Mona Wassef

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

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 Two Friends

    The Two Friends

  • The Memory of a Night of Love

    The Memory of a Night of Love

  • The World in 2000

    The World in 2000

  • The Adorable Thief

    The Adorable Thief

  • Al Hayba: The Documentary

    Al Hayba: The Documentary

  • Algae

    Algae

  • The Message

    The Message

  • Ahl alrraya

    Ahl alrraya

  • Menahi

    Menahi

  • Shadow of Silence

    Shadow of Silence

  • The Leader

    The Leader

  • الحوت

    الحوت

  • Red Lipstick

    Red Lipstick

  • Deep Down Under

    Deep Down Under

  • The End of a Brave Man

    The End of a Brave Man

  • Nights of Al Saliheya

    Nights of Al Saliheya

  • The Age of Shame

    The Age of Shame

  • Holding Back Tears

    Holding Back Tears

  • Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi

    Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi

  • Sert Al-Hob

    Sert Al-Hob

  • Small Hearts

    Small Hearts

  • The Slums

    The Slums

  • The Report

    The Report

  • Men Of Honor

    Men Of Honor

  • We'll Meet Tomorrow

    We'll Meet Tomorrow

  • Heavenly Space

    Heavenly Space

  • النصية

    النصية

  • Diaries of an Ex-Lover

    Diaries of an Ex-Lover

  • Roxy Nights

    Roxy Nights

  • As'ad Al-Warak

    As'ad Al-Warak

  • The Chief of Merchants' Daughter

    The Chief of Merchants' Daughter

  • Close Your Eyes

    Close Your Eyes

  • City Secrets

    City Secrets

  • Behind the Sun

    Behind the Sun

  • Tahoun Al-Shar

    Tahoun Al-Shar

  • The Sun Rises Again

    The Sun Rises Again

  • Just Get Married!

    Just Get Married!

  • Finally

    Finally

  • قمر شام

    قمر شام

  • Izz ad-Din al-Qassam

    Izz ad-Din al-Qassam

  • ذي قار- يوم من أيام العرب

    ذي قار- يوم من أيام العرب

  • Sea, O', Sea

    Sea, O', Sea

  • وردة لخريف العمر

    وردة لخريف العمر

  • الغريب

    الغريب

  • Sert Al-Hob

    Sert Al-Hob

  • As'ad AlWarrak

    As'ad AlWarrak

  • Jungle of Wolves

    Jungle of Wolves

  • The Mexican Hoax

    The Mexican Hoax

  • العراب: تحت الحزام

    العراب: تحت الحزام

  • Qutil alrbye

    Qutil alrbye

  • The Black Box

    The Black Box

  • ليل السرار

    ليل السرار

  • Murder by Sequence

    Murder by Sequence

  • Something Is Burning

    Something Is Burning

  • Al Hayba the Comeback

    Al Hayba the Comeback

  • The Sun on a Cloudy Day

    The Sun on a Cloudy Day

  • Sa'at El Sifr

    Sa'at El Sifr

  • Love..For Life

    Love..For Life

  • Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha

    Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha

  • Bikaya suar

    Bikaya suar

  • The Adventure

    The Adventure

  • Another Face of Love

    Another Face of Love

  • Al-Yazerli

    Al-Yazerli

  • Al Urjouha

    Al Urjouha

  • The Visit

    The Visit

  • Hundred Faces for a Single Day

    Hundred Faces for a Single Day