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Hend Sabry
Starring in The Silences of the Palace, Asmaa and Finding Ola.
The Silences of the Palace · Asmaa
- Born
- 20 November 1979
- Birthplace
- Kebili, Tunisia
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Hend Sabry
Hend Sabry built a career across Tunisian and Egyptian cinema before becoming a leading television performer and producer. Her roles often focus on women negotiating social expectations.
Early life
Tunisian origins
Grew up in Tunisia and began acting as a teenager.
Legal studies
Completed a law degree and postgraduate study in intellectual property while developing her screen career.
Career
- 1994
Screen debut
Led Moufida Tlatli’s The Silences of the Palace.
- 2001
Egyptian cinema
Appeared in Diary of a Teenager and expanded her career in Egypt.
- 2010s
Film and television
Combined leading television roles with films including Asmaa.
- 2022
Producing
Starred in and executive-produced Finding Ola.
Selected work
The Silences of the Palace
A young woman revisits the class and sexual hierarchies of a palace household.
Asmaa
Played a woman living with HIV who confronts stigma.
Finding Ola
A woman rebuilds her life after an unexpected separation.
Beyond work
Humanitarian work
Served as a World Food Programme goodwill ambassador from 2010 to 2023.
Legal perspective
Has discussed how copyright training helped her understand artists’ control over their work.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗World Food Programme: completed ambassador tenure ↗Official biography ↗Rotana: artist and birth date ↗UNAIDS: Asmaa and HIV stigma ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Nizar Chaari. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.