Mirna Al-Mohandes Lookalike Spotted at 42nd CIFF

It has been five years, since the departure of Egyptian actress Mirna Al-Mohandes, who passed away after a battle with colon cancer at the age of 36.

The 42nd edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) concluded Thursday evening, amid the attendee of celebrities and filmmakers.

Al-Mohandes went viral on Twitter after one of the festival guests, fashion designer Nada Akram, was spotted at the closing ceremony.

Akram sparked a great controversy on the platform, due to the great similarity between her and the late actress.

Al-Mohandes lookalike took to Twitter to address the nature of their relationship, stating that she wasn't the late actress sister, and adding: "This is an honor for me,”.

On August 5, Al-Mohandes died at the International Medical Centre near Cairo. She was born on May 3, 1976, and presented 71 artistic works throughout her career.

At age 9, Al-Mohandes began her artistic career in commercials, and made her acting debut at 16, landing roles in the popular series "Arabisk" in 1994 and "Saken Ussadi" (Lives Across From Me) in 1995.

Soon, the actress has proven her acting skills in several cinematic and television works, such as "Mr. Dollar", "Youm Ma Eetabelna" (The Day We Met), and "Kalam Garayed" (Newspaper Talk).

Al-Mohandes is best known for her roles in "Mahmoud al-Masry", "Abed Kerman", "Arabisk", "Banat Afkary", "Ahlam Adeya", "Yawmeyat Wanis", and others.

She starred in her last role in the TV series "Oreedo Rajolan", which screened in December 2015.

In a rare TV interview that goes back to 2004, the actress narrated her suffering with the disease and her treatment trips in Germany, America, and Egypt, and how she faced the disease.

Al-Mohandes unveiled her wish to die In front of the camera, on the stage, or at the location set.

She stated that her illness began with a wrong diagnosis, as the doctors said that she suffers from dysentery and stopped eating until she weighed 35 kilograms, then went to Germany, but the doctor refused to perform surgery for her after he confirmed that her success rate would be 1 %.