Sulaf Fawakherji

Acting

Sulaf Fawakherji

Born

1977-07-27 (49)

Place of birth

Latakia, Syria

Known for

Acting

Credits

49 titles

Sulaf Fawakhergi is a Syrian film, TV actress and director.

Known for

Bab Al-Hara poster
7.5

A modern classic of Arab television. A social drama set in the 1920s in Damascus- It highlights Damascene life, noble values, and ancient customs and traditions represented by the people of Harat al-Dabeh who fled to Harat al-Salihiyah after the French bombed Harat al-Dabeh. The events take place after the gold is stolen from the house of the cloth merchant Abu Ibrahim, and the guard Abu al-Samu is killed. The men of the neighborhood try to find the thief.

Bab Al-Hara

2006

The Falcon of Quraish poster
9.5

When the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus, slaughtering nearly the entire dynasty, one young prince escapes — Abd al-Rahman. Hunted across deserts and seas, he eventually reaches the fringes of the Muslim world and, through sheer will and political genius, founds a new Umayyad emirate in Andalusia. Written by Walid Seif and directed by Hatem Ali, this is the first chapter of their celebrated Andalusian trilogy — epic, human and historically meticulous.

The Falcon of Quraish

2002

A Very Hard Birth poster
10.0

The series presents the social differences between the rich and the poor, and the problems that arise from them, highlighting the contradictions experienced by prominent personalities as well as the dangers that young people face in life, and it also displays the problems of employees in the state.

A Very Hard Birth

2011

Suspended poster
4.5

The events take place in Al-Attarin neighborhood after Etab flees for being accused of adultery by her brothers, while Fawzan is ready to do whatever it takes to extend his power.

Suspended

2022

Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi poster
8.0

A sweeping historical epic tracing the life of Saladin from his humble origins to his unification of fractured Muslim kingdoms and his legendary recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders after nearly a century of occupation. Starring Jamal Suleiman and directed by the late Hatem Ali, written by Walid Seif — the same partnership behind Palestinian Alienation — this is widely regarded as one of the finest historical dramas in Arabic television, epic in scale yet deeply human in its portrayal of leadership, faith and sacrifice.

Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi

2001

Empire M poster
6.0

Mukhtar finds himself responsible for his six children, following the death of his wife, and he must keep pace with their thinking and times, and at the same time choose between the one whose heart is attached to her, and the lives of his children.

Empire M

2024

Film credits

Series credits

Bab Al-Hara poster
7.5

A modern classic of Arab television. A social drama set in the 1920s in Damascus- It highlights Damascene life, noble values, and ancient customs and traditions represented by the people of Harat al-Dabeh who fled to Harat al-Salihiyah after the French bombed Harat al-Dabeh. The events take place after the gold is stolen from the house of the cloth merchant Abu Ibrahim, and the guard Abu al-Samu is killed. The men of the neighborhood try to find the thief.

Bab Al-Hara

2006

The Falcon of Quraish poster
9.5

When the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus, slaughtering nearly the entire dynasty, one young prince escapes — Abd al-Rahman. Hunted across deserts and seas, he eventually reaches the fringes of the Muslim world and, through sheer will and political genius, founds a new Umayyad emirate in Andalusia. Written by Walid Seif and directed by Hatem Ali, this is the first chapter of their celebrated Andalusian trilogy — epic, human and historically meticulous.

The Falcon of Quraish

2002

A Very Hard Birth poster
10.0

The series presents the social differences between the rich and the poor, and the problems that arise from them, highlighting the contradictions experienced by prominent personalities as well as the dangers that young people face in life, and it also displays the problems of employees in the state.

A Very Hard Birth

2011

Suspended poster
4.5

The events take place in Al-Attarin neighborhood after Etab flees for being accused of adultery by her brothers, while Fawzan is ready to do whatever it takes to extend his power.

Suspended

2022

Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi poster
8.0

A sweeping historical epic tracing the life of Saladin from his humble origins to his unification of fractured Muslim kingdoms and his legendary recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders after nearly a century of occupation. Starring Jamal Suleiman and directed by the late Hatem Ali, written by Walid Seif — the same partnership behind Palestinian Alienation — this is widely regarded as one of the finest historical dramas in Arabic television, epic in scale yet deeply human in its portrayal of leadership, faith and sacrifice.

Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi

2001

Empire M poster
6.0

Mukhtar finds himself responsible for his six children, following the death of his wife, and he must keep pace with their thinking and times, and at the same time choose between the one whose heart is attached to her, and the lives of his children.

