
Acting
Salma Al-Masri
Born
1958-01-09 (68)
Place of birth
Damascus, Syria
Known for
Acting
Credits
46 titles
A Syrian actress, born in Damascus to an artistic family. Her grandfather was the famous oud player Omar El Naqshbandi. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at Damascus University, but she did not practice law, as she pursued a career in acting. She started her career through children's programs. She participated in many productions in theater, cinema and television, and her beginning was in the early seventies. One of her first movies was A Prank in Mexico, and her first play was King Lear, while her first television roles were in the series Fawzia, The Wings, and Narrow Paths.
Known for
8.4Created and starring the legendary Yasser Al Azmeh, Maraya ran for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2013 — making it one of the longest-running comedy series in Arab television history. Each episode presents standalone stories skewering the social, political and economic frustrations of everyday Arab life with sharp wit and biting satire. A mirror held up to an entire society, it entered homes across the Arab world for three decades and never stopped being relevant.
Maraya
1982
9.5When 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
NRFarah is a talented wedding planner who has kept her heart locked up ever since the man she was supposed to marry vanished on their wedding day five years ago. When her boss hands her his new wedding to organise, she discovers the groom is that same man — now engaged to someone else. A warm, bittersweet Lebanese romantic comedy-drama starring Dana Mardini and Nicolas Mouawad, adapted from the Turkish hit İyi Günde Kötü Günde.
Ala Al Hilwa Wa Al Morra
2021
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sert Alhob
2007
7.0A body falls from the top floor at a glamorous party in Beirut's wealthy elite. Detective Rami begins questioning the guests and quickly discovers that four women — Falak, Alma, Joelle and Nayla — are bound together by a web of secrets, betrayal and hidden history. A glossy Lebanese murder mystery set among the privileged class.
Stiletto
2022
NRThe series goes into details of the events that Syria went through between the years 1955-1959, including the tripartite aggression against Egypt in 1956, the establishment of unity between Syria and Egypt, and the revolution against the monarchy in Iraq, through the Qishani neighborhood, where its people work as merchants, lawyers, doctors, intellectuals and other works.
Hammam AlQishani
1994
Film credits
2000s · 3 titles
6.3A father of four who works for the Police and his wife dreams that he finishes his university education so he can get promoted, joins the university but drops out after his wife dies. He then works as a cab driver and his children rent a room to (Amal) to increase their income.
The Young Parents
2006
NRNo synopsis available yet.
العشاق
2008
NRBased on the idea of reincarnation, the work tells the story of Ahed, a young man who works in the pottery industry and lives in a village in northern Palestine with his family, where he is haunted by obsessions and memories from another life in another place.
ID
2007
Series credits
8.4Created and starring the legendary Yasser Al Azmeh, Maraya ran for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2013 — making it one of the longest-running comedy series in Arab television history. Each episode presents standalone stories skewering the social, political and economic frustrations of everyday Arab life with sharp wit and biting satire. A mirror held up to an entire society, it entered homes across the Arab world for three decades and never stopped being relevant.
Maraya
1982
9.5When 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
NRFarah is a talented wedding planner who has kept her heart locked up ever since the man she was supposed to marry vanished on their wedding day five years ago. When her boss hands her his new wedding to organise, she discovers the groom is that same man — now engaged to someone else. A warm, bittersweet Lebanese romantic comedy-drama starring Dana Mardini and Nicolas Mouawad, adapted from the Turkish hit İyi Günde Kötü Günde.
Ala Al Hilwa Wa Al Morra
2021
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sert Alhob
2007
7.0A body falls from the top floor at a glamorous party in Beirut's wealthy elite. Detective Rami begins questioning the guests and quickly discovers that four women — Falak, Alma, Joelle and Nayla — are bound together by a web of secrets, betrayal and hidden history. A glossy Lebanese murder mystery set among the privileged class.
Stiletto
2022
NRThe series goes into details of the events that Syria went through between the years 1955-1959, including the tripartite aggression against Egypt in 1956, the establishment of unity between Syria and Egypt, and the revolution against the monarchy in Iraq, through the Qishani neighborhood, where its people work as merchants, lawyers, doctors, intellectuals and other works.
Hammam AlQishani
1994
10.0Damascus 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
NRA 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
NRBusinessman Jerry Al-Malik suddenly disappears after an alleged arrest, sparking a fierce battle over his vast fortune between his wife and uncle, who become the main suspects in this mysterious case
The King's Family
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Maraya 2003
2003
NRMatar 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
8.0A 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
9.3This biography of Al Hajjaj Bin Youssef Al Thaqafi looks back on his cruelty, his clemency and his loyalty, and paints the portrait of a controversial regent.
Al Hajjaj
2003
NRSeparate connected episodes about events and situations taken from the reality of daily life, and Aisha solves them, and each episode also presents the methods of making dishes from Damascus cuisine, in the framework of comedic situations between the life of Aisha and those around her.
Znoud Al-Sit
2012
NREssam and Ragaa experience unsolvable problems and disputes over one of Essam's colleagues. These disputes increase to affect their children negatively over time.
