The 10 Best Female Actresses of 2018

  • Hanan Metawea

  • Hanan Karam Motawie is an Egyptian television and film actress. She is the daughter of Soheir Al Morshedy and the late actor Karam Motawie. She graduated from Cairo University from the faculty of commerce. She began her career on "Hadeeth El Sabah we el Masaa." She's played a...Read more number of memorable characters in both television and film, including "Qas we Lazq" by Hala Khalil, "Al Ghaba" (The Forest) and "Heliopolis" by Ahmad Abdalla. She won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film "Qas we Lazq." Her television credits include "Sara," "Awlad El Shawarea," "Aghla men Hyati," "Azmet Sokkar" and "Wekalet Ateyya."

    • Birth Country:
    • Egypt

  • Riham Abdulghafour

  • Reham Abdel Ghafour was born in Al-Mahalla al-Kubra in 1978. She is the daughter of Egyptian actor Ashraf Abdel Ghafour and she studied in the College of Commerce (English Section). Reham starred in the film “Saaheb Sahbo” (Best Friends), alongside Muhammad Heneidy and Ashraf...Read more Abdul Baky. She also appeared in numerous television series including, “Al Aiela wal Naas” (Family and People), “Hadeeth Al Sabaah wal Massaa” (Day and Night Talk), and “Zizinia.” With regard to cinema, Reham has appeared in films such as, “Malaky Eskendereyya” (Malaki Alexandria), “Kaan Yowm Hobbak” (The Day of Your Love), “Gaay fel Sareea” (I’m coming!) and “Bel-Araby Cinderella” (Cinderella in Arabic). She always appeared with Yahia al-Fakharaany in a theatrical performance of “Al Malek Lear” (King Lear).

    • Birth Country:
    • Egypt

  • Nour

  • Marianne Philip Aby Habib, known professionally as Nour, is a Lebanese actress.  She began her career as an advertisement model after graduation from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Beirut in 1995.  Her first major film role was in “Short w' Fanella w' Kab” (Shorts, T-Shirt and a...Read more Cap) opposite Ahmed El Sakka in 2000. She then starred in many Egyptian blockbusters like “Ashab Walla Business” (Friends or Business) in 2001, “Okal,” (2004), “Matab Senaa'y” (Artificial Speed Bump) and “Zarf Tareq” (Urgent Incident) opposite with Ahmed Helmy in 2006. She also starred in the television series “Al Amil 1001” (Agent 1001) in 2005, and “Domoa' Al Qamar” (Moon's Tears) in 2008.

    • Birth Country:
    • Lebanon

  • Arwa Gouda

  • Arwa is a young Egyptian performer who was born in Saudi Arabia. She spent the majority of her life there before returning to Egypt five years ago. Arwa studied marketing at the Naval Academy. She hoped to attain a postgraduate degree but was unable to realize that ambition. ...Read more Arwa’s career began at the age of 12 when she assumed work as a model. She was selected as the best model in 2004 and thereafter assumed an acting role in the film Life's Indulgences, where she represented a minor role alongside musician Yuri Marqady and actress Hanan Tourk. The role brought her attention and led to her nomination for a role in the film None But That!, where she appeared alongside Nabila Ebeid. In recent years, she has worked in the field of television drama, and her work include: Citizen X, Red Lines and Napoleon and El Mahrousa.

    • Birth Country:
    • Saudi Arabia

  • Saba Mubarak

  • Saba Ahmed Suleiman Mubarak Al Suyoof is a Jordanian actress that was born in the Northern province of Jordan on the 10th of April, 1976. Her mother is the departed artist Hanan Al Agha. She graduted from Yarmouk University in 2001 where she had studied theater. Saba can be...Read more considered a first rate performer in the field of Arabic drama. She has been dubbed “Queen of Hearts” and it should also be noted that she is divorced from the director Shawqi Al Magiry to whom she has bore one son called Ammar. Saba has preformed remarkably in a variety of roles which include “Qamar”, “Sihr”, “Al Kawathir”, “Al Hajaj”, “Al Arwah Al Muhajira”, “Al Shams Tashriq min Jadeed” , “Al Wardah Al Akhira” and “Khaled bin Al Waleed” where she assumed the role of Hend bint Utbah, a role that has since become famous. Also of note is her performance in “Nimr bin Adwan” which has secured her position as a first-rate performer and “Al Ijtiyah” which has come to be known internationally. Most recently, she has performed in “Siraa Ala Al Rimmal” and “Eioun Ulyah”.

    • Birth Country:
    • Jordan


  • Amina Khalil

  • Amina Khalil was born in USA on the 26th of October 1988. Her uncle is the famous Jazz musician Yehia Khalil. She studied acting at the American University in Cairo. She graduated in 2009 and travelled to the United States where she studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film...Read more Institute. Lately she played some drama roles in television series like: Third Party, Almond Sorbet and We'd Be Lying to Say we Don't love .

    • Birth Country:
    • US



  • Asmaa Abu El Yazeed

  • She is an Egyptian actress, who studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts and participated in a large number of theatrical performances, including the play, "The Magical Mixture of Happiness", which was shown on Al-Hanager Theater and competed for the Sheikh Sultan Al Qasimi Award for...Read more Best Theatrical Show for the year 2016. She gained recognition for playing the role of "Toqa" in the series Tonight (2017).

    • Birth Country:
    • Egypt