Hala Shawkat

Acting

Hala Shawkat

Born

1930-03-18 (96)

Known for

Acting

Credits

25 titles

Known for

The Four Seasons poster
10.0

Damascus in the late 1990s. Kareem and Nabila are raising five very different daughters — each with her own personality, ambitions and complications — alongside a scene-stealing aunt Jamila. Every episode centres on a family issue that brings everyone together to argue, laugh and muddle through. Warm, witty and deeply rooted in Syrian daily life, it remains one of the most beloved family comedies in Syrian television history. Stars Jamal Suleiman and Khaled Taja.

The Four Seasons

1999

Layali Al-Salehiya poster
6.4

A man entrusts Abu Al Makhraz with a huge sum of money and disappears. When Abu Al Makhraz dies, his family finds themselves pitted against his relatives.

Layali Al-Salehiya

2004

Maraya 2000 poster
NR

A multi-episode satirical comedy series that presents various stories and anecdotes in a satirical and mocking style, critiquing social and political conditions.

Maraya 2000

1999

Al Ababeed poster
NR

This tragic series explores numerous themes set against the backdrop of the reign of Zenobia, the “Queen of Queens,” and highlights the wealth and grandeur of the Kingdom of Palmyra, its trade, and the kingdom’s significance during Zenobia’s reign. It also explores social classes—including the nobility, the Ashraf, the priests, and the laborers—and highlights some of the customs that prevailed regarding women from the Ashraf family, as well as the traditions, norms, and marriage practices of that era.

Al Ababeed

1997

Ashtar poster
7.0

After her parents get divorced, Ishtar goes to live with her grandmother. When her grandmother passes away, she leaves the house to Ishtar , but her boyfriend tricks her into writing it over to him. She then goes to her aunt, who introduces her to the world of art through her voice.

Ashtar

2004

AlMazar neighborhood poster
NR

The Syrian series *Hay Al-Mazar* unfolds within a social framework that reflects the daily lives of the residents of Hay Al-Mazar. It explores various humanitarian and social issues, including family relationships, class struggles, and the challenges faced by characters in a rapidly changing environment.

AlMazar neighborhood

1999

Film credits

1980s · 3 titles

1970s · 8 titles

We Will Return poster
10.0

The story of a young Palestinian who left his refugee camp to become a resistance fighter in the Palestine Liberation Organization.

We Will Return

1972

The Memory of a Night of Love poster
NR

Adel lives happily with his wife until he meets his ex-girlfriend, who works as a dancer. During her visit to his home, she faints and then he discovers that she has died. Adel is arrested and his wife is shocked, while his friend the police officer tries to find out the real killer.

The Memory of a Night of Love

1973

Cheers, My Homeland poster
NR

A social-political comedy play, considered one of the most legendary critical and purposeful Arab comedies.

Cheers, My Homeland

1979

The Adorable Thief poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Adorable Thief

1970

The Mexican Hoax poster
10.0

Tayseer, a conservative man, has grown with a particular hang-up caused by his sister's marriage without his consent. When a man proposes to his daughter Kawthar, Tayseer vehemently opposes their relationship, even if the two are deeply in love. Is it too late to rid him of his hang-up?

The Mexican Hoax

1972

The bridge of the wicked poster
NR

A plastic artist suffers from extreme poverty. His friend convinces him to fake suicide so that he can become famous as a genius artist and sell his paintings. It turns out that this friend is trying to seize his paintings and his lover. The artist discovers his friend's betrayal and plots to expose him to everyone.

The bridge of the wicked

1971

The Visitor poster
NR

Hamed tries to convince Nadia to impersonate Laila, the daughter of his wealthy uncle, to seize his money. Nadia agrees with him and begins setting her net on the wealthy uncle. However, she meets her ex-lover, Hassan, and tells him her story. Hamed discovers the predicament he is in, and his attempt to kill her fails.

The Visitor

1972

The Wrongdoers poster
NR

While on the run from some people, Osama seeks refuge in a remote guesthouse run by Mansour, a miserly old man, and his wife Salma, a young and beautiful dancer. An illicit relationship develops between Osama and Salma, and she tempts him to kill her husband in order to seize his wealth and freely enjoy their love. However, Mansour’s daughter arrives to spend her school vacation, and when Osama sees her, his life changes completely.

The Wrongdoers

1975

1960s · 5 titles

Series credits

The Four Seasons poster
10.0

Damascus in the late 1990s. Kareem and Nabila are raising five very different daughters — each with her own personality, ambitions and complications — alongside a scene-stealing aunt Jamila. Every episode centres on a family issue that brings everyone together to argue, laugh and muddle through. Warm, witty and deeply rooted in Syrian daily life, it remains one of the most beloved family comedies in Syrian television history. Stars Jamal Suleiman and Khaled Taja.

The Four Seasons

1999

Layali Al-Salehiya poster
6.4

A man entrusts Abu Al Makhraz with a huge sum of money and disappears. When Abu Al Makhraz dies, his family finds themselves pitted against his relatives.

Layali Al-Salehiya

2004

Maraya 2000 poster
NR

A multi-episode satirical comedy series that presents various stories and anecdotes in a satirical and mocking style, critiquing social and political conditions.

Maraya 2000

1999

Al Ababeed poster
NR

This tragic series explores numerous themes set against the backdrop of the reign of Zenobia, the “Queen of Queens,” and highlights the wealth and grandeur of the Kingdom of Palmyra, its trade, and the kingdom’s significance during Zenobia’s reign. It also explores social classes—including the nobility, the Ashraf, the priests, and the laborers—and highlights some of the customs that prevailed regarding women from the Ashraf family, as well as the traditions, norms, and marriage practices of that era.

Al Ababeed

1997

Ashtar poster
7.0

After her parents get divorced, Ishtar goes to live with her grandmother. When her grandmother passes away, she leaves the house to Ishtar , but her boyfriend tricks her into writing it over to him. She then goes to her aunt, who introduces her to the world of art through her voice.

Ashtar

2004

AlMazar neighborhood poster
NR

The Syrian series *Hay Al-Mazar* unfolds within a social framework that reflects the daily lives of the residents of Hay Al-Mazar. It explores various humanitarian and social issues, including family relationships, class struggles, and the challenges faced by characters in a rapidly changing environment.

AlMazar neighborhood

1999

Al Khawali poster
NR

The story of Nassar Ibn Oraibi, a fighter against injustice, that sheds light on the life in the Damascus neighborhood and the role of one woman who becomes responsible for the house and her four daughters in light of her husband's absence during the Hajj.

Al Khawali

2000

No artwork available
7.0

Hisham travels abroad on a study mission and quickly adapts to his new life. However, it becomes complicated due to his internal struggle between adhering to his Arab origins, customs, and traditions, or immersing himself in Western culture, forgetting his roots, and never returning home.

Time of Oblivion

1990

Ayyam Shamiyya poster
4.0

Set in one of Damascus’s neighborhoods during the late Ottoman period and the early Renaissance, depicting the customs, traditions, and social relationships that prevailed at that time.

Ayyam Shamiyya

1992