Leila Saboundji
Known For & Full Filmography12 Titles
Drama Series - 1997, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Four childhood friends from the countryside move to Cairo and share a small rooftop apartment. As they adjust to city life, each chases a different dream: Bibo wants to become a singer, Karim hopes to strike it rich through a promotional contest, Abu al-Naja tries to establish himself as a lawyer, and Juaidi struggles to make a success of his agricultural ambitions.
Drama Series - 1989, 16 episodes • as ضيفة شرف
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Samia rebels against her unemployed husband until she gets a divorce, and starts dreaming of living outside the poor neighborhood into a rich life. She works for a rich man, and tries to seduce his son Sherif to marry her. But when she fails, she transfers the game to his unmarried uncle.
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Two swindlers fall in love with two expert frauds and decide to get married. However, things take an unexpected turn when they are forced to repent.
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as صديقة رئيفه
This movie revolves around the story of an innocent girl (Nawal) who was married to a rich and possessive man who still wants her back after their divorce; however she meets a hair stylist (Shoukry) and falls in love with him. They get married but her first husband starts torturing Shoukry so he can leave Nawal but he refuses. Eventually, acts of revenge begins from both Nawal and her ex-husband.
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • as جمالات - صديقة زيزى
Director Mahmoud Salem needs a new face to introduce to his audiences. One day he finds his star, Mona. Offering her the opportunity to be a star, she asks for a chance to ask her fiancé about it. Mahmoud and Mona start to work together and fall for each other. Mona's fiancé feels the vibe coming from them and he leaves her.
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • as رئيسة قسم بالمستشفى
Qesmat is at crossroads as she suffers from her husband's neglect just as she encounters the open-minded Hesham who breathes new life and paints new color into her life. Rather unconsciously, she draws a constant comparison between her constantly-busy husband and Hesham.
Movie - 1982, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Raouf gets involved with Azhar in their relationship, graduates and appoints a detective, Raouf abandons Azhar, and marries Rashid's daughter Siham. Azhar marries the pimp Zaghlol, and he forces her to work with him. Raouf surprised Azhar is accused in a case of prostitution. He regrets his abandonment, and stands with her.
Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A young man returns from abroad after a long absence and after he was able to build a huge fortune from his work for years in Germany, only to find that his lover has married a wealthy man, so he decides to take revenge on her because she abandoned him.
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Ahmed and Ashraf are two friends who fall in love with the girl Salwa, but the problem is that Ashraf cannot tell her that directly, so he writes her a series of messages, and his friend Ahmed mocks him and asks him to call her, but he cannot, so Ahmed calls Salwa, and claims to be the author of the letters, They meet and Ahmed admires Salwa
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A child witnesses his father being killed in front of his eyes. Years later, this child returns from abroad as a young man and discovers that his father's killer has become rich after collecting huge sums of money from fraud and deception. This young man's sister tries to keep him away from the idea of taking revenge on his father's killer himself. As time goes by, the young man marries the daughter of his father's killer.
Movie - 1970, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.