Biography
Mona Wasef 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.” Wasef's most famous early role was as Hind in the 1976 film “Al Resala” (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, Wasef 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 Mohammad Shaheen and they have one son, Ammar.
Acted in 88
2020s
- 2026
Mawlana
جورية · 30 episodes
- 2025
Roxy Nights
TV
Deep Down Under
دلال · 30 episodes
- 2024
The Visit
Movie
Close Your Eyes
Jude's grandmother (Um Raja) · 31 episodes
- 2023
Finally
والدة ياقوت · 15 episodes
- 2022
Al Hayba: The Movie
Nahed Omran
Al Hayba: The Documentary
Movie
2010s
- 2017
Al-Gharib
TV
Windows
TV
Diaries of an Ex-Lover
(ضيفة شرف) · 45 episodes
- 2016
Samra
راوية · 60 episodes
Al-Arrab 2: Taht Al-Hizam
TV
- 2015
We'll Meet Tomorrow
والدة تمام - ضيفة شرف · 30 episodes
The Chief of Merchants' Daughter
أم راغب · 30 episodes
Special Relationships
Um Taim · 1 episode
- 2014
Red Lipstick
أم ورد - ضيفة شرف · 30 episodes
Tawq Al banat
TV
- 2013
Qamar Sham
TV
- 2012
Bait Amer
TV
Omar
Al-Shifa bint Abdullah · 31 episodes
Tahoun Al-Shar
أم زيدو · 66 episodes
- 2011
Rijal Al-Izz
أم نوري · 32 episodes
The Leader
العمة · 30 episodes
- 2010
As'ad AlWarrak
أم نعيم · 30 episodes
Behind the Sun
أم بدر · 30 episodes
The Black Box
TV
Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi
سجاح · 32 episodes
Sa'at El Sifr
TV
2000s
- 2009
The Slums
أم ربيع · 30 episodes
Small Hearts
TV
- 2008
Al-Hout
TV
Ahl Alraya
أم عزمي - ضيفة شرف · 31 episodes
Grandpa's house
TV
- 2007
The Tale of Love
TV
The Story of Love
TV
- 2006
Small Projects
TV
Shadow of Silence
Movie
- 2005
Heavenly Space
TV
The Sun Rises Again
حكمت / ضيفة شرف · 31 episodes
Holding Back Tears
زهرية · 30 episodes
- 2004
Layali Al-Salehiya
أمينة · 31 episodes
Layl Al Srar
TV
Qutil alrbye
TV
- 2003
Just Get Married!
Ramzis Mutter
- 2002
Roses in salty soil
Mahasen · 25 episodes
وردة لخريف العمر
TV
- 2001
ذي قار- يوم من أيام العرب
الملكة المتجردة · 30 episodes
- 2000
City Secrets
أم منصور · 25 episodes
1990s
- 1998
عيلة أكابر
فوزية · 1 episode
النصية
TV
- 1997
Al Ababeed
كمرا · 22 episodes
- 1994
The End of a Brave Man
ريم الشنكل · 27 episodes
جواهر
الشيخة مزنة · 51 episodes
- 1993
Roots don't die
TV
Funny Stories Of Abu Dollama
TV
Something Is Burning
Om Ramzy
Sea, O', Sea
Movie
- 1991
Migration of Hearts to Hearts
هلالة · 25 episodes
- 1990
Algae
Movie
1980s
- 1986
The Report
فلك
- 1985
Aswaid’s Return
TV
The Sun on a Cloudy Day
the Prostitute
- 1982
Murder by Sequence
ليلى
- 1981
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Juliet · 15 episodes
- 1980
Love..For Life
أم إيناس
1970s
- 1977
Jungle of Wolves
Movie
- 1976
The Message
Hind bint Utba
Al Urjouha
Movie
- 1975
As'ad AlWarrak
TV
- 1974
Al-Yazerli
Movie
The Adventure
Movie
- 1973
Another Face of Love
Movie
Bikaya suar
زنوبة
The Memory of a Night of Love
Movie
- 1972
The World in 2000
علا
Hundred Faces for a Single Day
Movie
The Mexican Hoax
زوجة تيسير
- 1971
Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha
Movie
- 1970
The Two Friends
Movie
The Adorable Thief
أبلة سميرة
No release date
Al Hayba the Comeback
Nahed El-Omran · 1 episode
Under the Tread
أم شريف · 1 episode
Al Khashkhash
TV