Basma Hassan
Quick Facts
Biography
Basma Hassan (born December 7, 1976 in Cairo) is an Egyptian actress.
Basma's father is a journalist and her mother is a women's rights activist. She is the granddaughter through her mother of the late Youssef Darwish, who was an Egyptian Jew and a communist activist. Basma began her career acting at the university in the film "El Madyna (The City)" where the director Yousry Nasrallah chose her to participate in the film; however, before the movie she tried to be a radio presenter and had already taken an interview in the national radio channel. But before anything, Yousry Nasrallah selected her for the movie "El Madyna (city)".
Private life
On 15 February 2012 Basma Hassan married the political activist Amr Hamzawy, who was a Member of Parliament for the Freedom Egypt Party.
Filmography
- Rasael Al Bahr (Sea Messages), 2010
- The Traveller, 2009
- Zay El Naharda (Yesterday is a new day), 2008: May
- Morgan Ahmed Morgan, 2007: Alyaa
- Kashf hesab, 2007: Donia
- Leabet el hob (Game of Love), 2006: Hanan
- The Night Baghdad Fell, 2005
- Harim Karim, 2005: Dina
- Men nazret ain (By a Glimpse of an Eye), 2004: Noody
- Al-naama wa al tawoos (Ostrich and Peacock), 2002: Samira
- El Nazer, 2000
- El Madyna (City), 1999: Nadia
Awards
- Best actress award at the Motion Picture Association Festival for her role in "Zay El Naharda" (2009)
- Best actress award (Egyptian Cinema Awards) for her role in "Morgan Ahmed Morgan" (2008)
- Best actress award (Egyptian Cinema Awards) for her role in "Game of Love" (2007)
- Best actress award (Egyptian Cinema Awards) for her role in "The Night Baghdad Fell" (2006).
- Award of the "Lights of Safi" festival in Safi, Morocco (2006)
- Best new face and best actress awards in the Arab section of the Alexandria International Film Festival for her role in "Ostrich and Peacock" (2002)