Samia Asaad

Actress

Egypt

Biography

Samia Asaad is an Egyptian actress. She studied acting at the American University in Cairo, and started acting on stage while studying. She acted in plays in Arabic and English, and starred in the play “Al Less” (The Thied) on Rawabet Independent Theater, where she was noticed by film director and writer Dawood Abdel Sayyed who then cast her to star in his film “Rasayel El Bahr” (Messages from the Sea). She then appeared in the films “Asmaa” and “La Mo'akhza” (Excuse my French) with director Amr…

Filmography

7.2

The Assassins

Inspired by true history, The Assassins chronicles the rise of Hassan al-Sabbah in 11th-century Persia — the enigmatic founder of the Order of Assassins, who forged a cult of absolute loyalty and terrorised rulers across the Islamic world. Starring Karim Abdel Aziz, the series weaves together politics, faith, betrayal and bloodshed in one of the most visually ambitious and widely debated productions in Arab television history.

7.0

Leh Laa?!

ليلى

Leh Laa?! is a female-led Egyptian anthology drama that stands out for its candid exploration of women’s autonomy and social constraints. The first season follows Alia, a privileged young woman who breaks away from a controlling mother and an arranged marriage to define her own path. Each subsequent season introduces a new story — from adoption to divorce — combining emotional realism with sharp, contemporary social commentary. Featuring Amina Khalil, Menna Shalaby and Nelly Karim.

7.5

My Way

An aspiring artist tries to make it, facing numerous difficulties both personally and professionally throughout her life, since her persecuted childhood and adolescence as a girl living in a rural area.

N/A

Asia

Asia (Mona Zaki) works in painting and fine arts. She always fights with her husband, making it impossible for them to communicate. Asia gets into an accident that causes her to lose her memory, which changes her life completely. She starts working at a nightclub as a dancer.

7.5

Above Suspicion

Rahma Halim (Yousra) is a successful university professor who leads what seems to be a life of social and educational glory. As more details are revealed about her childhood and mental history, a much darker side of monstrosity and evilness will add to the complexity of her life within her society.

4.0

Like the Sun

Noor is a lawyer whose brother is mysteriously murdered. When she starts looking for his murderer, clues point to some of the people closest to him.

N/A

The First Lady

When Hashem divorces his first wife, he marries the ambitious Maryam who supports his run for the presidency and tries to seize control of the government when he is hospitalized after an assassination attempt.

6.0

Half crazy

Anas undergoes a heart transplant and after his recovery, he begins to hear the voice of the donor, who asks him to uncover a mystery that he has tried hard in his life to reach for his keys, so that Anas begins his journey to uncover the mystery of this mystery.

N/A

Backstreets

When Officer Shukri Abdel Aal refuses to shoot the protestors against the English occupation, he is forced to retire as punishment. He gets his job back after a while, only for history to repeat itself when Shukri finds himself facing orders to shoot at students marching in a protest.

N/A

Love Story

Inas

A beautiful girl of Lebanese and Egyptian descent is torn between her love for two men. One of them, a long-time womanizer, has his life turned upside down upon meeting her, as he becomes attracted only to her and seeks to win her heart.

7.1

Excuse My French

Miss Nelly

A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.

8.0

Asmaa

آيتن

A woman who suffers from AIDS decides not to surrender to the fatal disease. She exerts huge efforts in trying to recover or by helping those who suffer the same disease by giving them glimmers of hope.

8.0

Messages from the Sea

Carla

A man witnesses the drastic changes in society as he goes back to the Alexandria of his youth.

6.0

Fork & Knife

The film is a romantic drama about an unconventional dinner between a man and a woman, revealing their past and changing their future into an exciting conversation that leaves them with an unexpected choice.

6.5

The Ring Road

Yasmine

In a country where corruption has reached epidemic levels, an investigative journalist tries to reveal the corruption of a medical mogul whose corruption caused the death of dozens without blame. Essam has a daughter who has kidney failure and has been affected by the filters made by this mogul's factory. On another front, Essam is in a stale marriage caused by the daughter's sickness and finds himself lured by an attractive seductress. Things become more complicated when the daughter's sickness becomes fatal and he can't cover the expenses of the transplant. Essam is faced with a deep moral question.should he become corrupt himself in order to save his daughter's life? and how can he save his marriage and reputation along the way?

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