Empire M

2024

Memories of the Next Era poster
NR

Matar disappears under mysterious circumstances for 20 years, during which everyone has believed he had died a martyr. However, he returns in a new form and builds a financial empire amidst the mystery surrounding the source of his wealth. Using the spider's method, he tightens his grip on everyone and exploits them to achieve his goals of doubling his wealth and taking revenge on his past friends.

Memories of the Next Era

2003

Qus Quzah poster
NR

The story of a family consisting of a father who is about to retire, his wife who works as a seamstress, and their four children who are in various grades of school, shedding light on the challenges that each of them faces.

Qus Quzah

2001

Law, However poster
10.0

The series explores the difficult circumstances faced by people from diverse backgrounds and professions, including a university professor, a new journalist, a low-income employee, and others. The central character is the general manager of a large, responsible construction company, where the potential for illicit gain is significant. He is a fickle man, a master of manipulation, who feigns honor and morality because he respects the law out of sheer fear of it—the core premise of the show. The series unfolds in a satirical, socially relevant, and humorous style, relying on witty situations to elicit a smile.

Law, However

2003

Chicago Street poster
8.5

An epic love story between a well-to-do blind girl and a rebel, set against a historical background spanning 60 years of conflicts, secrets and intrigue.

Chicago Street

2020

Another Rainy Day poster
NR

The series discusses the living conditions of middle-class families by presenting the daily lives of a group of educated characters looking for job opportunities and self-fulfillment in the capital, Damascus, and it deals with the relationships between spouses, siblings, friends, and lovers, as well as between parents and children.

Another Rainy Day

2008

As the Days Pass poster
NR

The events revolve around social relations that are built on love and affection, through a love story between two people that doesn't work out due to the excessive ambition of one of them, which makes the other refuse to continue the relationship, despite how much they love each other.

As the Days Pass

2006

Awaiting the Jasmine poster
NR

The series follows a group of refugees who escape the bloody nightmare that is post-revolution Syria as they try to make some tents in a park into a home.

Awaiting the Jasmine

2015

Anbar 6 poster
10.0

Inspired by true events, the world hidden behind a prison’s walls is revealed through the life stories of three unique women.

Anbar 6

2021

Holding Back Tears poster
NR

The series examines the change in the composition of the Syrian family, through the life of a number of Damascene families that are connected by a number of intertwining relationships, as love blossoms between the lawyer Riyad El Emary and the interior designer Riad El Merady.

Holding Back Tears

2005

المصابيح الزرق poster
NR

The events of the series take place in the period from 1939 to 1945, the period of the Syrian struggle against the French occupation, by reviewing the current events in that period and shedding light on several characters and their social and political relationships.

المصابيح الزرق

2012

Messages of Love and War poster
NR

Jalal is imprisoned on trumped-up political charges. As he breaks out of prison and crosses the Lebanese borders, he meets his Palestinian friend, Qassem, who is a member of the resistance against the Israelis. Jalal's wife gets the court to grant her divorce in absentia to marry Colonel Nazem.

Messages of Love and War

2007

Steelyard banknote poster
NR

The events of the series take place inside (Al-Hal Market) in the capital (Damascus), highlighting the conditions of the Syrians, through the story of the (Noman Al-Zeer) family and the events and problems they are exposed to.

Steelyard banknote

2024

Kings of Sects poster
6.3

The series follows the rupture of Andalusia into many warring states, which allowed the northern Kingdom of Castile to expand its borders and take control.

Kings of Sects

2005

Asmahan poster
9.0

The work deals with the life story of the late singer Asmahan, from her birth until her move from Beirut to Cairo to work as a singer and actress, where her name shone alongside her brother Farid al-Atrash. The series also touches on her relationship with some of the artists who lived during her time and up to the mysterious accident of her death.

Asmahan

2008

Biography of Al-Jalali Family poster
NR

The series sheds light on the life of the Al-Jalali family, one of the most prestigious families in the city of Aleppo. The story revolves around a man who amassed a great fortune through both legitimate and illegitimate means, including depriving his siblings of their rightful inheritance. As time passes, the elder of the Al-Jalali family falls ill and finds himself with no one to assist him and his children except his brother—whom he had previously denied his wealth. However, mysterious events surround the disappearance of Haj Amin's money at the hands of his brother Anas.

Biography of Al-Jalali Family

2000

Yellow Air poster
NR

Shaghaf is married to the owner of a gambling hall, whose cousin Karim is trying to kill to have his wife for himself. Then Shaghaf falls in love with Sewar who tries to help her and events develop between them.

Yellow Air

2019

Asr Aljonoon poster
NR

Mona and Zainab deal with different types of social pressure as one runs away to avoid an arranged marriage, and the other decides to raise a lost boy.

