Layla Olwy
Born: 1962-01-04 in Cairo, Egypt
Known For: 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”).
Filmography
2024
- A Toxic Marriage as نوال
- Maqsoom as هند
- The Con Artist as شاهيناز
2023
- Sugar Daddy as أميمة / أمنية
- The Shanabs as نيللي شنب
- DataBase of Cast
2021
- Gorgeous
- 200 Pounds as سلوى
- Mom Is Pregnant as سمية
2016
- Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces as Shadia
2014
- Shams as شمس
2013
- Laila's Wedding as Lalia
2012
- نابليون والمحروسة as نفيسة البيضاء
- Napoleon And Al Mahrousa
- Juliet's Pants as ضيفة شرف
2011
2009
- Hekayat Beneeshha as هالة, ليلى أحمد سلام, عفت عبدالرحمن الشربيني, علياء فهمي البنهاوي
2008
2007
- The Seventh Heaven as حنان
2004
- Girl's Love as Nada Mustafa Abu Hagar
- I Love Cinema
2001
- Morning and Evening Talk as هدى ألوسي
2000
- Ragol Laho Maddi as منال/ أنهار
1999
1998
1997
- Destiny as Manuella/Gypsy Woman
- A Girl Called Apple as Zeinat (Tofaha)
- Hallak Hoosh as Shadia
- التوأم
1996
- Traffic Light as Sumaya ( Susu )
- O Lovely Life
- The Beautiful And The Monsters as نعيمة
1994
1993
1992
- ألف ليلة وليلة as شهرزاد
- Ai Ai as zeinab
- Axe in the head as Saeeda
- Alhajar alddayir
- Al Haggama as نوسه
- Alhajar alddayir
- Ai Ai
1991
- The Stoners as ناديه بيچو
- Helaly Grip as Laila
- O, Mehalabeya
- Al Makhtufa as Nevin
- Silence! as حلاوة
1990
1989
- We're All Thieves, My Dear as Basma Abdel Razek
- The Rapists as Safaa Kamel Othman
- ألف ليلة وليلة: الأشكيف وست الملاح as الأميرة هانوم / الأميرة صباح ست الملاح
- Hell Below Water as Halah
1988
- All That Love as وفاء
- Snakes Passion as Mahja Abdul Rahman
- Time of the Forbidden
1987
- Min Khaf Selim
- El Motamared as Layla
- Khaleel after Modification as Hala
- The Basement
- Al Ragol Yohib Maratein as سميرة
- The Dwarfs Are Coming as Nani
- A Slam Dunk
1986
- Under Threat as سالى رحمى
- The Age of Wolves as حنان
- Password as Aida
- Almutaradat Al'akhira
- Al-Harafish
- Al'unthaa as دلال مصطفي بركات
- عذراء وثلاثة رجال as أمل عبدالفتاح
- ابتسامة وراء قضبان as سهام
- Youssef and Zeinab
- عريس مع إيقاف التنفيذ
1985
- A Husband On Demand as Nahed
- El Mwazafoun Fel Ard
- The Man Who Sneezed
- Alttaghia
- Ana
- الجريح
- الثعبان
- El Ayeqa Wil Darreesa as Samah
- طريق الندم as سهير
- Ayam Al Tahadi
- A Tale in Two Word as حنان
- Execution Of A Dead Man as فاطمة مساعد الطوبي
1984
- أخو البنات as رجاء عبدالسلام حسن
- Missing Person as Khayria / Khokha
- Rioters in the army as كريمة
- Streets of Fire as إنصاف عمران
- Titans of the Port
- The Traitors
- El Princesa
- Wanted Dead or Alive as Basma
- قمر الليل
- The Devil Sings as سلوى
- Illusions Of Love as Amira
- Samora & the Pretty Girl
1982
1981
1980
- Seyam Seyam as راندا إسماعيل
- الصراع as كريمة
1979
- هذا المصير
- The Lunatics Nest as امانى