Mai Ezz Eldin (born 19 January 1980 in

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) is an Egyptian actress. She is known for her roles in both film and television, including the films ''Love Journey'' (2001), ''Bent benout'' (2006), ''Ayathon'' (2006), '' Omar & Salma'' (2007), and ''Kheit harir'' (2020).

Early life

She was born in

to a

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father and

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mother. She lived there for four years before moving to

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, and resided in

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where she completed her studies in Sociology at

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Career

She first gained recognition for her role in the 2001 film ''Love Journey'' with Mohamed Fouad which was also her first acting role. She has subsequently acted in various comedy films, including the likes of ''Ayathon'' (2006), ''Shikamara'' (2007), '' Omar & Salma'' (2007), '' Omar & Salma 2'' (2009), ''Omar & Salma 3'' (2012), and ''Game Over'' (2012). In television, she is known for her roles in ''Where is My Heart'' (2002) alognside Yousra, ''The Truth and Mirage'' (2003) with

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and Yousuf Shaaban, ''Interview on Live'' (2004), ''Bent Benout'' (2006), ''Adam'' (2011) alongside

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, ''The Suspicion'' (2013), ''Dalaa Albanat'' (2014) with

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, ''Letters'' (2018), for which she received the award for Best Actress from ''Der guest'' magazine, as well as ''Princess Beesa'' (2019).

Personal life

She is single and unmarried. She was formerly engaged to Egyptian footballer

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, but they later split in 2009. She has stated that while her mother is Christian, she was raised Muslim.مي عز الدين وماريتا الحلاني وغيرهما من الفنانات اختلفن في الدين مع والداتهن.. فكيف تربين؟
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Filmography

Films

TV series

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ezz Eldin, Mai 1980 births Living people 21st-century Egyptian actresses Egyptian film actresses Egyptian television actresses Alexandria University alumni Actresses from Alexandria People from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Egyptian Muslims Egyptian comedians