Donia Maher

Donia Maher

Birth : 1979-11-15, القاهرة, مصر

History

Donia Maher is an Egyptian actress. She was born in Cairo in 1979, and studied acting at the High Institute of Theatrical Arts. After her graduation, she acted on stage in several plays, until her breakthrough came with her role in the independent film “Al Khorug lel Nahar” (Coming Forth by Day), which was highly regarded in Egypt and many international film festivals. She then appeared in a highly praised role in the television series “Segn El Nesa” (Women's Prison).

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The events revolve around Yahya, a soccer player, and his wife Misk, a gynecologist. The couple has been trying for many years to have a baby, but they are surprised when it happens at the wrong time, upon which they encounter many comic situations.
Bara El Manhag
Nour is a 13-year-old orphan living in the countryside in the early 1980s. He is smart, but is also a compulsive liar with vision problems and wears eyeglasses that don't quite remedy his weakened eyesight. To gain the respect of his fellow classmates, he ventures inside a haunted house right in front of the school, one that all the kids are afraid to enter. Inside, he finds a solitary old man who's hiding from the world. A friendship and apprenticeship are born between the boy and the old man, initiating a journey of self-discovery that lies at the very heart of this light-hearted drama.
El Ens Wa El Nems
The story follows a poor government employee who lands in a lot of trouble because of his father's profession, while he falls for a girl who tries to help him solve his problems.
Abla Fahita: Drama Queen
Abla Fahita: Drama Queen is Egyptian limited series on Netflix
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Dina
When a day in the life of a beleaguered Egyptian filmmaker goes sideways, he witnesses anew issues like class and gender relations.
Seeking a Man
Shams is an Egyptian bank employee who dreams of becoming a mother and having her own baby, but the problem is that she refuses the idea of marriage. Shams finds a solution to her dilemma when she meets a veterinarian called Bahgat.
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A woman’s sudden death and a discovered family secret disrupt everyone’s lives. After Marwa buries her mother, she discovers her mother’s wish to be buried elsewhere. Only hours before she is to leave Egypt for good, Marwa’s aunt decides to come through with her promise and bury her sister where she wished. Only something goes wrong with the aunt’s plans. Now Marwa finds herself stuck with her mother’s body in a box, just a few meters from Tahrir Square where revolution breaks out.
Dry Hot Summers
Two lonely people at opposite chapters of life accidentally meet on a busy summer day in a Cairo taxi. Frail old Shawky and bubbly young Doaa are both caught up in their busy routines as their race through the city evolves into a journey of self-discovery that reconnects them to life.
Coming Forth by Day
Suad
One day in the life of Soad, who lives with her mother and bed-ridden father on the outskirts of Cairo.