Sons of Oppression
2002
NRTaking place in the Thieves' Market located in the Syrian capital, Damascus, the events deal with a number of stories dealing with counterfeiting currencies, drug trafficking, and others.
Kanoon
2025
7.0After 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
NRThe series deals with social life and raises many important issues that the Arab society suffers from, such as authoritarianism, social pressures. It also presents the negatives and positives in a dramatic comic style.
Neighborhood Live On Air
2008
NRA social drama about the Syrian society and the corruption that runs rampant across all of its different classes, as well as exploring some ideals like love, integrity, and honesty.
The Key
2012
NRA political drama depicting the life of a detainee who spent 10 years in prison. When he is finally released, his joy is incomplete as he observes the struggles and tragedies of his family, willing to try his hardest to fix whatever can be fixed.
Khamsin Winds
2008
7.0Tells a story of corruption in Syria. A minister's son takes advantage of his position and wealth to derail the life of a poor family.
Deer in the Wolves' Forest
2006
NRA sitcom Syrian comedy about one of the wealthiest families in Damascus and their tenant.
Humi Hon
2004
NRThe 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
NRAt a Damascus girls' high school, the school counsellor Hanan is the quiet centre of everyone's storms — helping teenagers navigate family pressure, social expectations and the bruising complexities of adolescence, while quietly managing the unravelling of her own marriage. Each student carries a different wound; each episode peels back another layer. A warm, perceptive Syrian drama about the hidden costs of growing up female in Arab society. Directed by Rasha Sharbatji, starring Salma Al-Masri and Qusay Khouli.
Soft Thorns
2005
NRWhen an extremely wealthy family loses everything, the patriarch is forced to sell all his properties to pay off his debts to the merchants. He pushes his family to take on mundane tasks like washing carpets and cleaning vegetables to make ends meet.
My Family and I
2000
NRThe series revolves around the exploitation of women by men in society, through the stories of three friends—Rateb, Wahib, and Abu Adnan—who are involved in illegal activities, and the story of Zuhair, who exploits runaway girls in immoral activities.
Forbidden Bread
2010
10.0The series monitors the social, political and cultural life in Syria from the period 1932 to 1936, where the events take place in two neighboring areas: the city of Aleppo, and a supposed rural area called Kom alHajar.
kum alhajar
2007
NRThe Face of Justice tells the story of crimes, their investigation, and the trials of criminals in a suspenseful, crime-drama style. It presents true crime stories that occurred.
The Face of Justice
2008
NRA historical comedy series produced in 1993 that talks about one of the famous Arab jokers, Abu Dalama, and tells a number of stories and jokes that took place during the era of
Funny Stories Of Abu Dollama
1993
NRThe events revolve around the daily conflicts of Masoud and his family which consists of his wife Lama and their four children, in addition to Majid, his brother-in-law, and his sister Maysa who are staying at his home against his will.
A Family Decree
2010
NRThe show follows Damascene artisans in the 1940s as they fight to protect the secrets of the famed brokar textile amid French Mandate pressure, neighborhood rivalries, and personal conflicts. A heritage‑driven Syrian period drama blending craftsmanship, resistance, and traditional “shamī” atmosphere.
Brokar
2020
NRThe Syrian series revolves around Rima, a talented sculptor who confronts her harsh past and discovers a conspiracy threatening her life and relationships with her friends, especially after meeting new characters linking the present with her memories.
Attachment Contract
2024
NRNo synopsis available yet.
ناس من ورق
2019
NRThe story of Jamil and Fadwa’s family with their children Sami, Shakib and Reem, as they go through many situations and endure many trials and tribulations.
Family Memoirs
1998
NRThe story follows a former political prisoner who returns to Damascus searching for his missing daughter. As he reconnects with old friends, intellectuals, and past loves, the series explores memory, loss, and the emotional cost of war. It blends mystery, nostalgia, and Sufi‑inspired symbolism.
Torjoman Ashwak
2019
No synopsis available yet.
باب الحارة 11 (حارة الصالحية)
2021
NRA woman owns a hotel in Old Damascus that used to attract the wealthy and foreigners. However, the hotel's business is declining due to the deteriorating economic conditions and the spread of the Corona pandemic, which forced her to rent out rooms to people from different social classes. Many comic situations occur between the hotel owner and her family on the one hand and the guests on the other.
Hawaazeeq
2022
NRThe events revolve in a dramatic framework of mystery and excitement, and the heroes search for lost love, so they are sometimes betrayed through betrayal, and things turn around with a series of revenge and successive conspiracies.
April Comes Tomorrow
2021
NRThis Syrian drama series takes place before the crisis in Syria, focusing on two aristocratic families who appear to love and understand each other. In reality, however, there is a hidden conflict lurking beneath this facade.
Faces Behind the Faces
2015
NRWhen a Kuwaiti diplomat finds out that his long-lost son in an Israeli invasion in Beirut is still alive, he sets out to reunite with him at any cost. A tense and gripping watch.
Akher Safqat Hob
2009



