| Name | Youssra |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Civene Mohammed Hafiz Nessim |
| Birth date | March 10, 1955 |
| Birth place | Cairo, Egypt |
| Notable role | Christine in Omaret yakobean (2006) Nadia Safwan in Dam el ghazal (2005) Hoda in Assifa, Al (2000) Simihit in Mohager, al- (1994) Hind in Irhab wal kabab, al- (1993) Nadia in Iskanderija, kaman we kaman (1990) Mervat in Kaboos (1989) Atiya in Avokato, al- (1984) Nora in Ala bab el wazir (1982) Amal in Hadduta misrija (1982) Nagwa in Athkiya' laken aghbiya' (1980) |
| Spouse | Khaled Selim |
Later, Adel Emam and Yousra worked together in three different movies: Al Mansi (The Forgotten), Al Irhab Wal Kabab (Terrorism and Kebab), and Toyour Al Zalam (Birds of Darkness). In all three movies comedy was used to deliver an underlying political message to great critical and public acclaim.
A very important milestone in Yousra’s career was working with the famous Egyptian director Youssef Chahine. She acted in Chahine’s Hadduta Masreya (Egyptian Story) in 1982, Iskanderiya Kaman we Kaman (Alexandria Again and Again) in 1990, and Al Mohager (The Emigrant) in 1994. Yousra was very impressed with Chahine’s work, stating, “Youssef Chahine affected me on a personal and professional level. He is a school for anyone who works with him.”
She has made a number of the serial television dramas popular during Ramadan, including 2005's Ahlam 'Adiya (Ordinary Dreams). She portrayed an enterprising con woman in what the English version of Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram called "a major departure from the star's usual Ramadan screen persona, which has consistently verged on the romantic and the demure."
In 2006, she took a supporting role in The Yacoubian Building, a star-laden adaptation of the novel of the same name. The film is reported to have had the highest budget of any Egyptian production to date. Playing an entertainer working in a restaurant, Youssra, according to Variety, "effortlessly stirs old emotional waters when she sings 'La Vie en Rose.'"
Youssra released her first vocal album in 2002.
1987? Darb el Hawa | |- | 1988 | Emra'a Lel Asaf | Unfortunately Woman | |- | 1989 | Iskendria Kaman Wi Kaman | Alexandria Again and Again | |- | 1989 | Kaboos | Nightmare | |- | 1990 | El Moolid | Mawlid | |- | 1990 | Gizeeret El Shaitan | Devil's Island | |- | 1991 | Al-Ra'i wal Nisaa | The Shepherd and the Wome | |- | 1991 | Sayedat Al-Qahira | Cairo's Mistress | |- | 1992 | Al-Shares | The Fierce | |- | 1992 | Emra'a Ayela Lel Soqoot | A Non-Secure Woman | |- | 1993 | Al-Mansi | The Forgotten | |- | 1993 | Mercedes | Mercedes | |- | 1993 | Al Erhab Wi El-Kabab | Terrorism and Kebab | |- | 1993 | Dehk Wa Le'b Wa Gad Wa Hob | Laugh, entertainment, seriousness and Love | |- | 1993 | Dantilla | Dantelle | |- | 1994 | Al-Mohager | The Immigrant | |- | 1996 | Teyoor Ez-Zalaam | The Birds of Darkness | |- | 1996 | Nazwa | Lust | |- | 1997 | Eish El-Ghoraab | | |- | 1998 | Resala Ela Al-Wali | A Message to the Wāli | |- | 2001 | Al-Asefa | The Tempest | |- | 2001 | Al-Warda Al=Hamra | Red Rose | |- | 2002 | Maali Al-Wazzir | The Minister's Excellency | |- | 2004 | Iskendria New York | Alexandria... New York | |- | 2005 | Kalam Fil Hob | Talk In Love | |- | 2005 | Dam El Ghazaal | Gazelle's blood | |- | 2006 | Emaret Yaccobian | The Yacoubian Building | |- | 2006 | Mateegy Nor'os | Let's Dance | |- | 2009 | Bobbos | Bobbos | |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Translation ! class="unsortable" | Role |- ! 1978 ! Goha Wa Banat Al-Shahbandar ! ! |- ! 1994 ! Rafat Al-Haggan ! ! Helen Samhoon |- ! 1996 ! Hayat El-Gohari ! ! Hayat |- ! 2000 ! Awan El Ward ! Flowers Time ! |- ! 2002 ! Ayna Qalbi ! Where Is My Heart ! Leqaa |- ! 2003 ! Malak Rohi ! King of My Soul ! Malak |- ! 2004 ! Ahlam Adiyyia ! Normal Dreams ! Nadia Anzaha |- ! 2006 ! Lahazat Harega ! Critical Moments ! Sarah |- ! 2007 ! Adiyyeit Raie Aam ! A Public Opinion Case ! Abla |- ! 2008 ! Fi Aydee Amina ! In Safe Hands ! Amina |- ! 2009 ! Khas Giddan ! Up Close and Personal ! Dr. Sherifa |- ! 2010 ! El Arabi maa Yousra ! The Arab with Youssra ! Herself |- ! 2010 ! Bel Shamaa Al-Ahmar ! ! Dr. Fatma |}
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