Nanda Mohammad

Nanda Mohammad is a Syrian actress and playwright. She is known for her work in both theatre and television in Europe and in the Arab world.

Life and career Mohammad was born and grew up in Syria. In 2001, she graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus. She is married to the Egyptian violinist Mohamed Sami. Since 2012, she has often been working with Egyptian theatre director Ahmed al-Attar.

In Syria, she has continued her work in contemporary theatre, for example in productions with Naila al-Atrash and Omar Abou Saada, and has appeared on Syrian television. Since 2004, she has coached and trained other artists in voice and acting in the Middle East and in Europe.

As playwright, she has co-authored the plays Hawa al-Hurriya (Whims of Freedom) and Gathering Memories with My Eyelashes, written during her residency at La Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. In 2024, she was part of the jury for performance-related grants by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), Beirut. Luminato Festival, Toronto, Canada. 2014, Hawa al-Hurriya, commissioned by the London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT), performances at Cairo, Berlin, Freiburg, Brussels 2019, Before the Revolution by Ahmed al-Attar, Edinburgh Festival. 2024, Every Brilliant Thing adapted by Ahmed al-Attar, based on the original play by Duncan Macmillan, Arts Center, Abu Dhabi

Television 2005, Holding Back Tears, Syrian TV series 2015, Dead Right, Egyptian TV series

Awards

Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture, 2022