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Yousra's Mother Passes Away


Wed 24 Jul 2019 | 03:34 PM
Yara Sameh

The mother of the prominent Egyptian actress, Yousra, has passed away on Wednesday morning after a struggle with illness.

 

The funeral prayer will be held  after the afternoon prayer (Asr) at Al-Sayeda Nafeesah Mosque, in Al-Sayeda Nafeesah district, Cairo governorate.

 

The actress's mother suffered from a sudden health crisis last month that led her to be admitted to a hospital in Mohandessin district.

 

Later on, she entered the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where Yousra spent her mother's last days by her side.

 

Details regarding the consolation marquee have not been revealed yet.

 

Noteworthy‏،‏ Civene Muhammad Hafiz Naseem‏،‏ known as Yousra is an Egyptian actress.

 

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

 

The actress played several TV roles like "Arees we aroussa i.e. Groom and bride"‏،‏ "Al-shaahed al-waheed i.e. The only witness"‏،‏ " Hayaat al-Gohary"‏،‏ "Raafat al-Haggaan"‏،‏ "Sayyedat al-fondok i.e. The Lady of the hotel"‏،‏ "Awaan al-ward i.e. A time for flowers"‏،‏ "Ayna Kalby? i.e. Where is my heart?" and " Malak rowhy i.e. King of my soul". "Entadher la taktolny i.e. Wait‏،‏ don't kill me" is among her radio series.

 

The actress played stage roles like "Ka'b aaly i.e. High heels" and "Lamma baba yenaam i.e. When daddy sleeps".

 

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

 

The actress has a unique talent which flourished in Chahine's "Eskendereyya kamaan we kamaan i.e. Alexandria again and forever"‏،‏ "Al-mohaager i.e. The immigrant" and "Eskendereyya New York i.e. Alexandria New York".

 

Among her most famous cinematic roles are films "Al-‘assefa i.e. The tempest"‏،‏ "Al-gou' i.e. Hunger"‏،‏ "Al-mansy i.e. The forgotten" and "Toyour al-zalaam i.e. 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.