Mona Wassef
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1942-02-09 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Damascus, First Syrian Republic [now Syria]
- Also known as
- Muna Wassef · Mona Wasef · منى واصف · السنديانة · Mona Wassif
Biography
Mona Wassef is a Syrian film and theatre actress who was born in Damascus in 1942. She is considered an icon in Arab cinema and a role model for many artists and has earned numerous nicknames including, “The First Star of Syria,” “Star of the Arab World,” and “Lady of the Syrian Screen.” Wassef's most famous early role was as Hind in the 1976 film “Al Ressala” (The Message) about the life of the prophet Mohammed. She has played the role of Bassam Kousa’s mother more than ten times in cinema and on television. In 2009, Wassef became the first Syrian woman to receive the Syrian Order of Merit-Excellent Degree. She has starred in more than 25 plays and 30 films, has appeared in nearly 200 television series and has received multiple life achievement awards from the Damascus Film Festival, Alexandria Film Festival and the International Arab Film Festival in Oran. She was married to the late director Mohammed Shaheen and they have one son, Ammar.
Known For
TV Shows (48)
Al Hayba
2017
as Nahed
Bab Al-Hara
2006
as أم عبدالله - ضيفة شرف / أم جوزيف / جورجيت
Omar
2012
as Al-Shifa bint Abdullah
Mawlana
2026
as جورية
Rijal Al-Izz
2011
as أم نوري
Roxy Nights
2025
Nights of Al Saliheya
2004
as أمينة
Deep Down Under
2025
as دلال
Heavenly Space
2005
Diaries of an Ex-Lover
2017
as (ضيفة شرف)
Behind the Sun
2010
as أم بدر
Samra
2016
as راوية
الحوت
2008
Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi
2010
as سجاح
City Secrets
2000
as أم منصور
Holding Back Tears
2005
as زهرية
The Leader
2011
as العمة
النصية
1998
The Age of Shame
2009
We'll Meet Tomorrow
2015
as والدة تمام - ضيفة شرف
Close Your Eyes
2024
as Jude's grandmother (Um Raja)
Finally
2023
as والدة ياقوت
The Slums
2009
as أم ربيع
As'ad Al-Warak
2010
as أم نعيم
Small Hearts
2009
Tahoun Al-Shar
2012
as أم زيدو
ذي قار- يوم من أيام العرب
2001
as الملكة المتجردة
The Sun Rises Again
2005
as حكمت / ضيفة شرف
The End of a Brave Man
1994
as ريم الشنكل
As'ad AlWarrak
1975
Red Lipstick
2014
as أم ورد - ضيفة شرف
Qamar Sham
2013
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
1981
as Juliet
Sert Al-Hob
2007
The Chief of Merchants' Daughter
2015
as أم راغب
Ahl alrraya
2008
as أم عزمي - ضيفة شرف
Al Hayba the Comeback
as Nahed El-Omran
Al-Arrab 2: Taht Al-Hizam
2016
Funny Stories Of Abu Dollama
1993
وردة لخريف العمر
2002
Qutil alrbye
2004
Al-Gharib
2017
Sa'at El Sifr
2010
Sert Al-Hob
2007
Layl Al Srar
2004
The Black Box
2010
عيلة أكابر
1998
as فوزية
Special Relationships
2015
as Um Taim
Movies (27)
The Message
1976
as Hind bint Utba
Al Hayba: The Movie
2022
as Nahed Omran
The Memory of a Night of Love
1973
Al Hayba: The Documentary
2022
Menahi
2008
as أم مناحي
The Two Friends
1970
The Adorable Thief
1970
as أبلة سميرة
Al-Yazerli
1974
The Mexican Hoax
1972
as زوجة تيسير
Something Is Burning
1993
as Om Ramzy
The Sun on a Cloudy Day
1985
as the Prostitute
Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha
1971
Algae
1990
Another Face of Love
1973
Jungle of Wolves
1977
The Report
1986
as فلك
Sea, O', Sea
1993
The World in 2000
1972
as علا
Just Get Married!
2003
as Ramzis Mutter
The Adventure
1974
Hundred Faces for a Single Day
1972
Al Urjouha
1976
Murder by Sequence
1982
as ليلى
Bikaya suar
1973
as زنوبة
The Visit
2024
Love..For Life
1980
as أم إيناس
Shadow of Silence
2006
About Mona Wassef
Mona Wassef is a Syrian film and theatre actress who was born in Damascus in 1942. She is considered an icon in Arab cinema and a role model for many artists and has earned numerous nicknames including, “The First Star of Syria,” “Star of the Arab World,” and “Lady of the Syrian Screen.” Wassef's most famous early role was as Hind in the 1976 film “Al Ressala” (The Message) about the life of the prophet Mohammed. She has played the role of Bassam Kousa’s mother more than ten times in cinema and on television. In 2009, Wassef became the first S… With 75 credits spanning from 1970 to 2026, Mona Wassef has appeared in 27 films and 48 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mona Wassef Movies
- The Message (1976) — as Hind bint Utba
- Al Hayba: The Movie (2022) — as Nahed Omran
- The Memory of a Night of Love (1973)
- Al Hayba: The Documentary (2022)
- Menahi (2008) — as أم مناحي
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