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Yousra to Take Part in Seminar at CIBF Monday


Thu 23 Jan 2020 | 04:15 PM
Yara Sameh

The 51st Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) will host on Monday an artistic seminar with prominent actress Yousra.

She will address many topics in the seminar, including the book fair, her past and upcoming works, and others.

It is worth mentioning that Civene Muhammad Hafiz Naseem‏, mostly known as Yousra, was born on March 10, 1951.

She was discovered by photographer Abdul Haleem Nasr who gave her a role in his debut as a filmmaker.

Yousra is best known for her TV appearances on “Arees we aroussa”(Groom and bride)‏, “Al-shaahed al-waheed” (The only witness)‏, ”Hayaat al-Gohary”‏ (al-Gohary’s life), “Raafat al-Haggaan”‏, “Sayyedat al-fondok” (The Lady of the hotel)‏, “Awaan al-ward” (A time for flowers)‏, “Ayna Kalby?” (Where is my heart?), ”Malak rowhy”(King of my soul), “Ahlam A’deya” (Normal Dream), “Saraya Abdeen”, and “Ladina Aqwal Okhra” (We have Further Comments).

The actress also played stage roles like “Ka’b aaly i.e. High heels” and “Lamma baba yenaam i.e. When daddy sleeps”.

She is married to Khaled Selim, the son of football Legend Saleh Selim and the sister-in-law of actor Hesham Selim.

The actress’s pure talent flourished in renowned film director Youssef Chahine’s “Eskendereyya kamaan we kamaan” (Alexandria again and forever”), “Al-mohaager” (The immigrant), and “Eskendereyya New York” (Alexandria New York).

Among her most famous cinematic roles are films “Al-‘assefa” (The storm)‏, “Al-gou’” ( The Hunger)‏, “Al-mansy” (The forgotten), and “Toyour al-zalaam” (The birds of darkness).

The actress has frequently acted with prominent actor, Adel Imam and shined through her roles in “Al-irhab wal kabab”‏, “Ala Bab El Wazir”‏, and “Al-avokato”.

During her career, she has presented a large number of artistic works in Egyptian cinema and television drama.

Red Sea governorate named on August 31, 2018, a street on the Red Sea coast in El Gouna, Hurghada, after the legendary actress in recognization to her outstanding career and contribution to the culture.