Nour

Nour was born on Dec 23, 1977 in Lebanon. Nour's big-screen debut came with Sanah Ula Nasb directed by Kamlah Abu-Zikri in 2004. Nour is known for Private Alexandria directed by Sandra Nashaat, Ahmed Ezz stars as Adham, the lawyer and Ghadah Adel as Sahar Abdel-Aziz (the accused). The upcoming new movie Nour plays is Life's Speed Bump which will be released on May 13, 2020.

With a smile that melts the hearts and looks that catch any eye, Lebanese actress Nour made quite an impression on the audience from her first roles in Egyptian films, TV series and plays. Her beauty might be one of the elements that put her in the limelight, however it's her talent that kept her shining in the film industry for over 20 years. Acing a striking performance be it comedy, drama or thriller, Nour has no doubt proven to be quite a skillful actress.Nour is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Beirut. While studying, she started modeling in TV commercials. She first visited Egypt to audition for Chipsy Egypt's new TV commercial with Egyptian actor Hesham Selim and director Sherif Arafa. Soon after that, Nour was chosen by director Saeed Hamed to star opposite Egyptian star Ahmed El Sakka in the film Short w Fanelah w Cap (2000), where she played the role of a minister's daughter who decides to run away from her father after he disapproves of the man she wants to marry.The film was a massive success and Nour captured the audience who named her "Nour the Lebanese". In the following years, Nour starred in several romantic hits like Izzay Tekhalli El-Banat Tehibbak film (2003), director Kamla Abouzekri's first film Sana Oula Nasb (2004), Sayed El Atifi (2005), where she starred opposite Egyptian singer Tamer Hosny in his first leading role, and then Tisbah Ala Khair (2017) marking her second film with Hosny.Refraining from the typecast of the sweet nice girl, Nour took part in many drama films, including Ashab Wala Business (2001) where she played the role of a young TV director whose passion for the Palestinian Intifada leads her to risk her own life. In 2007, Nour starred in two other drama films; Nuqtat Rojoo and Kashf Hesab, the first feature film by director Amir Ramsis. Two years later she starred in the psychological drama film Mekano (2009) by director Mahmoud Kamel alongside actors Taim Hasan and Khaled El Sawy, and in 2016 she starred in the drama-thriller Men Talateen Sana by director Amr Arafa.Nour showed audiences her funny side in the comedies Okal (2004), alongside Egyptian actor Mohammed Saad, and Zarf Tarek (2006) and Matab Sena'y (2006) with Egyptian actor Ahmed Helmy.With more talent to flaunt, Nour surprised the audience by playing complex villain characters with Ahmed Ezz in Sandra Nashaat's blockbusters Mallaki Iskandariya (2005) and Al Rahina (2006) where she played the role of an international terrorist.Her small-screen repertoire includes many TV hits, such as Al-Ameel 1001 (2005) with Mostafa Shaban, Domoa' Al Qamar (2008) with Riyad Al-Kholi and Rania Farid Shawky, season 1 and 2 of Saraya Abdeen (2014-2015), which featured an all-star cast from Egypt and the Arab world, and El-Excellance (2014) where she reunited with Ahmed Ezz playing the role of a Lebanese girl. In 2018, Nour took part in the Ramadan hit series Rahim with Yasser Galal, for which she received the Best Actress Award at the Arab Satellite Channels Festival.Nour also took part in the play Teheb Teshouf Ma'sah in 2002, and starred in several radio series, including Gharam Ala El Instagram (2015) with Ahmed Ezz.In Ramadan 2020, Nour starred in the TV series El Prince opposite Mohamed Ramadan. Written and directed by Mohamed Samy, the TV drama received massive success among audiences and critics alike. In the same year, she also starred in the TV drama Gamal El Hareem by director Manal El Seify alongside Khaled Selim. Her latest works include Del Ragel, which marks her second collaboration with Egyptian star Yasser Galal, and the TV prank show Khamas Nogoum (Five Stars), which brought together together the stars: Ghada Adel, Moustafa Amar, Karim Fahmy, and Mohamed Al-Sharnuby, in their first time as TV show presenters. Both the TV series and prank show were released in Ramadan 2021. Nour was also featured in the music video Met'ala' Beeky that was released during the closing ceremony of the 5th El Gouna Film Festival. Alongside Nour, the video starred 10 actresses from 5 Arab countries; Youssra, Hend Sabri, Shereen Reda, Saba Mubarak, Tara Emad, Huda ElMufti, Fatima Albanawi, Mayan El Sayed, Sarrah Abdelrahman, and TV presenter Raya Abirached.