the juvenile's house, proves her good behavior and is sent to a hospital to learn nursing.

The Girls' Reformatory

1984

Alfarysa poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Alfarysa

1986

Blue-Stars Hotel poster
5.2

A famous producer agrees to contract with director Imran and author Fathi for a movie, on the condition that they finish writing it within two weeks, so the director and author decide to go to one of the deserted places to write the movie. On their way to Fayoum, they were caught by a hotel called "Locanda Blue Stars", and the director was impressed by the name, and decided that they should stay in it. To find mystery and excitement surrounding the guests, while they find themselves involved in a murder.

Blue-Stars Hotel

1985

Hadarat alsada aleial poster
NR

The events of the story revolve around (Al-Sharnoubi), the stingy man whose brother dies and leaves five orphans after him in order to take care of them and take care of them and raise them.

Hadarat alsada aleial

1982

A Call to Marriage poster
NR

Nadia completely rejects the idea of ​​marriage, but her mother insists on marrying her off so that her younger sister Hoda can join her. Shaarawy proposes to Nadia, but she does not see him as the right husband for her and that he is the last person she would think of marrying. However, as the days pass, it becomes clear to her that he is better than others and that he loves her and is trying to please her.

A Call to Marriage

1983

Babel habibiti poster
9.0

A festival is being held in Babylon, to which archeologists, artists, and media professionals are invited, along with an Egyptian television delegation headed by an archaeologist. This scholar meets an Iraqi girl who bears Iraqi features, and gives her appearance the impression that the archaeologist, the archaeologist, and that his dream has begun to materialize in front of him, and a group of comic situations begins.

Babel habibiti

1988

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

AL-ZANKKA

1980

Troublemakers in danger poster
NR

After studying in Europe, Abdel Aziz returns to his town to face the plots of Abu Al-Maati and his associates to force him to sell his land, and things become complicated with the arrival of Abdel Aziz's sister and her friends.

Troublemakers in danger

1989

Public Sector Dancer poster
NR

A government casino is exposed to financial losses due to the public's reluctance to attend its sessions, so two of its employees invent the idea of ​​attracting an oriental dancer to attract the audience. to a major financial crisis.

Public Sector Dancer

1985

The promised night poster
7.0

Fathi trades in smuggled goods, he lives with his mother Bahia and loves his neighbor Fakiha who encourages him to finish his studies. A matchmaker persuades his mother to marry Said, a professional conman who marries wealthy old women and steals their money. Fathi tries to prevent this marriage.

The promised night

1984

Bitterness of Days poster
NR

Poor Jaber tries to enroll in law school and support his sick mother who depends on him to provide for her. When he wants to admit her to the hospital, his wealthy uncle refuses to help him, so he decides to kill him.

Bitterness of Days

1986

Betrayal poster
NR

A policeman betrays his profession in order to work for a gang that trades everything... while another honest policeman tries to catch the traitorous policeman red-handed with the help of a dancer in a nightclub.

Betrayal

1989

Tears of the devil poster
NR

Atef is a mentally ill, violent young man with a complex relationship with women who turns into a serial killer who sends messages to the police about his crimes. Wafaa tries to save him despite his threats to kill her fiancé through psychological analysis and with the help of the police who are after him. Will Atef stop killing? And what is Wafaa's fate?

Tears of the devil

1986

Ragol lehaza alzaman poster
6.5

Debes, who works in a large gang in a drug case, is arrested and threatens to reveal the secrets of the gang. The senior lawyer, Naji, defends him against Judge Kamal, who is known for his extreme firmness.

Ragol lehaza alzaman

1986

Playing with fire poster
NR

Sumaya asks Ezzat for help to protect her from those who are tracking her. It becomes clear to him that her husband, Mohsen, is part of a diamond smuggling gang led by Shawkat. Mohsen seizes a map showing the location of the smuggled diamonds. He hands over the map to Soumya. Soumya sends a letter to the police. One of Shawkat's agents assaults Sumaya, and Ezzat appears at this moment and flees the place.

