The biography

Egyptian actress, full name is Salwa Mohamed Morsi Khattab. Born on February 26, 1959 in Cairo Governorate. She graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1978.

She began her artistic career in 1997 when director Henry Barakat nominated her to participate in the film “Lovers Under Twenty.” Her real breakthrough in the world of art came after her participation in the series “Hind and Dr. Noman.”

From here, she continued presenting television series, the most famous of which are: 

“The Execution Battalion, Al-Arajoz, Desuki Effendi in the Summer Resort, Concerto in Darb Saada, The Magician, The Factory Girl, Those Who Were Afraid Died, Oh Calm, Oh Transgress.”

Salwa Khattab was chosen as a member of the jury of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries 2016.

Personal life

Actress Salwa Khattab married director Osama Girgis Fawzi after a strong love story, where he changed his religion from Christianity to Islam in order to marry her. However, their marriage lasted only 3 years and ended in divorce.

Artistical works

films

1978: “Shame, Lulu.. Shame, Lulu.”

1979: “Lovers Under Twenty”

1980: "Little Foxes"

1983: “Darb al-Hawa”

1986: “Do not destroy me with you, before farewell, girls and the unknown, the innocent and the gallows, mixing is forbidden.”

1989: “The Execution Brigade, the Aragouz, and the Troubles in Danger”

1990: “Shawdar”

1991: “Teenage Boys and Girls”

1992: “Desouki Effendi in the resort, Girls in Trouble”

1995: "The Way of Evil"

1996: “Asphalt Goblins, Fierce Man”

1998: “Concerto on the Path of Happiness”

1999: “Stolen Dreams”

2001: "The Magician"

2009: "Difficult Days"

2014: “Factory Girl, Farewell Door”

2016: “Those who were afraid died”

2017: “Oh guidance, oh transgression”

2020: “Demon Brain”

series

1980: “The Hotel”

1981: “Revenge comes before love sometimes”

1983: “Flowers and Thorns, The Exam”

1984: “Hind and Dr. Noman”

1986: “The Turn”

Year 1987: “And we won the case. The original is a turn, the match, the officer and the criminal, the wheel turns.”

1989: “Fugitives from the past, a date with the absent, years of patience, men in the trap, Zainab’s daughters.”

1990: “Raafat Al-Hagan, Part 2, The Price of Love, One Thousand and One Nights: Bearer of Misfortune, The World is a White Rose.”

1992: “And Still Love Goes On, Palace on the Sands”

1993: “Qashtamar, People of the Path, Al-Sahat”

1995: “She and the Storm, Morning Roses”

1996: “Days of Exile”

1997: "Hotline"

1998: “Stray Light, Lane of Favor”

1999: “Day and Night, Thirsty, O Girls, Your Honor, Bint Al-Assiouti”

2000: “The Ship and the Captain”

2001: “Morning and Evening Talk, Women Are Coming, Dancing on Escalators”

2003: “Between Shatin and Maya”

2004: “Egyptian Papers, Part 3, Malaeeb Shiha”

2005: “Marina and the Seas, Souk Al Zalat”

2006: “Sons of the Precious”

2007: “Who Shot Hind Allam, The Prey, and the Hunter, The Way of the One Who Goes”

2008: “Spider”

2009: “Farah Dress”

2010: “Notorious Memoirs, Forgive Me, Time, Al-Hara”

2012: “Vertigo, the Thug”

2013: “Friendly Fire, Shake the Crescent, O Master, Once Upon a Time, Part 1: Honoring the Dead”

2014: “Women’s Prison, Halal Mountain, Maine Empire, Al-Hakr”

2015: “The Covenant: Permissible Speech, Houses are Secrets”

2016: “Nelly and Sherihan, a crisis of lineage”

2017: “How Healthy”

2018: “Keep silent on your sisters”

2019: “The 18th Wife”

2020: “The Kingdom of Satan Part 1: The Myth of Legends, The Kingdom of Satan Part 2: The Fire of Heaven, collected by Salem, Al-Amarah”

2021: “Every day we are apart”

2022: “Illuminated by its people, Ayyam Part 2”

2023: “Balto, Jet Salima, Ramadan Kareem Part 2, Generous Promises”

plays

1989: “A Spy in the Sultan’s Palace, Al-Mahr”

1990: “Dakka Zar, those who feared”

1993: “Will you marry me, honey?”

2003: “In the High Noon”

Year 2022: “The bank was robbed”

TV evenings

1984: “No, My Wife”

1985: “Usta Doctor”

1987: “Love and Wood”

1990: “Sons on the Road”

Awards and honors

Excellence Award from the Dergest Foundation Awards for her role in the series “Friendly Fire” in 2013.

Creativity Award from the Cairo World Cup for Artistic Works for her role in the series “Jabal Al-Halal” and “The Women’s Prison” in 2014.

Award for Best Actress in a Second Role from the Egyptian Film Society Festival for her role in the film “Factory Girl” in 2015.

Shield of Honor from the Salé International Women’s Film Festival in Morocco in 2015.

Best Actress Award from the Egyptian Catholic Center Film Festival for her role in the film “The Farewell Gate” in 2016.

Shield of Honor from the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in 2021.

Award for Best Actress in a Second Role from the Critics’ Awards for Arab Drama for her role in the series “Munawwara Bilaha” in 2023.