Zeina (actress)

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Zeina
زينة
وسام رضا إسماعيل مرسي
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Born
Wessam Reda Ismail Morsi

(1977-02-04) 4 February 1977 (age 44)
Cairo, Egypt
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Ahmed Ezz (divorced)
Children2

Zeina (Arabic: زينة, IPA: [ˈzeːnæ]; 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, including Afaryt el-Sayala (Ghosts of Sayala) (2004) and El Haya fe Montaha el Laza (Joys of Life) (2005).

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 (Land of Fear), 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 (Joys). She won the title of best actress in 2005 and 2006 in the and she also won the award for outstanding performance for her role in the series Hdrat El Motaham Aby (My Father the accused).

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 (Joys of Life), Sayed El Atefy (Lord of the Emotional), El Sahabh (Ghost), (island), 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 in 1995. She also appeared in Afaryt el-Sayala (English title Ghosts of Sayala), Lel Sarwa Hesabat o5ra (Wealth Other Accounts), Ali Wika, Hadret el Motaham Aby (My Father The Accused), and Layaly.[1] She was one of the main Characters in the Ramadan 2017 series, Le a3la se3r (For the highest prices) starring as Laila.

She has also appeared in some radio soaps such as , and Runaway to Travel.

Personal life[]

Legal case[]

In January 2008 a court ruling sentenced Zeina to two months imprisonment and a fine of a thousand Egyptian pounds because a traffic officer and soldier claimed that Zeina had verbally assaulted them while they were issuing a traffic violation. She obtained an acquittal from the Court of Appeals in April 2008 claiming the government needed to prove its case against fraud and falsification of records by the officers concerned.[2]

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 so she asked for a DNA test to verify her claims.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Filmography[]

Cinema[]

Films
No. Year Title Role
1 1999 (Land of Fear) Hana
2 2005
3 2005 Sayed El Atefy Gehan
4 2007 Ahlam
5 2007 Al Gezera (The Island) Fayka
6 2008 Hania
7 2008
8 2008 Captin Hima Mariam
9 2009 Nadia
10 2010 Hanan
11 2010 Heba
12 2010 Bolbol Hayran Yasmine
13 2012 Al Maslaha Shadia

Television[]

References[]

  1. ^ The Diva Next Door by Hassan Hassan. enigma-mag.com, 30 September 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. ^ "الملف الشخصي". Yahoo (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2010-12-27.
  3. ^ "Egyptian actress's fight for DNA test highlights women's struggles". english.alarabiya.net.
  4. ^ Correspondent, Ramadan Al Sherbini (27 June 2015). "Actress wins legal battle against Ahmad Ezz".
  5. ^ "Egyptian actor Ahmed Ezz sentenced to 3 years in prison for defaming actress Zeina - Entertainment - Arts & Culture - Ahram Online". english.ahram.org.eg.

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