Donia Samir Ghanem
Egyptian actress and singer (born 1985)
Donia Samir Youssef Ghanem (Arabic: دنيا سمير يوسف غانم; born 1 January 1985) is an Egyptian actress and singer. She is the daughter of actor Samir Ghanem and actress Dalal Abdel Aziz, and the sister of Amy.
Acting career
Donia graduated from MSA University and began her artistic life in 2001 when she was 16. She had her first role in a TV series called Justice Has Many Faces (Arabic: للعدالة وجوه كثيرة, romanized: Li-l-ʿadāla wujūh kathīra), with which she attracted attention. Her first appearance in a film was in 2005 with the comedian Mohamed Henedi.
She was quickly put on the frontline to share the lead with some of the biggest cinema stars in comedy/romance hits like Yana Ya Khalty with Mohamed Henedi, X-Large and Laff W-Dawaran with Ahmed Helmy, 365 Youm Sa'ada with Ahmed Ezz. She was in the main cast in the series Nelly and Sherihan, for which she received widespread acclaim.
She has assumed roles in several cinematic and television productions. She has also presented several songs. Her profile was raised by her performances in Cabaret and Al Farah.
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