Layla Olwy
Acting
Biography
Layla Olwy is an Egyptian actress, born to an Egyptian father and a Greek mother. Her full name is Leyla Ahmed E’lwy and her career began when she was still quite young with Abla Fadeela at the Radio broadcast and Mama Samiha on children programming on television. Leyla studied at French schools and graduated in 1991 from the faculty of commerce. She took small parts in films as a child and performed in several titles. Nour el-Shereef noticed her talents on stage. Leyla took part in the television series “Dimoo’ Fawq al-Haqiqa” (“Tears Over the Truth”) in her first television role as a mature actress. Among the stage productions which she has taken part in are “al-Brenseesa” (“The Princess”). The actress was also honored at several festivals including the Love Festival of 2002. She could be considered among the most intelligent actresses in her generation and her performances were particularly memorable in “al-Muzniboon” (“The Guilty”) and “Kharag wa lam Ya’od” (“He Left but did not Return”).
Born: January 4, 1962
Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt
Known For
Filmography
as شاهيناز
as نوال
as هند
as نيللي شنب
as أميمة / أمنية
as سلوى
as سمية
as Shadia
as شمس
as Lalia
as نفيسة البيضاء
as ضيفة شرف
as هالة, ليلى أحمد سلام, عفت عبدالرحمن الشربيني, علياء فهمي البنهاوي
as حنان
as Nada Mustafa Abu Hagar
as هدى ألوسي
as منال/ أنهار
as Noussa
as Manuella/Gypsy Woman
as Zeinat (Tofaha)
as Shadia
as Sumaya ( Susu )
as نعيمة
as Maisa
as Saeeda
as zeinab
as نوسه
as شهرزاد
as Laila
as حلاوة
as ناديه بيچو
as Nevin
as Safaa Kamel Othman
as Halah
as Basma Abdel Razek
as وفاء
as Mahja Abdul Rahman
as Hala
as Nani
as سميرة
as Layla
as سالى رحمى
as أمل عبدالفتاح
as حنان
as دلال مصطفي بركات
as حنان
as Nahed
as فاطمة مساعد الطوبي
as Samah
as Basma
as كريمة
as سلوى
as رجاء عبدالسلام حسن
as Khayria / Khokha
as إنصاف عمران
as Amira
as ناهد
as هادية
as كريمة
as راندا إسماعيل
as امانى