Nour El-Sherif

Egyptian actor. He was born in the Caliph in Cairo, and his father passed away, and he was one year old at the time. Acting began at the school, where he joined the acting team, and was a player in the football cubs at Zamalek Club. After he obtained high school, he joined the College of Commerce, then left it and joined the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts, and obtained a diploma from the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in 1967 with distinction and was ranked first. He married actress Bossi in 1972 and has two daughters, Sarah and Mai, who separated in 2006 and then returned in 2015. During his studies at the institute, he knew the artist Saad Ardash, who nominated him to work with him in a small role in the backstreets play, then director Kamal Eid chose him to act in the play Romeo And Juliet, and during the rehearsals he got to know the artist Adel Imam, who nominated him for director Hassan Al-Imam to present him in the film Qasr Al-Shawq, and for this role he received a certificate of appreciation and was the first award he received. He directed the stage for the first time on the Hanager theater with the play The Priest, and he also directed the one-time cinematography with the film The Two Lovers. He has won a number of awards for many of his cinematic works from a number of festivals.

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11'09''01 September 11 (2002)

Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine seconds, and one frame of film in length – that offer differing perspectives on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean Penn  •  Alejandro González Iñárritu  •  Shōhei Imamura  •  Ken Loach  •  Amos Gitai  •  Danis Tanović  •  Mira Nair  •  Claude Lelouch  •  Samira Makhmalbaf  •  Youssef Chahine  •  Idrissa Ouedraogo
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  Maryam Karimi  •  Emmanuelle Laborit  •  Jérôme Horry

Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine seconds, and one frame of film in length – that offer differing perspectives on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean Penn  •  Alejandro González Iñárritu  •  Shōhei Imamura  •  Ken Loach  •  Amos Gitai  •  Danis Tanović  •  Mira Nair  •  Claude Lelouch  •  Samira Makhmalbaf  •  Youssef Chahine  •  Idrissa Ouedraogo
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  Maryam Karimi  •  Emmanuelle Laborit  •  Jérôme Horry

An Egyptian Story (1982)

After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youssef Chahine
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Yousra  •  Mohsen Mohey ElDein  •  Mahmoud El Meligy

After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youssef Chahine
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Yousra  •  Mohsen Mohey ElDein  •  Mahmoud El Meligy

Al eeteraf al akhir (1978)

Adham a faithful husband still mourning his deceased wife,visited one night by a woman in white revealing her secret love for him since college,and his wife true acts behind his back,but the big revelation was this woman is no longer from the living and its her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anwar Al Shinnawy
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Nelly  •  Nabila Obeid  •  Salah El-Saadany

Adham a faithful husband still mourning his deceased wife,visited one night by a woman in white revealing her secret love for him since college,and his wife true acts behind his back,but the big revelation was this woman is no longer from the living and its her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anwar Al Shinnawy
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Nelly  •  Nabila Obeid  •  Salah El-Saadany

The disappearance of Gaafar Al masry (2002)

Gaafar Al masry a capitalist whose empire is about to collapse, asks the devil for him after his dirty history revealed that he committed the last sin, namely murder, in return for saving him from bankruptcy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adel El Aassar
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Hussein Fahmy  •  Raghda  •  Abeer Sabry

Gaafar Al masry a capitalist whose empire is about to collapse, asks the devil for him after his dirty history revealed that he committed the last sin, namely murder, in return for saving him from bankruptcy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adel El Aassar
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Hussein Fahmy  •  Raghda  •  Abeer Sabry

Stranger in My House (1982)

A single mother and a football player from the countryside find themselves fighting over the same apartment after its deceitful owner gave them duplicate contracts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samir Seif
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Soad Hosny  •  Hassan Mostafa  •  Waheid Seif

A single mother and a football player from the countryside find themselves fighting over the same apartment after its deceitful owner gave them duplicate contracts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samir Seif
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Soad Hosny  •  Hassan Mostafa  •  Waheid Seif