Playing with fire

1989

أسبوع عسل poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

أسبوع عسل

1984

To's Story poster
NR

The film's events revolve around a retired policeman who finds a young man chasing him everywhere he goes. He later learns that this young man is the son of a political prisoner who died in prison at his hands due to torture. Will the young man avenge his father?

To's Story

1989

Ragab EL Wahsh poster
NR

(Rajab) A poor man, who lives with his wife from the income of his children (Jalal) salesman Ful and (Hashem) and (Suad) sellers of lottery papers, condensed wealthy (Shawki) on Suad, where he sees a likeness of his late daughter, and decides to adopt it Receiving a monthly sum of money, Suad lives with Shawki and his sister (Alia) and learns until she reaches the university level.

Ragab EL Wahsh

1985

Nessa Khalf Al Qodban poster
NR

The film revolves around "Nadia" who refuses to marry lawyer "Hatem", who covets a rich marriage, while "Laila", who is assisted by her father and a great lawyer in his research, is impressed by Youssef, who owns a film company, decides to work with him.

Nessa Khalf Al Qodban

1986

Sanawat Al Khatar poster
9.0

Wael and his sister Marwa suffer from their parents being busy with them. Their father, Ahmed, is a senior lawyer and their mother, Nawal, is the deputy editor-in-chief of a magazine. Wael and his friends come up with the idea of ​​taking revenge on the rich, like their family, by stealing their cars and giving them to the poor, claiming that they are representatives of the Night of Power. Their crimes are repeated and the press is busy with the issue.

Sanawat Al Khatar

1985

Halet Talaboss poster
NR

Ghada is a police officer. Her brother falls prey to bad friends and dies after taking a large dose of heroin. Ghada discovers the complex of one of her friends and arrests him red-handed, with heroin in his possession. It turns out that he is part of a drug gang led by smuggler Hazem, and his wife Buthaina and her brother Marouf are partners with him. Buthaina and Marouf kidnap Ghada's mother to pressure her to change her testimony.

Halet Talaboss

1988

مسرحية عمدة الحلاقين poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

مسرحية عمدة الحلاقين

1985

The Homeless Kids poster
NR

Directed by : Samir Al Asfory

The Homeless Kids

1987

Kafr El-tamaeen poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kafr El-tamaeen

1989

Series credits

Zezenia poster
6.0

Set in Alexandria during the 1940s, at the height of the city's cosmopolitan golden age, Zezenia follows Bishr — the son of an Egyptian father and Italian mother — as he navigates a fractured sense of identity torn between East and West. Against a backdrop of World War II, mixed nationalities, and a society on the brink of change, the series is a sweeping portrait of love, belonging, and the soul of a city.

Zezenia

1997

Raafat Al Haggan poster
7.8

Based on the true story of Egyptian spy Refaat Al-Gammal, Raafat Al Haggan follows a young Egyptian Muslim recruited by intelligence to assume a false Jewish identity and embed himself deep within Israeli society for over a decade. Starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz and Yusra, the series charts his dangerous double life, his sacrifices, and his pivotal role in gathering intelligence ahead of the 1973 October War.

Raafat Al Haggan

1988

Diary of a Very Angry Wife poster
5.0

Engi is a sharp-tongued journalist who happens to work at the same newspaper as her husband Ali — a recipe for endless conflict. Clashing over politics, gender roles, and the realities of modern Egyptian marriage, the series blends sharp social commentary with warm domestic comedy. Starring Dalia El Behairy and Khaled Sarhan, it ran for five seasons and became one of Egypt's most beloved female-led comedies.

Diary of a Very Angry Wife

2015

Black Point poster
3.0

Takes place in a social romantic setting, exploring the complex relationships between its diverse characters.

Black Point

2024

Lahfa poster
7.0

A comedy about an aspiring actress who enlists the help of her uncle, a casting agent, in order to land her breakthrough role, because the last thing she wants is to end up being an extra like her father.

Lahfa

2015

Gawdar poster
7.0

A merchant has three children; Salem, Salim, and Gawdar. However, the life of the last son, Gawdar, becomes complicated, and he comes into conflict with the enemy Shimoun to reach the four treasures of the wiseman Shamardal.

