Zeina

Zeina (, ; born Wessam Reda Ismail Morsi, 4 February 1977) is an Egyptian actress and model. She began acting in 1995 and has since performed in many movies and television series, is known to be one of the best and most beautiful actresses in Egypt.

Career She started her career as a model in music videos by her real name Wesam. Zeina was chosen by renowned director Daoud Abdel Sayed to play the role of “Hanna in Ard El kof” (Land of Fear), her acting role. She also worked as a broadcaster in one of the channels of Arab Radio and Television. She starred in many movies and television series since her acting debut, such as “Afaryt el-Sayala” (Ghosts of Sayala) in 2004, and “El Haya fe Montana el Laza” (Joys of Life) in 2005.

The actress chose to go by Zeina as she began her acting career. She was dubbed “Sophia Loren of Arabs” by director Youssef Chahine after he saw her in “El Haya fe Montaha el Laza”, while late legendary actor Ahmed Zaki (actor) called her “Penélope Cruz” for the similarities between her and the Spanish actress.

Zeina won many prizes, the most important of which was the best actress of 2005 and 2006 in the audience choice awards, she also won an award for outstanding performance for her role in The series (My Father the Defendant) with the star Nour El Sherif, and the 2013 Egyptian Film Association Award for (Two Girls from Egypt).

Zeina once again teamed up with actor Bassem Samra for a new TV series El Atawla part two. It marks the third collaboration between the two stars. They previously collaborated on the 2007 smash hit film "El Gezira"(The Island) and the star-studded TV series "El Atawla."

Marriage Zeina had twin sons in October 2013. She claimed that their father is the actor Ahmed Ezz after a customary marriage. Ezz denied such allegations and 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 on charges of libel and slander against actress Zeina.

Filmography

Cinema + Films No. Year Title Role 1 1999 Ard El kof (Land of Fear) Hana 2 2005 El Hayah Montaha El-lazza 3 2005 Sayed El Atefy Gehan 4 2007 El Shabah Ahlam 5 2007 Al Gezera (The Island) Fayka 6 2008 Boshkash Hania 7 2008 Shebh Monharef 8 2008 Captin Hima Mariam 9 2009 Wahed..Sefr Nadia 10 2010 Bentein men misr Hanan 11 2010 El Kobar Heba 12 2010 Bolbol Hayran Yasmine 13 2012 Al Maslaha Stadia 14 2015 El-Lailah El-Kabirah Madihah 15 2018 Karma 16 2019 The Money Hala 17 2024 El Eskandarani Qamar 18 2025 El Dashash 19 2025 The girls of pasha

Television Afaryt el-Sayala (Ghosts of Sayala) - 2004 Lil-tharwah Hisabat Okhra - 2005 Hadret El Mottaham Abi - 2006 Ali Ya Wika - 2006 Layali - 2009 Ard el naam - 2015 El waswas - 2015 Azmet nasab - 2015 Le A'la Se'r - 2017 Mamno Al Eqterab Aw Al Tasweer 4 - 2018 Jame Salem - 2020 Kolo Bil Hob (It’s All With Love) - 2020 What happpend that night - 2022 Gaafar El Omda - 2023 Deebo - 2024 Al Atawla - 2024-2025 Ward w Shokolata - 2025