Essmat Mahmoud

Acting

Essmat Mahmoud

Born — Died

1937-09-14 — 2019-12-18

Place of birth

Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

19 titles

An Egyptian actress, who studied at the Institute of Acting and then began working on the radio, then turned to the cinema and participated in the film The Empty Pillow (1957), after which she participated in many films, the most important of which is The Mute. She moved to work in Kuwait in dubbing animation, before returning in the nineties to Egypt, where she participated in a number of productions, including Hammam in Amsterdam, and Amira in Abdeen.

Known for

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

The Yacoubian Building poster
NR

The story about the residents of the Yacoubian building and their intertwining lives, including Zaki Al-Dousoky who is in constant conflict with his sister, Dawlat, and Hajj Azzam, who used to be a shoeshiner but became a millionaire thanks to his drug trade.

The Yacoubian Building

2007

Cairo Station poster
7.4

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.

Cairo Station

1958

The Walls poster
NR

The Walls is a 1983 Kuwaiti drama about two close friends facing contrasting family struggles. One is forced into marriage by her father, losing her mother’s support, while the other fears losing her father’s love when he remarries. The series explores themes of forced marriage and family breakdown with realistic storytelling and strong performances.

The Walls

1983

The Following Statement Came To Us poster
6.5

Nader saif eldeen and Afet elsherbiny are two competing Egyptians newspaper reporters who expose the truth but the Channel Manager rejects that for fear of government.

The Following Statement Came To Us

2001

Angry men & angry women poster
NR

In a social comedy framework, the series deals with the conflict between the generation of parents and children, from the attempts of children to be independent and live as they want, as well as problems between newly married couples and the differences between them at the beginning of their married life.

Angry men & angry women

1993

Film credits

1970s · 3 titles

1960s · 9 titles

Agony of Love poster
7.0

Amal marries the train driver Mahmoud, who treats her harshly. She feels neglected despite her husband's presence, Mahmoud travels to another city and asks his assistant Hassan to look after his wife. During his absence, Amal expresses admiration for Hassan's morals, which soon turns into a special love.

Agony of Love

1960

Eve's Lies poster
NR

After her first husband Kamal's death, Wafaa marries Nash'at and suffers from his neglect. To incite Nash'at's jealousy, she uses the help of a stage prompter to play the role of her late husband and claim that he is still alive. Things take an unexpected turn when Kamal himself appears.

Eve's Lies

1969

Bahia poster
10.0

The story of the conflict between one of the poles of feudalism and his oppression to peasants by burning their crops and lands until they're unable to pay their debts. When Bahia's father confronts him, the feudal lord tries to rape her, but Yassin stands up to him.

Bahia

1960

No Time for Love poster
7.2

Hamza "a member of the volunteer National Guard" meets up with the teacher Fawzya "Faten", after the fire of Cairo broke out, the British trying to capture all the volunteers in the National Guard , Hamza hiding in the house of one of his friend, and Fawzya help him, and she is trying to formation its own cell in order to hit the English forces in the Canal zone.

No Time for Love

1963

Arouss el Nil poster
5.9

When an oil engineer starts digging for oil in Luxor he disturbs the spirits of ancient Egyptians buried there. A spirit, Last Bride of the Nile, is sent to get him to stop the drilling.

Arouss el Nil

1963

شجرة العائلة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

شجرة العائلة

1960

The Girls in Summer poster
8.3

Loyal to her husband suffers from a weak personality due to strict upbringing, which exposes her to falling into the trap of her husband’s friend. There is another husband who falls in love with the maid and wants to get close to her very much, but he is afraid for his reputation, so he treats her very harshly and harasses her. There is the shy young man who falls in love with her. He falls in love with his neighbor, but she is not convinced by him because of his great shyness.

The Girls in Summer

1960

Hadith almadina poster
NR

The film revolves around a famous football player who meets a flirtatious girl, until his athletic level deteriorates, affecting his future. His teammates and friends cooperate until he leaves the girl and returns to his former self.

Hadith almadina

1964

Thawrat Al-Banat poster
NR

A widow with three daughters, Nadia, Esmat and Raja. Their aunt advises them to go to a matchmaker to find grooms for them. They reject this approach, so Nadia establishes an association calling for giving women the right to choose their life partner instead of men. The journalist Jalal mocks this idea, but he falls in love with Nadia and does not express his feelings. Her sister Esmat becomes involved with the shy Monem, while Raja chooses her fiancé Reda in the same way.

Thawrat Al-Banat

1964

Series credits