popular during Ramadan, including 2005's Ahlam 'Adiya (Ordinary Dreams). She portrayed an enterprising con woman in what the English version of Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram called “a major departure from the star's usual Ramadan screen persona, which has consistently verged on the romantic and the demure." In 2006, she took a supporting role in The Yacoubian Building, a star-laden adaptation of the novel of the same name. The film is reported to have had the highest budget of any Egyptian production to date. Playing an entertainer working in a restaurant, Yousra, according to Variety, “effortlessly stirs old emotional waters when she sings 'La vie en rose.'" Yousra released her first vocal album in 2002. She featured in Abu's hit single 3 Daqat in 2017. In 2018, she acted in Ladayna Akwalon Okhra (We Have Another Statement). In 2019, Yousra and Saba Mubarak starred in a photo session for Harper's Bazaar Arabia, and both Arab actresses wore elegant evening gowns. In 2020, she starred in Saheb Al Maqam, her first film in eight years. Personal life Yousra is the sister-in-law of actor Hesham Selim, son of famous Egyptian football player, actor and former president of Al Ahly, Saleh Selim, and the wife of Khaled Selim. She has no children. Political views Despite all the troubles and the tension between Algeria and Egypt after 2009 Egypt–Algeria World Cup dispute, the Egyptian actress Yousra cheered for Algeria in the World Cup which was held in South Africa. She and Omar Sharif initially staged a protest against Algeria after Algeria accused Egypt of misconduct during the Algeria-Egypt football match. Filmography Television Hikayat aruus wa aruusah Story of bride and groom References External links The Yacoubian Building at the Tribeca Film Festival Marefa – Yosra's biography Yousra's Facebook page 1955 births Living people Egyptian film actresses 20th-century Egyptian women singers Feminist musicians Egyptian television actresses Singers who perform in Egyptian Arabic Actresses from Cairo Singers from Cairo