Nahed Halabi

Acting • 1954-12-01 • Damascus, Syria

Nahed Halabi is a Syrian actress whose career spans television, film, theater, and radio. She began performing at age seven, appearing in children's programs on Syrian Radio with encouragement from her mother. At 14, she joined a traditional folk dance troupe before pursuing acting professionally in the early 1970s. Her early film credits include Cats of Hamra Street (1971), A Woman Living Alone, and Banat Akher Zaman. She made her television debut in the historical drama Wad'ha and Ibn Ajlan (1975), while also working in theater and radio. After stepping away from acting in the mid-1980s, Halabi returned to television in 2001 with roles in Haret Al-Jouri and Endama Yamout Al-Hob. She subsequently appeared in numerous Syrian and Arab television productions, including Al-Hajjaj, Asyad Al-Mal, Ahl Al-Raya, Al-Shabiha, Wilada Min Al-Khasira, and Bab Al-Hara. Throughout her career, Halabi has taken on a wide variety of roles in contemporary dramas, historical productions, comedies, and tragedies. She has also maintained a presence in radio drama, with credits including Hokm Al-Adala, Jazirat Al-Marah, and Layali Al-Sham. Her later television work includes Al-Kandoush and Hob A Warak.