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Hannah El Zahed to Play Barbie in New Film


Mon 20 Jul 2020 | 09:52 AM
Yara Sameh

Since the beginning of her career, Egyptian actress Hannah El Zahed was often compared to iconic fashion doll, “Barbie”, for her soft features that resembled the doll, and now, she will star as her in a new live-action film.

El Zahed told “ET bel Arabi” program that she recently contracted for a new film, in which she will play Barbie.

“The project is still in its first steps, which is still in the early stages of preparations. The film is produced by Synergy Production Company. The cast will be announced as soon as they contract on film.” She added.

El Zahed latest artistic work is film “El Ghasala” (The Washing Machine).

The movie genre is a light comedy-fantasy, starring Mahmoud Hemida, Ahmed Hatem, Shereen Reda, Bayoumi Fouad, and others.

The film is directed by Essam Abdel Hamid and is set 50 years in the future.

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It is worth mentioning that El Zahed, born on January 5, 1994, made her debut in 2003 film “Al Meshakhsaty”.

In 2009, El Zahed co-starred with prominent actor Mohamed Sobhi as his granddaughter in TV series “Yawmeyat Wanees we Ahfadoh”.

The actress kept away from the entertainment industry for years, where she later resumed her acting career in 2014 film”Khettet Jimmy”, and appeared in the same year in Tamer Hosny’s TV series “Farq Tawqit”.

Farq Tawqit co-starring Tamer Hosny, Bayoumi Fouad, Mohsen Mohie Eldein, Afaf Shoaib, Nicole Saba, Dhafer El Abidine, Mai Selim, Ahmed el Saadany, and others.

The TV series is written by Mohamed Soliman Abdul Malek and directed by Islam Khairy.

She is known for her roles in 2019 TV series “El wad Sayed el Shahat”, in 2018 TV series “Ayoub”, in 2018 TV series “Sok Ala Akhwatak”, in 2017 TV series “Fel La La Land”, in 2016 TV series “Al Mizan”, in 2015 TV series “Mawlana Al-asheq”, in 2015 TV series “El Boyoot Asrar”, in 2015 TV Series “Alf Leila Wa Leila”, and in 2014 TV series “Farq Tawqit”.

El Zahed is also known for her roles in 2018 film “Uqdat el-Khawagah”, and in 2014 film “Khettet Jimmy”.

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The Egyptian actress was absent from the Ramadan 2020 drama marathon, as she did not find the role she aspires to play, which was her first time to be absent from the Ramadan drama marathon in six years.

She was present in every Ramadan in a series or two, she kicked it off with TV series “Farq Tawqit” in 2014.

In 2015, El Zahed co-starred in TV series “Mawlana Al-asheq”, and in TV series “Alf Leila Wa Leila”. Later on, she appeared in TV series “Al Mizan” and “Mamoun Wa Shurakah”, then, in 2017 with TV series “Fel La La Land”.

The actress had co-starred in 2018 TV series “Ayoub” and in TV series “Sok Ala Akhwatak”.

El Zahed participated in 2019 with two artistic works, which were TV series “El wad Sayed el Shahat”, and Radio drama series “Arabie engliezi” (Arabic English).

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The Egyptian actress is married to Egyptian actor, Ahmed Fahmy. The couple tied the knot in a magical wedding at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, on September 11, 2019.

Many of the stars friends had attended the wedding including Karim Fahmy, the groom brother, and his wife, Ahmed Ezz, Ahmed Helmy, Amr Youssef and his wife Kinda Alloush, Karim Abdel Aziz, Mostafa Shaban, Ahmed Malek, Ahmed Dawood and Ola Roshdy, Salwa Othman, Chico, Akram Hosny, Youssef el Sherif and his wife Engy Alaa.

Football stars Ahmed Hassan and Sayed Moawad had also attended the wedding.

The wedding ceremony had also witnessed the performance of Egyptian superstar Mohamed Hamaki.

The newlyweds tied the knot one year after they announced their engagement. They were engaged in 2018 after a small love story, in Hannah’s home, amid the attendee of their families and close friends, on August 16.

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The couple relationship witnessed great developments before their engagement, where they were spotted together in most of their social outlets.

Fahmy took to Instagram after the engagement ceremony and posted a picture of the newly engaged couple declaring، “She is my Queen”.

The couple went viral across the social media and became on the most searched on Google top-trending searches in Egypt following their engagement.

Their age difference caused panic among several of her fans, who advised her to marry someone younger, and someone who was not married before, as Fahmy is 13 years her senior.

This will be Fahmy’s third time to get married; he was previously married to Shahd Ramzi and Menna Hussein Fahmy.