Sign of Disgrace (1986)

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DIRECTION:  Ashraf Fahmy
CAST:  Yousuf Shaaban  •  Naima ElSoghier  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Yousra

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DIRECTION:  Ashraf Fahmy
CAST:  Yousuf Shaaban  •  Naima ElSoghier  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Yousra

Time Conqueror (1987)

Egyptian sci-fi film directed by Kamal El Sheikh.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kamal El Sheikh
CAST:  Athar ElHakim  •  Gamil Ratib  •  Nour El-Sherif

Egyptian sci-fi film directed by Kamal El Sheikh.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kamal El Sheikh
CAST:  Athar ElHakim  •  Gamil Ratib  •  Nour El-Sherif

Clash of the Grandchildren (1989)

Three grandsons: a writer, a boxer and a businessman, set out to prove themselves in their own individual way, to impress their grandfather on his deathbed in a fight for inheritance.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Salah El-Saadany  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Hassan Hosny  •  Noura

Three grandsons: a writer, a boxer and a businessman, set out to prove themselves in their own individual way, to impress their grandfather on his deathbed in a fight for inheritance.  (more)

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CAST:  Salah El-Saadany  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Hassan Hosny  •  Noura

The Search for Sayyid Marzuq (1991)

Directed by Daoud Abdel Sayed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daoud Abdel Sayed
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Athar ElHakim  •  Ali Hassanein  •  Ahmed Kamal

Directed by Daoud Abdel Sayed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daoud Abdel Sayed
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Athar ElHakim  •  Ali Hassanein  •  Ahmed Kamal

Nagi El-Ali (1992)

Based on the life of Palestinian cartoonist Naji El-Ali who was assassinated in London in 1987.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Salim Kallas  •  Laila Jabr  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Mahmoud El Gendy

Based on the life of Palestinian cartoonist Naji El-Ali who was assassinated in London in 1987.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Salim Kallas  •  Laila Jabr  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Mahmoud El Gendy

A Hot Night (1995)

On New Year's Eve, a taxi driver tries to raise money necessary for his mother-in-law surgery who takes care of his only mentally handicapped son. On the same night, a repentant prostitute tries to make money to fix her house . When they meet, they witness a night ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Ezzat Abu Ouf  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Lebleba  •  Sayed Zayan

On New Year's Eve, a taxi driver tries to raise money necessary for his mother-in-law surgery who takes care of his only mentally handicapped son. On the same night, a repentant prostitute tries to make money to fix her house . When they meet, they witness a night ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Ezzat Abu Ouf  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Lebleba  •  Sayed Zayan

The Bus Driver (1982)

A father loses his carpentry workshop after his son-in-law stops paying taxes regularly. His son Hassan, a bus driver, struggles hard to save his father’s workshop, while the daughters try to replace it with a new project inspired by the “Infitah” era.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Mervat Amin  •  Nabila El Sayed  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Hassan Hosny

A father loses his carpentry workshop after his son-in-law stops paying taxes regularly. His son Hassan, a bus driver, struggles hard to save his father’s workshop, while the daughters try to replace it with a new project inspired by the “Infitah” era.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Mervat Amin  •  Nabila El Sayed  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Hassan Hosny

The Blood of the Innocent (2005)

The unemployed Reda develops feelings for his neighbor Hanan who runs away and lives with an aristocratic lady for whom she works, leaving Reda to get involved with terrorist groups. Meanwhile, Jaber earns his living by fraud and deceit and eventually dies in an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Yassin
CAST:  Yousra  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Salah Abdallah  •  Mahmoud Abdel Moghny

The unemployed Reda develops feelings for his neighbor Hanan who runs away and lives with an aristocratic lady for whom she works, leaving Reda to get involved with terrorist groups. Meanwhile, Jaber earns his living by fraud and deceit and eventually dies in an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Yassin
CAST:  Yousra  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Salah Abdallah  •  Mahmoud Abdel Moghny

