About

Known credits:
58
Birthday:
1942-02-09
Place of birth:
Damascus, First Syrian Republic [now Syria]
Website:
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Mona Wassef

Overview

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

Acting
2025 Deep Down Under Actor دلال 69
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2024 Close Your Eyes Actor Jude's grandmother (Um Raja) N/A
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2023 Finally Actor والدة ياقوت 69
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2022 Al Hayba: The Movie Actor Nahed Omran 58
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2022 Al Hayba: The Documentary Actor N/A
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2017 Al Hayba Actor Nahed 68
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2017 Diaries of an Ex-Lover Actor (ضيفة شرف) N/A
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2016 Samra Actor راوية N/A
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2015 We'll Meet Tomorrow Actor والدة تمام - ضيفة شرف 69
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2015 The Chief of Merchants' Daughter Actor أم راغب 69
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2012 Tahoun Al-Shar Actor أم زيدو N/A
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2011 The Leader Actor العمة 69
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2010 Behind the Sun Actor أم بدر N/A
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2010 As'ad Al-Warak Actor أم نعيم N/A
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2010 Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi Actor سجاح N/A
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2009 The Age of Shame Actor N/A
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2009 The Slums Actor أم ربيع N/A
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2009 Small Hearts Actor N/A
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2008 Menahi Actor أم مناحي N/A
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2008 الحوت Actor N/A
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2008 Ahl alrraya Actor أم عزمي - ضيفة شرف N/A
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2006 Shadow of Silence Actor N/A
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2005 Holding Back Tears Actor N/A
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2005 Heavenly Space Actor N/A
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2005 The Sun Rises Again Actor حكمت / ضيفة شرف N/A
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2004 Nights of Al Saliheya Actor أمينة 69
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2004 ليل السرار Actor N/A
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2003 Just Get Married! Actor Ramzis Mutter N/A
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2001 ذي قار- يوم من أيام العرب Actor الملكة المتجردة N/A
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2000 City Secrets Actor أم منصور 69
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1998 النصية Actor N/A
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1994 The End of a Brave Man Actor ريم الشنكل 69
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1993 Something Is Burning Actor Om Ramzy N/A
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1993 Sea, O', Sea Actor N/A
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1990 Algae Actor N/A
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1986 The Report Actor فلك N/A
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1985 The Sun on a Cloudy Day Actor the Prostitute N/A
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1982 Murder by Sequence Actor ليلى N/A
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1981 Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Actor Juliet N/A
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1980 Love..For Life Actor أم إيناس N/A
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1977 Jungle of Wolves Actor N/A
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1976 The Message Actor Hind bint Utba 60
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1976 Al Urjouha Actor N/A
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1975 As'ad AlWarrak Actor N/A
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1974 Al-Yazerli Actor 58
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1974 The Adventure Actor N/A
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1973 Another Face of Love Actor N/A
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1973 Bikaya suar Actor زنوبة N/A
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1973 The Memory of a Night of Love Actor N/A
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1972 The World in 2000 Actor علا N/A
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1972 Hundred Faces for a Single Day Actor 58
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1972 The Mexican Hoax Actor زوجة تيسير N/A
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1971 Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha Actor N/A
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1970 The Two Friends Actor N/A
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1970 The Adorable Thief Actor أبلة سميرة 58
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1970 The Visit Actor 58
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Al Hayba the Comeback Actor Nahed El-Omran N/A
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عيلة أكابر Actor فوزية N/A
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