Mona Wassef
Known for: Acting
Born: February 9, 1942
Place of birth: Damascus, First Syrian Republic [now Syria]
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.
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Filmography
27 movies · 59 TV shows, newest first
9.0
Mawlana
2026
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Roxy Nights
2025
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Deep Down Under
2025
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The Visit
2024
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Close Your Eyes
2024
7.0
Finally
2023
8.0
Al Hayba: The Movie
2022
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Al Hayba: The Documentary
2022
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Al-Gharib
2017
6.6
Al Hayba
2017
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Diaries of an Ex-Lover
2017
9.0
Samra
2016
6.0
Al-Arrab 2: Taht Al-Hizam
2016
9.0
We'll Meet Tomorrow
2015
9.0
The Chief of Merchants' Daughter
2015
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Special Relationships
2015
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Red Lipstick
2014
10.0
Tawq Al banat
2014
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Qamar Sham
2013
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Bait Amer
2012
9.0
Omar
2012
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Tahoun Al-Shar
2012
9.7
Rijal Al-Izz
2011
8.0
The Leader
2011
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As'ad AlWarrak
2010
10.0
Behind the Sun
2010
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The Black Box
2010
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Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi
2010
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Sa'at El Sifr
2010
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The Slums
2009
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The Age of Shame
2009
7.0
Small Hearts
2009
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Menahi
2008
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Al-Hout
2008
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Ahl Alraya
2008
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Grandpa's house
2008
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Sert Al-Hob
2007
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Sert Al-Hob
2007
7.6
Bab Al-Hara
2006
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Shadow of Silence
2006
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Heavenly Space
2005
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The Sun Rises Again
2005
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Holding Back Tears
2005
6.4
Layali Al-Salehiya
2004
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Layl Al Srar
2004
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Qutil alrbye
2004
7.0
Just Get Married!
2003
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Roses in salty soil
2002
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وردة لخريف العمر
2002
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ذي قار- يوم من أيام العرب
2001
8.0
City Secrets
2000
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عيلة أكابر
1998
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النصية
1998
NR
Al Ababeed
1997
8.0
The End of a Brave Man
1994
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جواهر
1994
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Funny Stories Of Abu Dollama
1993
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Something Is Burning
1993
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Sea, O', Sea
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Al-Siwar
1992
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Migration of Hearts to Hearts
1991
10.0
Algae
1990
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The Report
1986
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Aswaid’s Return
1985
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The Sun on a Cloudy Day
1985
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Murder by Sequence
1982
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Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
1981
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Love..For Life
1980
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Jungle of Wolves
1977
8.5
The Message
1976
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Al Urjouha
1976
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As'ad AlWarrak
1975
6.0
Al-Yazerli
1974
NR
The Adventure
1974
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Another Face of Love
1973
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Bikaya suar
1973
NR
The Memory of a Night of Love
1973
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The World in 2000
1972
5.0
Hundred Faces for a Single Day
1972
10.0
The Mexican Hoax
1972
NR
Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha
1971
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The Two Friends
1970
6.0
The Adorable Thief
1970
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Al Hayba the Comeback
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Under the Tread
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Al Khashkhash
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