Jamila Awad

Back in 2015's Ramadan, the TV audiences were glued to the screen watching the hit series Taht El Saytra. In the series, the audiences followed the downfall of the troubled teenager Hania who was a drug addict and whose addiction, not only ruined her life, but also her family! The memorable role was played by the talented Jamila Awad whose flawless acting as Hania established her reputation as a superb talent that can master such complicated characters with so many complex psychological dimensions. After that role, Jamila gained the audience's acclaim as an actress who can truly represent the hidden psychological and emotional challenges of the 21st century's Arab girls. With such a talent and well-chosen roles, Jamila managed to rapidly build a solid name in the Arab entertainment industry. Having the artistic genes running through her veins, Jamila doesn't recall the precise time of the start of her career; she has always been surrounded by art as she comes from a family of artists; her father is the director Adel Alaasar; her mother is the Lebanese-Egyptian actress Randa, and her grandfather is the great late comedian Mohamed Awad. Earlier in her life, Jamila never perceived her acting roles as serious ones. However, in 2014, she started thinking seriously about studying and practicing acting and that is when she applied for the acting audition for Taht Al Saytara TV series, along with hundreds of female applicants. After many weeks of waiting and no response, Jamila thought she was rejected; but in fact, the crew lost her contact number and they were actually looking for her! In the following year, Jamila took part in the blockbuster Hepta: The Last Lecture (2016) that garnered the highest revenues for a romantic film in the history of the Egyptian box office. In 2017, Jamila returned to the small screen with another complex character in La Totfe' Al Shams TV series. The TV series is a modern adaptation of a classic film of the same name. It is worth mentioning that Jamila played the same role that was played by Faten Hamamah in the film; the role of a teenage girl who falls in love with her married professor. Jamila's talent secured her a global presence as well for her role in the thrilling film Al Daif (2018) that premiered at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia and nabbed an Audience Award. Reaping a Best African-Asian Actress Award at the New Vision International Film Festival in the Netherlands for her role in the film, Jamila played the role of a young girl who falls in love with an extremist and she invites him over to introduce him to her parents, unknowingly of his true intention of taking revenge against her father. The award was her first international one, after nabbing many local awards and honors. In parallel with this, Jamila broke into the world of comedy with her role in Sabea El Boromba film that was a great success during its screening in Eid al-Fitr season. In 2019, Jamila participated in a panel discussion under the title: "Social Media: The Silent Producer" within the events of Cairo Industry Days, held on the margins of the 41st Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). The panel's discussion highlighted how social media affected the film industry nowadays. In 2020, Jamila was selected to join as a juror at the Student Film Competition within the 6th Alexandria Short Film Festival. Her latest film, Banat Sanawy, written by Ayman Salama and directed by Mahmoud Kamel, was released in theatres to tremendous success among the audience and the critics in January 2020 and won her Dear Guest Award. Most recently, Jamila captivated the hearts of audiences and critics through her skillful performance as a Vitiligo patient in the TV drama Lazem Aeish, the finale of Iila Ana drama which won her Arab Star Award. The young actress proficiently portrayed the daily struggles and challenges faced by anyone inflected with this skin condition. Lazem aeish was screened to a massive success and scored the highest viewership rates with positive reactions on social media and Google. Jamila was featured on the magazine cover of Elle Arabia in a look inspired by the character she played in Lazem aeish. Written by Naglaa Al Hedeny and directed by Miryam Ahmadi, Abyad Wardy is one of the six stories of the drama.