Gawdar

2024

Chi Tutu Restaurant poster
NR

Where one of the restaurants owned by Adel and his friend Nagaty, after Adel returns from abroad deciding to start a small business that generates income for him, his friend Nagaty offers him a stay.

Chi Tutu Restaurant

2006

The Excavator poster
NR

As the Israeli forces occupy Sinai prior to the War of Attrition, they use an excavator to dig deep in the land, under the pretext they're searching for oil. When the Egyptian authorities discover their true intentions, they try to stop the excavator from reaching Bab El-Mendab.

The Excavator

1996

Azmy & Ashgan poster
6.0

The comedic story of two criminals who get into funny situations while trying not to get arrested by the police.

Azmy & Ashgan

2018

أخو البنات poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

أخو البنات

1984

Aard W Talab poster
6.0

The series explores the fateful intersections of a group of characters besieged by crises, foremost among them Heba, a teacher living in a working-class neighborhood who finds herself alone facing fierce adversity. Heba isn't fighting for her personal dreams, but rather for the survival of her struggling family, as she bears the responsibility for her disabled brother, in addition to her agonizing battle against time to save her mother from illness.

Aard W Talab

2026

Catalog poster
6.9

A recently widowed workaholic clumsily navigates life with his kids, guided by his late wife's online tips. Can he ace this crash course in parenthood?

Catalog

2025

Mountain Wolves poster
9.0

In a town called Bahtoon Al-Jabal where the Hawara family lives following many fanatic customs. Sheikh Badar breaks the customary traditions and marries his daughter to a man from outside of the family, prompting her brother to try to kill her.

Mountain Wolves

1993

Sonbol After the Million poster
NR

After he successfully gathers a million pounds, Sonbol starts to invest his money as he plots revenge on Latif who stole his kidney, while he also meets a Bedouin girl and weds her.

Sonbol After the Million

1987

80 Bako poster
6.7

Struggling hairstylist Boussy needs 80,000 pounds for her dream wedding. When she takes a job as a private stylist for elite clients, she’s thrust into a world she never knew. As her fiancé scrambles to help, Boussy faces surprises that could change her life forever.

80 Bako

2025

Belly of the Whale poster
8.0

‎Hilal works in the drug trade, then forces his younger religious brother Diaa to work with him, but Hilal is thrown in jail and Diaa finds himself responsible for his brother's illegal work and taking care of his family and fights a war that he knows nothing about‎‎.‎

Belly of the Whale

2023

El Khanka poster
7.0

The series revolves around a teacher called (Amira) working in an international school, who gets harassed by a student, and in her pursuit for her right, she becomes the offender instead of the victim.

El Khanka

2016

The Tale of Nargis poster
7.6

Crushed by society’s expectations, a sterile, divorced woman in her mid-30s attempts to start over… until her obsession with being a mother transforms her from victim to predator.

The Tale of Nargis

2026

No artwork available
NR

The events follow Allam Al-Zuhairi, an opportunist Upper Egyptian man who only cares about his personal interest, even if it comes at the expense of people closest to him, as he enters into an open confrontation.

Deadly Love

2005

Mystery Box poster
5.5

As Reem celebrates her birthday, she receives a box containing strange and incomprehensible contents, and messages asking to save a person before he is killed, leading the three friends, Youssef, Reem and Yassin on an adventure to uncover the mystery of this box.

Mystery Box

2023

What Happened That Night poster
5.3

Rasha’s world is upended when a man dies in her house, forcing her to hide the body from her partner and resort to ways that subject her to blackmail and fear.

What Happened That Night

2022

I confided a lot poster
NR

An entertaining talk podcast with Moataz El Tony, hosting stars to share stories and challenges with humor and insight.

I confided a lot

2025

وأدرك شهريار الصباح poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

وأدرك شهريار الصباح

1985

No artwork available
NR

During the conflict between feudal lords and peasants, Dabour finds himself entangled in a love affair with the daughter of a businessman. This puts Dabour's life in danger, as the girl's other lover threatens to kill him if his relationship with her continues. Dabour eventually becomes the leader of a peasant campaign to overthrow the feudal lords.

Dabour

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لقاء poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

لقاء

1991

حارة الزعفراني poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

حارة الزعفراني

2006