Mona Wassef

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Female

Birthday

1942-02-09 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Damascus, First Syrian Republic [now Syria]

Mona Wassef

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

  • Bab Al-Hara

    Bab Al-Hara

  • Bab Al-Hara

    Bab Al-Hara

  • Al Hayba

    Al Hayba

  • Omar

    Omar

  • Samra

    Samra

  • Al Hayba: The Movie

    Al Hayba: The Movie

  • The Chief of Merchants' Daughter

    The Chief of Merchants' Daughter

  • Holding Back Tears

    Holding Back Tears

  • The World in 2000

    The World in 2000

  • The Memory of a Night of Love

    The Memory of a Night of Love

  • Diaries of an Ex-Lover

    Diaries of an Ex-Lover

  • Behind the Sun

    Behind the Sun

  • The Two Friends

    The Two Friends

  • City Secrets

    City Secrets

  • النصية

    النصية

  • The Slums

    The Slums

  • ذي قار- يوم من أيام العرب

    ذي قار- يوم من أيام العرب

  • Al Hayba: The Documentary

    Al Hayba: The Documentary

  • الحوت

    الحوت

  • Algae

    Algae

  • Sert Al-Hob

    Sert Al-Hob

  • Nights of Al Saliheya

    Nights of Al Saliheya

  • As'ad Al-Warak

    As'ad Al-Warak

  • The Sun Rises Again

    The Sun Rises Again

  • Just Get Married!

    Just Get Married!

  • The Leader

    The Leader

  • Close Your Eyes

    Close Your Eyes

  • The Adorable Thief

    The Adorable Thief

  • The Message

    The Message

  • We'll Meet Tomorrow

    We'll Meet Tomorrow

  • Small Hearts

    Small Hearts

  • The Age of Shame

    The Age of Shame

  • Deep Down Under

    Deep Down Under

  • Sert Al-Hob

    Sert Al-Hob

  • As'ad AlWarrak

    As'ad AlWarrak

  • The End of a Brave Man

    The End of a Brave Man

  • Men Of Honor

    Men Of Honor

  • Tahoun Al-Shar

    Tahoun Al-Shar

  • Ahl alrraya

    Ahl alrraya

  • Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi

    Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi

  • Al Hayba the Comeback

    Al Hayba the Comeback

  • قمر شام

    قمر شام

  • Menahi

    Menahi

  • Red Lipstick

    Red Lipstick

  • Roxy Nights

    Roxy Nights

  • Finally

    Finally

  • The Report

    The Report

  • العراب: تحت الحزام

    العراب: تحت الحزام

  • The Black Box

    The Black Box

  • Qutil alrbye

    Qutil alrbye

  • وردة لخريف العمر

    وردة لخريف العمر

  • Izz ad-Din al-Qassam

    Izz ad-Din al-Qassam

  • Heavenly Space

    Heavenly Space

  • Sa'at El Sifr

    Sa'at El Sifr

  • Al-Yazerli

    Al-Yazerli

  • ليل السرار

    ليل السرار

  • The Mexican Hoax

    The Mexican Hoax

  • The Visit

    The Visit

  • Jungle of Wolves

    Jungle of Wolves

  • الغريب

    الغريب

  • Murder by Sequence

    Murder by Sequence

  • Bikaya suar

    Bikaya suar

  • Hundred Faces for a Single Day

    Hundred Faces for a Single Day

  • Another Face of Love

    Another Face of Love

  • The Sun on a Cloudy Day

    The Sun on a Cloudy Day

  • Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha

    Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha

  • Shadow of Silence

    Shadow of Silence

  • Something Is Burning

    Something Is Burning

  • Al Urjouha

    Al Urjouha

  • The Adventure

    The Adventure

  • مولانا

    مولانا

  • Love..For Life

    Love..For Life

  • Sea, O', Sea

    Sea, O', Sea