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Sanaa Shafea

Acting Born Jan 25, 1943 Egypt 24 credits

Biography

An Egyptian actor, theater director and academic professor. He was born in Assiut in Upper Egypt, then to Cairo with his father, who was a scholar of Al-Azhar. He discovered his passion toward art and joined the amateur companies on Emad Eddin Street until he enrolled in the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts. He worked as a teacher and became the dean of the Institute, and worked on television, cinema and theater, where he directed the play Don Quixote in 1975. Some of his most important roles are in the film So That the Smoke Won't Dissipate, and the TV movie The Bourgeoisie Fawzia. He participated in several series, such as The Accused Is My Father, and Bab Al Khalq.

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Known for

Layali El-Helmeya

as Hani Morad

Nasibi Wa Qesmetik

2016
Film

Devil Hunter

1980

Full filmography

  • Layali El-Helmeya (1987) as Hani Morad
  • Nasibi Wa Qesmetik (2016)
  • Security Situation (2017) as رئيس الوزراء - ضيف شرف
  • The Balance (2016) as Mustafa Al Kholi
  • The Black Horse (2017)
  • The Story of Hayat (2013)
  • Abu Gabal (2019) as Tariq
  • The First Lady (2014)
  • Birth Certificate (2016) as يحيى نصير
  • A Thousand and One Nights (2015) as معروف الزقزاق
  • The Sun Will Never Set (2017)
  • The Cesar (2016)
  • El-Sayad (2014) as فيصل غلاب
  • Bab Al Khalq (2012)
  • Al Zayni Barakat (1995)
  • Not One Thousand and One Nights (2010) as عيدروس
  • The Upper Egyptian's Dream (1997)
  • Vanished (2018)
  • Head of the Demon (2016)
  • The Scale (2016)
  • Viva Atata (2014)
  • Disappearance (2018)
  • Dad, You, & I in Dismay (1989) as مدحت السرنجاتي
  • Kingdom of Gypsys (2019)