7 actresses who played 'foreigners' in Egyptian films and shows

While there's no shortage of foreigners playing roles that should be Arab in Hollywood, the opposite is also true. Several Arab actresses have become famous for playing the role of the foreign girl in Egyptian shows and movies. Here's a look at seven of the most famous actresses who have performed in the Egyptian scene as foreign characters.

She played an American flight attendant in two works, the first being "Motarada Gharamiya" (A Romantic Chase) with Fouad Al-Mouhandes and Shwikar in 1968, and the second a play titled "Matar Al-Hob" (Airport of Love) with Abd Al Minem Madbouli and Yousef Shaaban in 1970.

Her real name was Shahinaz Ibrahim Toub Sakal. She is Egyptian, born in 1948, and began her career in 1964 with "Al-Marid" (The Genie). She appeared in several movies, in which she often played the bitter aristocratic girl.

She played the role of the foreign woman in several works, including "Al Sood Ila Al Hawiya" (The Climb to the Abyss) in 1978 with Madiha Kamil and Jamil Ratib, and the show "Al Thalab" (The Fox) in 1993 with Nour Al Sharif and Moustafa Mitwali, as well as the first part of the show "Zizinya" in 1997 starring Yihya Al Fakhrani and Athar Al Hakim.

Born in Beirut in 1954, Iman's real name is Elizabeth Tawros Sarkisian. She's Lebanese and was known as Liz Sarkisian, and then she became known as Iman in Egypt.

She played "Caroline," the foreign girl in "Antar Shayel Sayfo" (Antar is Holding his Sword) in 1983 with Adel Imam and Noura and Moustafa Mitwali. This was the only role of its kind in Eva's career, as she never played the role of a foreigner in any other work.

She is an Egyptian actress, born on April 16th of 1953, she appeared in a multitude of diverse projects such as "Sarkhat Baree" (An Innocent's Scream), and the play "Ahlan Ya Doctor" (Welcome Doctor). She achieved some fame, but it wasn't fully achieved until she worked with Adel Imam.

She played the role of the foreigner in "Lan Aeesh Fe Gilbab Abi" (I Won't Live in my Father's Robe), with Nour Al Sherif in 1995, as well as appearing in "Hello America" as the foreign wife of Adel Imam in 2000.

Inass was born in Warkala in Algeria to an Egyptian mother, and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cairo. She began as an announcer, and was known for her seductive roles in both theater and cinema.

She was introduced to the Egyptian audience through her role as the Dutch girl married by an immigrant Egyptian in "Himam Fe Amsterdam" (Himam in Amsterdam) in 1999, with Mohammad Hinidi and Ahmad Al Sakka.

The Egyptian actress was born in 1975, she retired from acting after appearing in a number of projects in Egypt, and she converted to Islam and wore the veil between 2002 and 2014, until she removed it and decided to return to acting.

Her fame began through her role as the visiting foreigner with Adel Imam in "Al Tajriba Al Dinimarkiya" (The Danish Experience) in 2003.

She is a Lebanese singer and actress, born in 1974, she first appeared as a model in a Hisham Abbas video, then her career began after she joined The Four Cats with Ghassan Rahbani, and she began acting when she was picked by Adel Imam to appear in the movie with him.

She was known for the role of the foreign girl in the fourth part of the show "Al Kabeer Awyi" (The Very Big One) in 2004, despite her role being extremely small.

Sarah is an Egyptian actress, born in 1992, she appeared at the beginning of her career in a number of ads for Pepsi and Vodafone, and began professional acting in 2012 through television dramas, and she is the daughter of Egyptian actor Ahmad Salameh.

This article was originally published in Arabic on YallaFeed .