Souad Abdullah سعاد عبدالله

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A Kuwaiti actress, born on September 2, 1950, in Basra, Iraq. She is known as the Cinderella of the Gulf screen, as she is considered one of the most prominent artists in the Gulf. Her father died when she was young, then her mother married a Kuwaiti merchant and moved with him...Read more to live in Kuwait with her siblings, Amal and Salem. In 1968, she married Kuwaiti director Faisal El Dahy, after which she obtained the Kuwaiti citizenship, and they have three children, Talal, Fawaz, and Alia. She received her basic education in Basra School, and joined the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1975 and graduated with a very good grade in 1979. She started her career in 1963 with Muhammad Al-Nashmi in the television program “Diwaniyat of Television”, then she started in theater in 1964 with the “Kuwaiti Theater Ensemble”. She then moved to the “Arab Theater Ensemble” and participated in the two plays “Use Your Time” and “30 Days of Love”. She also acted with the “Gulf Theatre” in a number of plays, including “The Barrier” and “The Protector and the Thief”. She presented many comedic and drama works, including series, programs, operettas and radio series during her career. She is the first Gulf artist to present riddles programs. Since the beginning of the 1990s, she has focused on drama work. She received several accolades, including recognition at the Cairo Radio and Television Festival, as well as the State Appreciation Award in Kuwait.

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The Cello (2023)

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  • A Kuwaiti actress, born on September 2, 1950, in Basra, Iraq. She is known as the Cinderella of the Gulf screen, as she is considered one of the most prominent artists in the Gulf....Read more Her father died when she was young, then her mother married a Kuwaiti merchant and moved with him to live in Kuwait with her siblings, Amal and Salem. In 1968, she married Kuwaiti director Faisal El Dahy, after which she obtained the Kuwaiti citizenship, and they have three children, Talal, Fawaz, and Alia. She received her basic education in Basra School, and joined the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1975 and graduated with a very good grade in 1979. She started her career in 1963 with Muhammad Al-Nashmi in the television program “Diwaniyat of Television”, then she started in theater in 1964 with the “Kuwaiti Theater Ensemble”. She then moved to the “Arab Theater Ensemble” and participated in the two plays “Use Your Time” and “30 Days of Love”. She also acted with the “Gulf Theatre” in a number of plays, including “The Barrier” and “The Protector and the Thief”. She presented many comedic and drama works, including series, programs, operettas and radio series during her career. She is the first Gulf artist to present riddles programs. Since the beginning of the 1990s, she has focused on drama work. She received several accolades, including recognition at the Cairo Radio and Television Festival, as well as the State Appreciation Award in Kuwait.

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  • Birth Name:
  • Souad Abdullah Salem Al Hamad
  • Nickname:
  • سندريلا الشاشة الخليجية
  • Nickname in English:
  • Cinderella of the Gulf screen
  • Birth Country:
  • Iraq
  • Nominations:
  • تم ترشيحه 1 مرة، وفاز بـ 1 منها
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