Zeina


Zeina is an Egyptian actress and model. She began acting in 1995 and has since performed in many movies and television series, including Afaryt el-Sayala and El Haya fe Montaha el Laza .

Career

Zeina started her career as a model in video clips, using her real name Wesam. She was chosen by director Daoud Abdel Sayed to play the role of Hanna in Ard El kof, her acting debut. She also worked as a broadcaster in one of the channels of Arab Radio and Television where she presented technical programmes.
With the entry into the acting world, she chose to name herself "Zeina". She was called "Sophia Loren of Arabs" by director Youssef Chahine after he saw her in the movie Montaha El Laza . She won the title of best actress in 2005 and 2006 in the public polls and she also won the award for outstanding performance for her role in the series "Hdrat El Motaham Aby."
Artist Ahmed Zaki called her "Penélope Cruz" for the similarities between herself and the Spanish actress. Zeina participated in a number of cinematographic works, such as El Haya fe Montaha el Laza , Sayed El Atefy , El Sahabh , El gezyra , 90 Minutes, Puskas, Trapezoid, Captain Hima, One - Zero, Two Girls From Egypt, Adult and Seven Albermbp.
Zeina also starred in TV series beginning with Shaba ra2 gedan and Wael Nour in 1995. She also appeared in Afaryt el-Sayala , Lel Sarwa Hesabat o5ra , Ali Wika, Hadret el Motaham Aby , and Layaly. She was one of the main Characters in the Ramadan 2017 series, Le a3la se3r starring as Laila.
She has also appeared in some radio soaps such as Sinbad Emad", and "Runaway to Travel".

Personal life

Imprisonment

In January 2008 a court ruling sentenced Zeina to two months imprisonment and a fine of a thousand pounds because a traffic officer and soldier claimed that Zeina has verbally assaulting and beating them while they were issuing a traffic violation. She obtained an acquittal from the Court of Appeals in April of the same year and the government to prove fraud and falsifying records by the officer.

Marriage

Zeina had twin boys in October 2013. She claimed that their father is the actor Ahmed Ezz after a customary marriage. Ezz denied such allegations so she asked for a DNA test to verify her claims. In 2015, Cairo family court ruled in favour of Zeina to register the boys with Ezz being the biological father after he refused to do the test. Later on, Nasr City misdemeanor court sentenced Ezz in absentia to three years in prison and levied a fine of EGP 15,000 on charges of libel and slander against actress Zeina.

Filmography

Cinema

Television