Samia Al Jazayeri

Acting

Samia Al Jazayeri

Born

1946-11-25 (79)

Place of birth

Damascus, Syria

Known for

Acting

Credits

31 titles

A Syrian actress, nicknamed the "First Lady of Syrian Comedy," she is the older sister of actress Sabah Al-Jazaeri. She entered the world of acting by coincidence in 1963 when Syrian director Qasimah Touzan saw her and offered her a role on television in the play Abu Al-Banat, where she played the role of a nurse. She later worked at the military theater as an employee for several years before gaining momentum with more roles and success, eventually standing alongside Syria’s top actresses. She gained notable attention through the series Wayn Al-Ghalat (Where's the Mistake), and her widespread fame came both locally and across the Arab world through the popular series A'ilat Al-Nujoom (The S…

Known for

Al-Hout poster
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A drama series that tells the story of the coastal environment during the era of the French mandate in Syria, especially the environment of fishermen in light of the exploitation and greed of some people and the bitter struggle of others against the French occupier.

Al-Hout

2008

Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer) poster
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Abu Janti — self-proclaimed "King of the Lancer" — is a Damascus taxi driver whose cab doubles as a confessional, comedy club and social mirror. Each episode brings a new passenger with a new story, and Abu Janti can't help but get involved. Written by and starring Samer El Masri, born from a beloved sketch on Spotlight (2003), this Syrian black comedy uses the taxi as a window into everyday Damascus life — funny, sharp and occasionally heartbreaking.

Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer)

2010

Znoud Al-Sit poster
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Separate 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

Neighbors poster
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A group of young men and women of different Arab nationalities live side by side in a residential building in Abu Dhabi. The work narrates the daily relationships between them, as well as the differences that may occur between individuals who live under one roof.

Neighbors

2017

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

Fitnat Zamanha poster
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A Syrian family leaves their country to live in a resort, where they start stirring controversy and trouble among its residents after Fotna claims to be a seer. A feminist, Fotna's readings always favor the women whenever married couples seek her help

Fitnat Zamanha

2015

Film credits

Series credits

Al-Hout poster
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A drama series that tells the story of the coastal environment during the era of the French mandate in Syria, especially the environment of fishermen in light of the exploitation and greed of some people and the bitter struggle of others against the French occupier.

Al-Hout

2008

Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer) poster
NR

Abu Janti — self-proclaimed "King of the Lancer" — is a Damascus taxi driver whose cab doubles as a confessional, comedy club and social mirror. Each episode brings a new passenger with a new story, and Abu Janti can't help but get involved. Written by and starring Samer El Masri, born from a beloved sketch on Spotlight (2003), this Syrian black comedy uses the taxi as a window into everyday Damascus life — funny, sharp and occasionally heartbreaking.

Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer)

2010

Znoud Al-Sit poster
NR

Separate 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

Neighbors poster
NR

A group of young men and women of different Arab nationalities live side by side in a residential building in Abu Dhabi. The work narrates the daily relationships between them, as well as the differences that may occur between individuals who live under one roof.

Neighbors

2017

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

Fitnat Zamanha poster
NR

A Syrian family leaves their country to live in a resort, where they start stirring controversy and trouble among its residents after Fotna claims to be a seer. A feminist, Fotna's readings always favor the women whenever married couples seek her help

Fitnat Zamanha

2015

2 x 2 poster
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A separate connected series, as each episode is divided into two stories revolving around one topic, between the businessman Amjad and his wife Safaa, and the middle class married couple Adnan and...Read more

2 x 2

2001

Deep Down Under poster
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When the honourable officer Moussa discovers that his siblings are counterfeiting dollar bills, he’s caught in a moral trap: either let them face the criminal underworld or take the reins of a dirty game to shield them.

Deep Down Under

2025

Jamil and Hanaa's Diaries poster
5.0

The story of Jamil Al-Homsi, who is shy around women, which explains his wife Hanaa's lack of jealousy. This drives him to invent many ways to make her jealous and force her to pay more attention to him, which gets him into many comedic situations.

Jamil and Hanaa's Diaries

1997

Once Upon A Time poster
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A selection of stories for children that covers notions of morality and fairness between humans through a series of legendary tales of Arab and people from around the world.

Once Upon A Time

1992

A Family Decree poster
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The 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

5 Stars Family poster
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The story revolves around the family of Umm Ahmed Bilalish who lives in one of the old Damascene neighborhoods. When Farhan proposes to marry Samar, her mother reluctantly agrees. The events start taking a comic twist when the family wins the lottery and their social status changes.

5 Stars Family

1994

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

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

بريمو

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Zawj Alset poster
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Hady and Magda are a married couple who work together in a governmental institution. When Magda becomes her husband's general manager, a series of comic situations follow as their professional lives entangle with their marital relationship.

Zawj Alset

2005

What Did We Say poster
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After Marwan and Nada get married, the couple moves into a building full of residents and little peace due to the endless pranks of Sankouh, the rooftop tenant. Each day, the building's neighbors find themselves in a new comedic story.

What Did We Say

2001

8 Stars Family poster
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The journey of Afra and Ribal continues, as the family goes through many situations after the marriage of Maysoun and Nabil, and the new developments that occur to the family in their attempts to stick together.

8 Stars Family

1998

7 Stars Family poster
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Continuing the events of the previous parts, the series deals with the story of a large family whose members live in one house, and events escalate when Afif plots to seize all the family property, so the rest of the family looks for a solution in a funny and comedic context.

7 Stars Family

1997

As'ad AlWarrak poster
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No synopsis available yet.

As'ad AlWarrak

1975

Very Kind poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Very Kind

1998

Madame W poster
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Mrs. W opens an agency specializing in marital problems, with the aim of supporting and advocating for women who suffer from husbands’ injustice. But she soon falls into the trap of a husband who deceives her, claiming that he is wronged by his wife

Madame W

2002

A Manager by Luck poster
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A young employee named Alish Al-Mazlaqani works in a large company, and by chance, a decision is issued to dismiss the manager and appoint him in his place. However, he does not have the qualifications to work as a manager, but due to a linguistic error in the name he gets appointed.

A Manager by Luck

1996

6 Stars Family poster
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When Fardous, Gamil's mother, gets an apartment from a film production company as compensation for mistakenly using her name in a movie, her life changes completely as she becomes a reputable businesswoman and lives with her son and daughter, as well as their spouses, in the apartment.

6 Stars Family

1997

Fahman's Diaries poster
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Fahman, a simple country man, comes to the city to work in a hotel owned by a distant relative. As a result of his simplicity and ignorance of hotel work, he is exposed to many problems.

Fahman's Diaries

2002

No artwork available
NR

A social comedy series starring Mohammed Al-Shammat, Samia Al-Jazairi, Rafi Wahbi, Nizar Abu Hajar, Hossam Eid, Issam Abba Ji and Mohammed Qanou. A Syrian production directed by Imad Seif Al-Din and written by Wafiq Al-Zaim

Public Auction

1999

Kan Ya Makan poster
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A collection of stories that help instill good values in children and teach them how to properly behave around others.

Kan Ya Makan

1992

Abu El-Hana's Dreams poster
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The series deals with the life of the simple man, Abu Al-Hana, who is constantly exposed to unenviable situations, and grows when he begins to search for solutions to them, for he is a simple and kind-hearted person, but he has self-confidence that makes his wife Umm al-Khair always obey him, and he is a ninth-degree employee in a government department.

Abu El-Hana's Dreams

1996