Asr Aljonoon

2004

Seraa Al Zaman poster
NR

Set in a traditional Damascene neighborhood, the story follows—in a comedic way—the protagonist's quest to find the woman he loved but never confessed his feelings to over forty years ago, after he begins seeing her in his dreams every day.

Seraa Al Zaman

2002

No artwork available
NR

The stingy man "Fathi" marries "Su'aad" after the death of his first wife, he rents rooms of his house and has permanent differences between his family members and him due to his stinginess within a comedy mold. The story revolves around a lost bag that roams between several characters in a humorous way, and affects the lives of each of them in a surprising way. The plot depends on the consequences of losing and recovering the case, which creates a range of comedic situations and paradoxical situations that put the characters in sometimes embarrassing situations, and sometimes in funny situations.

The Lost Case

1996

Khat Sakhen poster
NR

The story follows the nurse Alyiaa, who looks after patients who are considering suicide, but she finds herself entangled in a murder case.

Khat Sakhen

2020

Congratulations poster
NR

The series presents archetypes that reflect the issues encountered by people who are about to marry, as all the romance fades once the groom is forced to pay all he has in order to secure a house, turning his life after marriage into a struggle to pay off his debts.

Congratulations

2001

Cleopatra poster
NR

The series revolves around the beginning of the Roman era in Egypt, and the series tells the life story of Queen Cleopatra, who was crowned on the throne of Egypt, before the advent of Julius Caesar and his falling in love with her, then his death and her entry into a long love story with Anthony, the successor of Caesar.

Cleopatra

2010

Roses in salty soil poster
NR

The life and suffering of seven girlfriends in our modern society, as each has her own demands and hopes, from searching for work, to achieving self-fulfillment, human dignity, and balanced living psychologically and socially.

Roses in salty soil

2002

Roxy Nights poster
NR

Amidst an intense political battle for power and social dominance in a Damascene neighbourhood under French rule, a young aspiring actress gets the opportunity of a lifetime to star in the first film ever made in Syria.

Roxy Nights

2025

The Dew of Days poster
NR

On June 6, 1996, a group of girls gathered on the day they received their baccalaureate degrees to take a photo. They agreed to meet again a decade later, specifically on June 6, 2006. This is the starting point for the events of the series, as each of its separate episodes we live the story of each girl, and we see what time has done to her.

The Dew of Days

2006

Al Bawabat Al Sab3a poster
NR

Damascus, year 2322. A group of outcasts, banned from the city because of their dark pasts, turn to a hacker to travel back through time and change their fates. But their journey leads them to something far greater — the secret hidden behind one of Damascus's seven ancient gates: the key to immortality and the power to control time itself.

Al Bawabat Al Sab3a

2025

Harat Al-Mushriqa poster
NR

Harat Al-Mushriqa is a 2015 Syrian social drama set in a fictional urban neighborhood, deliberately stepping away from the traditional old Damascus setting. At its center is Shahira, a beautiful and complex woman whose world is turned upside down when she falls for a younger man- and everything changes. The series weaves together themes of espionage, culture, corruption, and social struggle, painting a rich and layered portrait of a community bound together by fate.

Harat Al-Mushriqa

2015

Red poster
8.0

The series is about Judge Khaled Al-Abdullah who is killed mysteriously, and the events revolve around uncovering the circumstances of the crime and the intent of the murderer, where an important unspoken past is discovered, related to the murdered judge and his work.

Red

2016

The will (Al wassiya) poster
NR

The series presents several social issues and tries to address them, especially the problems of youth and greed between brothers, so that the brother tries to rob his brother's money that he inherited from his father.

The will (Al wassiya)

2002

Hadath fi Dimashq poster
NR

Hadath fi Dimashq is a 2013 Syrian historical drama set across two timelines — Damascus in 1947 and New York in 2001. At its heart is Widad, a Syrian Jewish woman whose story spans decades of political upheaval, displacement, and unwavering love for her homeland. Through her eyes, the series explores coexistence, identity, and the Palestinian cause's profound impact on Syrian society, starring the acclaimed Sulaf Fawakherji.

Hadath fi Dimashq

2013

Harair poster
NR

A Syrian historical‑social drama set in early 20th‑century Damascus, following women whose lives are shaped by political upheaval, restrictive traditions, and shifting social norms. The series explores resilience, dignity, and personal sacrifice as its characters confront oppression, family pressures, and the struggle for autonomy. A layered, female‑centered portrait of courage amid a transforming society.

Harair

2015

الأيام المتمردة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الأيام المتمردة

2001

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