People on the Top (1981)

Egypt's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Badrakhan
CAST:  Ezzat Al Alaily  •  Omar El-Hariri  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Soad Hosny

Egypt's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Badrakhan
CAST:  Ezzat Al Alaily  •  Omar El-Hariri  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Soad Hosny

Al Karnak (1975)

In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Badrakhan
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Soad Hosny  •  Kamal Al-Shenawy  •  Shwikar

In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Badrakhan
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Soad Hosny  •  Kamal Al-Shenawy  •  Shwikar

Transit Prisoner (2008)

"Ali ileum" open safes talented thief, but even he was talent he was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of security guard, and there recognize the Colonel, "Shawki", and the way the film mafia is recruiting  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sandra Nashaat
CAST:  Ahmed Ezz  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Salah Abdallah  •  Eman El Assi

"Ali ileum" open safes talented thief, but even he was talent he was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of security guard, and there recognize the Colonel, "Shawki", and the way the film mafia is recruiting  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sandra Nashaat
CAST:  Ahmed Ezz  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Salah Abdallah  •  Eman El Assi

El Zalem Wel Mazloom (1989)

A young man working in Alexandria marries his beautiful sweetheart, which is desired by a senior official in the Socialist Union uses his influence to get the husband unjustly imprisoned and sentenced to 25 years. And then comes out to avenge those who imprisoned him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Elham Shahein  •  Hassan Hosny  •  Gamal Ismail

A young man working in Alexandria marries his beautiful sweetheart, which is desired by a senior official in the Socialist Union uses his influence to get the husband unjustly imprisoned and sentenced to 25 years. And then comes out to avenge those who imprisoned him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Elham Shahein  •  Hassan Hosny  •  Gamal Ismail

Destiny (1997)

In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent Islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Salma. The principality is ruled by Khalifa ElMansour who has two sons, ElNasser, an intellectual that likes Ibn Rush and is in love with his daughter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youssef Chahine
CAST:  Layla Olwy  •  Mohamed Mounir  •  Khaled El Nabawy  •  Abdullah Mahmoud

In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent Islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Salma. The principality is ruled by Khalifa ElMansour who has two sons, ElNasser, an intellectual that likes Ibn Rush and is in love with his daughter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youssef Chahine
CAST:  Layla Olwy  •  Mohamed Mounir  •  Khaled El Nabawy  •  Abdullah Mahmoud

The Baby Doll Night (2008)

Hossam, an Egyptian tour guide working in the US, comes to Egypt on vacation during New Year's Eve and hopes to spend a romantic night with his wife in their hotel. Unbeknownst to him, Awadain the terrorist who has other plans for the hotel that night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adel Adeeb
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz  •  Mahmoud Hemida  •  Ghada Abdel Razek

Hossam, an Egyptian tour guide working in the US, comes to Egypt on vacation during New Year's Eve and hopes to spend a romantic night with his wife in their hotel. Unbeknownst to him, Awadain the terrorist who has other plans for the hotel that night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adel Adeeb
CAST:  Nour El-Sherif  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz  •  Mahmoud Hemida  •  Ghada Abdel Razek

The Yacoubian Building (2006)

Cairo: a 70-year-old building of once-luxury flats with tenements on the roof. Zika, an aging libertine, feuds with his sister. Pius Haj Azzam takes a second wife, in secret, to satisfy sexual drive within religious bounds. Bothayna, poor and beautiful, supports ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marwan Hamed
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Yousra  •  Esaad Younes

Cairo: a 70-year-old building of once-luxury flats with tenements on the roof. Zika, an aging libertine, feuds with his sister. Pius Haj Azzam takes a second wife, in secret, to satisfy sexual drive within religious bounds. Bothayna, poor and beautiful, supports ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marwan Hamed
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Yousra  •  Esaad Younes
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