Yousra

Actrice égyptienne.

Parfois créditée sous le nom de
Youssra

En Egypte comme dans le monde arabe, on surnomme Yousra « l’émotion pure ». Depuis ses débuts au cinéma en 1977, actrice caméléon, Yousra a joué dans 86 films parmi lesquels : LA MÉMOIRE, ALEXANDRIE… ENCORE ET TOUJOURS, ALEXANDRIE… NEW YORK et L’EMIGRÉ de Youssef Chahine, ou bien encore TERRORISME ET KEBAB et LES OISEAUX DES TÉNÈBRES de Chérif Arafa.

Pour elle, L’IMMEUBLE YACOUBIAN traitait de sujets importants que n’abordait pas le cinéma égyptien contemporain. Ce tournage lui permettait aussi de retrouver Adel Imam, son partenaire dans 12 films dont A MESSAGE TO THE WALLY en 1998. Ici, elle incarne Christine, une française qui tient un bar dans le quartier. Elle est restée proche de Zaki El Dessouki, qu’elle a jadis aimé.
« J’avais lu le livre bien avant qu’il ne devienne un projet pour le cinéma. Ce magnifique roman ne pouvait attirer qu’un grand scénariste comme Waheed Hamed. S’il avait eu le moindre doute sur la qualité du texte, il n’aurait jamais accepté de le transposer à l’écran. »
Elle ajoute : « J’ai le trac, car c’est un rôle difficile et j’ai conscience des enjeux et des attentes. Mais ce film a d’énormes atouts : de grands acteurs, un immense scénariste et le talent incontestable de Marwan Hamed qui n’a rien d’un débutant, il suffit de voir LILY ! Sans oublier la force du roman et l’implication des producteurs, Good News Group. Comment refuser le pari d’une telle aventure artistique, si rare de nos jours ? »
Elle a reçu un Prix d’Honneur (Honoree Award) au 2è Red Sea Film Festival (2022, Djeddah).


Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D’INFOS) :
– Red Sea IFF 2022 (Djeddah) https://redseafilmfest.com/en/honorees/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 22 Fev 2023

Egyptian Actress.

Egyptien star Yousra has been selected by Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) as the jury of the International Competition at its 36th edition (November 9-18). Yousra is the first Egyptian assigned as the Jury President in the history of the festival competition.

She is Egypt’s most renowned multi-faceted celebrity, a true icon. She has been gracing the silver screen for more than 40 years now, with some 140 titles including films, Tv series, plays, and radio series to her name. Since the 1970s, Yousra has starred in some of the most important films in the history of Egyptian cinema, was named one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Arab Women by Arabian Business magazine for three years, and was selected as a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (The Oscars®) in recognition of her rich cinematic history.
Yousra played significant roles in several films and appeared in 4 of Youssef Chahine’s films: AN EGYPTIAN STORY (1982), ALEXANDRIA: AGAIN AND FOREVER (1990), THE EMIGRANT (1994), and ALEXANDRIA… NEW YORK (2004). Famously, she formed a duo with the legendary superstar Adel Emam in 17 films that enjoyed sweeping box-office success including THE ADVOCATE (1983), TERRORISM AND KABAB (1992), ALMANSI (1993), BIRDS OF DARKNESS (1995), and THE YACOUBIAN BUILDING (2006). Variety magazine characterized Yousra’s performance in YACOUBIAN as « effortlessly evoking old romantic memories when she sings La Vie en Rose. »

She also starred alongside renowned international Egyptian actor Omar El-Sharif and superstar Amr Diab in LAUGHTER, GAMES, SERIOUSNESS AND LOVE (1993).
Among the films in which she starred, 4 were chosen among the list of top 100 Films in the history of Egyptian Cinema, by the Cairo International Film Festival in 1996.
Moreover, 3 of her films were added to the list of 100 Best Arab Films by the Dubai international film festival in 2013. While 2 other films were named one of the 100 Most Significant Women Films in 2021 by the Aswan International Women Film Festival.
Yousra has headed the juries of the Carthage Film Festival (1994) and the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (2010), and the Cairo International Film Festival (2014), and was a jury member at Mostra de València and the Marrakech International Film Festival (2014).
Since 2002, Yousra’s TV series was always « a must see » during the highest TV season in Ramadan. Many of her series had an impact on social causes such as A PUBLIC OPINION CASE (2007) which helped to change the public mind-set regarding rape victims.
Throughout her artistic career, Yousra has been the recipient of more than 80 local, regional and international awards, most prominently at Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Carthage Film Festival, Beirut International Film Festival, in addition to the Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute) in Paris, along with many certificates of appreciation and honours. In 2015, she was awarded the Achievement in Cinema Award at the Arab Women of the Year ceremony in London.
She is currently a goodwill ambassador for several United Nations institutions, including the United Nations Development Programme, UNAIDS, and the joint United Nations program on HIV/AIDS. She has participated in the World Economic Forum’s sessions in Switzerland, Jordan, and Egypt, and she joined the board of trustees Kemet Boutros Ghali Foundation for Peace and Knowledge (KBG), the International Advisory Board of the El Gouna Film Festival, and was the honorary president of the CIFF in 2017.
She received an Honoree Award at 2nd Red Sea Film Festival (2022, Djeddah).


Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D’INFOS) :
– Red Sea IFF 2022 (Djeddah) https://redseafilmfest.com/en/honorees/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 22 Feb 2023