Basma Ahmed Sayyed Hassan (; born June 5, 1975) is an Egyptian actress.
Early life Basma Hassan's father is a journalist and her mother is a women's rights activist. She is the maternal granddaughter of the late Youssef Darwish, an Egyptian Jewish lawyer and activist who converted to Islam. He was a dedicated anti-Zionist and communist. Basma studied English literature at the Cairo University.
Career
She began her career acting while studying at the university in the film "El Madyna (The City)" (1999) where the director Yousry Nasrallah chose her to participate in the film. Before acting, she tried to be a radio presenter and had already taken an interview in the national radio channel. But before anything, Yousry Nasrallah selected her for the movie "El Madyna (city)". Later on, she acted in the American TV series, Tyrant.
Private life On 15 February 2012, she wed political activist Amr Hamzawy, who was a Member of Parliament for the Freedom Egypt Party. The couple had a daughter, Nadia, but they separated in 2019.
Filmography Rasael Al Bahr (Sea Messages), 2010 The Traveller, 2009 Zay El Naharda (Yesterday is a new day), 2008: May Morgan Ahmed Morgan, 2007: Alyaa Kashf hesab, 2007: Donia Le'bet El hobb (Game Of Love), 2006: Hanan The Night Baghdad Fell, 2005 Harim Karim, 2005: Dina Men nazret ain (By a Glimpse of an Eye), 2004: Noody El Na'amah W El tawus (Ostrich And Peacock), 2002: Samira El Nazer, 2000 The City, 1999: Nadia
Awards Best actress award at the Motion Picture Association Festival for her role in "Zay El Naharda" (2009) Best actress award (Egyptian Cinema Awards) for her role in "Morgan Ahmed Morgan" (2008) Best actress award (Egyptian Cinema Awards) for her role in "Game of Love" (2007) Best actress award (Egyptian Cinema Awards) for her role in "The Night Baghdad Fell" (2006). Award of the "Lights of Safi" festival in Safi, Morocco (2006) Best new face and best actress awards in the Arab section of the Alexandria International Film Festival for her role in "Ostrich and Peacock" (2002)
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