Portrait of Hanan Turk

Hanan Turk

Acting

Biography

Hanan Hassan Mohamed A’bd Al Kareem was born in Cairo. She studied at the Ballet Institute and while performing in a production of “Macbeth” she was noticed by director Kheiry Bushara who nominated her for a role in the film title “Raghba Muttawahisha” (“Monstrous Desire”). Hanan has performed in several television productions amongst which is “al-Suqoot fee Bir Saba” (“Falling into Bir Saba”), “al-Mal wa al-Banoun” (“Property and Progeny”), “al-Sabr fee al-Mallahat”, “lan A’eesh fee Jalbab Abby” (“I Will not Live in My Father’s Robes”), “Opera A’ydah”, “Ameera fee A’bdin” (“A Princess in A’bdin”), “Nisf Rabee’ al-Aakhar” (“The Middle of Next Spring”). Moreover the actress has also partaken in the cinema production “Fee al-Ou’shq wa al-Saffar” (“Love and Journeying”). Hanan is considered among the most talented performers of her generation and can be seen in her finest form in “al-Mohajjir” (“The Emigrant”), “al-Aakhar” (“The Other”) and “Sahr al-Layaly” (“Staying Up”).

Born: March 7, 1975

Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

Filmography

2012
The Deal

as Hanan

2011
Stories In Quran

as عصا موسى

2009
Ibrahim El-Abyad

as Ibrahim's mom

2008
Cut and Paste

as Jamila Hussain

2007
Real Dreams

as Mariam

2006
Dunia

as Dunia

2005
Sarah

as سارة

2005
2004
Tito

as Nour

2004
2004
Best Times

as Salma

2004
Girl's Love

as Ghada Mustafa Abu Hagar

2003
2003
2002
Tara2ee3o

as غزلان

2002
Youth on Air

as Nadia

2001
2001
The Storm

as Hayat

2001
2000
1999
The Other

as Hanan

1999
Forgive me, I didn't mean to

as وردة جاب الله

1999
A girl from Israel

as أمينة

1997
Woman and Five Men

as Nashwa Mosaad

1996
The Wedge

as Basima

1996
Rabiaa's Other Half

as أميمة

1995
The Joy thief

as Rumana

1994
Nona the Erratic

as نونة/نعيمة

1994
1991
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Super Henedi

as Hanan