Renowned Egyptian actress Sawsan Badr has recently joined the cast of the TV series "Nos Al Shab Esmo Mohamed" (Half of the People Are Called Mohamed).
Essam Omar and Rania Youssef are also set to star.
The drama consists of 15 episodes and hails from director Abdelaziz El Naggar and scriptwriter Mohamed Ragaa.
"Nos Al Shab Esmo Mohamed" is set to screen during the Ramadan 2025 drama marathon.
Moreover, Badr is set to participate in the drama marathon with season 2 of the star-studded Saidi drama "Qala’ Al-Ḥijr".
She will also appear in the TV series "El Captain", "Control", and "Amir El Awamry".
Born on September 25, 1957, Badr, real name Suzan Abu Taleb, is an Egyptian film, stage, and television actress.
She graduated from the High Institute of Theatrical Arts in 1979, after discontinuing her studies in the faculty of science.
Badr appeared in many theater productions, including “Al Wad Sayyid Al Shaghal.”
She got her start in the 1980 film British film “Mot Amira” (Death of a Princess) by British director Antony Thomas.
The actress delivered a memorable performance in her second role in the 1980 film “Habibi Da’iman” (Always My Love) directed by Hussein Kamel.
Badr won the Best Actress Award for the play “Al Ard La Tanbit Al Zuhur”, and for her role in the TV series “Dawlat Fahmy” as well as many international awards for her role in “Al Dawair Al Mughlaqa” in 2001.
She received the Best Actress Award at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival.
Badr was cast to play Nefertiti in Shady Abdel Salaam’s film about Akhnaton, though the great director passed away before finishing the movie.