Sawsan Badr

Sawsan Badr

(September 25, 1957 - Present) Egyptian actress, one of the most active artists in cinema, television, and theater, with over 400 works. She ranks second after Mimi Gamal in terms of the number of artistic contributions.

🔹 Personal Information

Real Name: Susan Ahmed Badr El-Din Abu Talib

Date of Birth: September 25, 1957 (Age: 68)

Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

Nationality: 🇪🇬 Egyptian

Religion: Islam

Profession: Actress 🎭

Years Active: 1976 - Present

Mother: Actress Amal Salem

🔹 Personal Life

She has been married seven times, including:

🎭 Osama Abu Talib (her professor at the Academy of Arts) – They had their only daughter, Yasmine

🏥 A well-known doctor – Marriage lasted 4 years

💼 A businessman living abroad – Passed away 4 months after marriage

📝 Screenwriter Mohsen Zayed – Passed away less than a month after marriage

🎬 Director Basem Mahfouz Abdel Rahman

🎭 Farid Al-Morshedy (son of producer Nahed Farid Shawky) – 20 years younger, marriage lasted 4 years

✍️ Poet Sameh Al Ali – 10 years younger, marriage lasted 6 months

🔹 Titles & Recognition

👑 "Nefertiti of Egyptian Cinema" due to her Pharaonic features

🚫 Banned from entering Saudi Arabia after starring in the controversial film "Death of a Princess" (1980)

🔹 Notable Works

🎬 Films

🕵️‍♂️ "Mesh Ana" (2020)

🎭 "Welad Rizk 2" (2019) – Guest appearance

🏺 "El-Kenz 1 & 2" (2017-2018) – Fatma El-Fayoumi

🎤 "Balash Tebosny" (2018) – Hajja Soso

🗡️ "Ibrahim Labyad" (2009) – Houria's Mother

👮 "678" (2010) – Nelly's Mother

🔪 "El-Saffah" (2009) – Murad’s Mother

💰 "Ibn El-Qonsol" (2010) – The Consul's Wife

👑 "Ehky Ya Shahrzad" (2009) – Amani

💃 "El-Farah" (2009) – Nouga

🎬 "Heen Maysara" (2007) – Fakhat

📺 TV Series

🛗 "Between Heaven and Earth" (2021)

🦸‍♂️ "Hogan" (2019) – Aunt Ayousha

🌅 "Aho Da Elly Sar" (2019) – Khadija

🕵️ "Zay El-Shams" (2019) – Naira

🏡 "El-Beit El-Kebir" (2018-2019) – Gabreya

👰‍♀️ "Abu El-Arousah" (2017) – Aida

🎩 "El-Ab El-Rouhy" (2017-2020) – Gihan El-Fakharany

👑 "Afrah El-Qobba" (2016) – Badriya (Tahia’s Mother)

🛎️ "Grand Hotel" (2016) – Sekina

⚖️ "El-Ahd (Al-Kalam El-Mobah)" (2015) – Anisa

🌿 "Tariqi" (2015) – Hoda Hanem

🧙‍♀️ "Sahret El-Ganoub" (2015) – Nemat

👶 "7 Shar' El-Sa'ada" (2008) – Guest appearance

🎭 "El-Dali" (2007-2011) – Olfat

🎭 Theater Plays

🎤 "El-Mahrousa Wal-Mahrous" (2013)

🐭 "Kawkab Mickey" (2009)

🏛️ "King Lear" (2001) – Goneril (First Performances)

🎭 "The Woman Who Talks to Herself a Lot" (1997)

🎭 "Elsa’aida Waslo" (1989) – Stand-in for Hala Sedky

🕺 "El-Wad Sayed El-Shaghal" (1985) – Hoda (First Performances)

🏆 Awards & Recognitions

🏅 Best Actress Award at Cairo International Film Festival

🏆 Best Actress Award for El-Shouq at Cairo International Film Festival (2010)

🏅 Special Honor from Alexandria International Film Festival for Lifetime Achievement

🔹 Quick Facts

✅ Her real name was Susan Badr El-Din, but she changed it to Sawsan Badr after the controversy of Death of a Princess

✅ She was chosen to play Queen Nefertiti in Akhenaten, directed by Shadi Abdel Salam, but the project was never completed

✅ One of the few actresses who successfully transitioned through all age roles

✅ She played "mother roles" to stars like Mona Zaki, Ahmed Ezz, Hend Sabry, Ahmed Helmy, and many more