CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S):
One of the most popular and acclaimed actresses in the Arab world after
becoming a fixture on Syrian television and then finding fame in Egyptian films and series, Kinda has
returned from a five year-break to reclaim her screen status in a string of eye-catching roles directed
by women that have allowed her to break free from her “good girl” persona.
TWELVE-MONTH HIGHLIGHT(S):
Her starring role in NEZOUH by Syrian director Soudade
Kaadan helped the film win the Audience Award last year the Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti Extra
section; she then appeared in Netflix’s THE SWIMMERS by Sally El Hosaini, which opened the Toronto
International Film Festival and was nominated for a BAFTA; and soon she will be seen in YELLOW BUS,
an OSN original by Wendy Bednarz in which Kinda makes her English-speaking acting debut alongside a
cast of Bollywood actors.