Salma El Masry, a Syrian actress, was born on January 10, 1948 in Damascus – Syria.
Biography and life story of celebrity in English.
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Name in English: Salma El Masry
Name in Arabic: سلمى المصري
Nationality: Syria
Language: Arabic, Syrian dialect
Religion: Islam
Date of birth: January 10, 1948
Place of birth: Damascus, Syria
Age: 74 years old (in 2022)
Astrological Sign: Capricorn
Profession: Actress
Genre: Syrian Drama
Years of activity: 1972 – present
Social status: divorced
Husband: Shakib Ghannam (deceased), Mustafa Al-Agha (formerly)
Sons: Danny, Hani
Brothers: Maha Al-Masry (Actress)
Biography, Life story
Salma El Masry was born on January 10, 1948 in Damascus, the capital of Syria. She grew up in an artistic family, and her grandfather was the famous oud player Omar Al-Naqshbandi. She started the path of art through children’s programs. She studied law and practiced art instead of law. She joined the Artists Syndicate on November 20, 1976, and participated in many works between cinema, theater and television.
She married the late director Shakib Ghannam, and she bore him two sons: Danny and Hani. After his death, she married the Syrian broadcaster Mustafa Al-Agha, but they separated.
List of works – Filmography
Series
Diary of a General Manager 2, Fawzia, Homey Hoon, The Wings, The narrow paths, Delilah and the Zaybak, The Fire, The Other Side, The Bath of Faience, The Camel, The Four Seasons, Family Memoirs, Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi, Behind the Walls, The Whips, The Path of Pain, The Warm Roots, The Path Diligence, Love and Hope, Migration to the Homeland, Poppies, Anecdotes of Abi Dalama, Court of Martyrs, Daughter of the Damage, Hidden Threads, Mirrors, My Family and Me, Heaps of Stone, Soft Thorns, Sons of Oppression, Deer in the Forest of Wolves, Hot in the Air, Shadow of a Woman, Ray Hope, A Spot of Light, Biography of Love, Breaking Thoughts, The Bird Series, The Winds of the Khamaseen, Saladin Al-Ayyubi, Saqr Quraish, The Pilgrims, Look at the People, The Groom, The Good Mother, Family Decree, The Last Love Deal, The Forbidden Love, Groom Delivery, The Mill of Evil 2 Super Family, Women from This Time, The Godfather – Al Sharq Club.
Films
Flip from Mexico, The Reverse, The Leftovers, Young Parents, Identity, Lovers.
Plays
King Lear, Marriage on Divorce Papers, no.
Awards and Honors
– Gold Medal 1985 from the Syrian Artists Syndicate.
– Best Actress Award in 1983 at the Arab Broadcasting Union Festival in Tunis.
– Gold Award for Excellence and Creativity from the Syndicate of Artists in 1999.
– Best Actress Award at the Cairo TV Festival for the series “The Camel” in 1999.
– The Giving Award from the Syrian American Club in Los Angeles in 2000.
– Caracalla Honorary Award at the Film Festival in Algeria.
– Honoring the Union of Arab Producers from the League of Arab States 2007.
– Damascus Film Festival Award 2005.
