19 Actresses from Cairo

Lobna Abdel Aziz, aka Loubna Abd el Aziz or Lubna Abdel Aziz is an Egyptian actress.

Randa El Behery is an Egyptian model and actress.

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress, born in Egypt to Italian parents. She won the Miss Egypt beauty contest in 1954 and began a 31-year singing career in 1956, selling 170 million albums and singles worldwide. She died by suicide in 1987.

Fatma El-Zahraa Hussein Fathi, popularly known as Naglaa Fathi, is an Egyptian actress. She started her acting career in 1967 and has played a role in over 80 films. She established a production company and produced films, including Supermarket (1990). The award-winning actress also wrote the screenplay for Tomorrow I Will Exact My Revenge, (1980).

Donia Samir Youssef Ghanem is an Egyptian actress and singer. She is the daughter of actor Samir Ghanem and actress Dalal Abdulaziz; and sister of Amy (Amal). Donia graduated from MSA university and began her artistic life in 2001 when she was 16. She had her first role in a TV show called "Justice has many faces".

Rahma Hassan is an Egyptian actress and former model. She started her career as a model in music videos as well as some commercials. Her first role in 2009, followed by breakthrough role as a co-star in Al Alamy with Youssef El Sherif. From there, she went on to star in Samir we Shahir we Bahir in 2010, then in multiple drama series like Azmet Sokkar, Al Da'eya, and Moga Harra in 2013.

Soad Hosny was an Egyptian actress born in Cairo. She was known as the "Cinderella of Egyptian cinema" and one of the most influential actresses in the Middle East and the Arab world. She ascended to stardom at the end of the 1950s, performing in more than 83 films between 1959 and 1991. A majority of her films were shot in the 1960s and 1970s. Her final screen appearance was in the 1991 film, The Shepherd and the Women, directed by her ex-husband, Ali Badrakhan.

Nelly Karim is an Egyptian actress, model, and ballerina.

Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Loutfi ; 3 January 1937 – 4 February 2020) was an Egyptian actress. During her prime, she was one of the most popular actresses of the Egyptian cinema's golden age.

Makida Moka is an Egyptian-born Nigerian actress and model. She starred as Monye in the 2014 TV series Gidi Up, and played a rape victim in Emem Isong's 2015 drama film Code of Silence. As a model she is a brand ambassador for Frankie and Co.

Leila Mourad was an Egyptian singer and actress, and one of the most prominent superstars in Egypt and the entire Arab world in her era. Born Lillian Zaki Mourad Mordechai to an Egyptian Jewish family known for their patriotism in 1918 in the El Daher District in Cairo, she later changed her name to Leila Mourad as a stage-name. Leila married three times and divorced three times. She converted to Islam early in her life and died in 1995.

Eva Nil, born Eva Comello, was an Egyptian-born Brazilian film actress.

Poussi, Poussy or Boussy real name Safenaz Moustafa Adry is a Cairo-born Egyptian actress.

Nagat El-Sagheera is an Egyptian singer and actress. She retired from filming in 1976 and from singing in 2002. Nagat began her career at the age of five and retired 59 years later.

Madiha Salem was an Egyptian actress.

Sherine Sayed Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, known professionally by the mononym Sherine, is a prominent Egyptian singer, actress, TV host and personality, and a former judge on MBC's The Voice: Ahla Sawt. Her voice is considered as one of the most powerful and unique in Egypt.

Yousra is an Egyptian actress and singer. She is the sister-in-law of actor Hesham Selim, son of famous Egyptian football player, actor and former president of Al Ahly, Saleh Selim, and the wife of Khaled Selim. Yousra is considered as a glamorous icon for the Middle East and is an influential voice in the region.

Mona Ali Mohamed Zaki is an Egyptian actress. She is married to actor Ahmed Helmy.

Zeina 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 (2004) and El Haya fe Montaha el Laza (2005).