Yosra El Lozy should not be confused with Yousra.
| Yosra El Lozy | |
| Birth Name: | Yosra Mahmoud El Lozy Arabic: يسرا محمود اللوزي |
| Birth Date: | 1985 8, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation: | Ballerina, Actress and Television Personality |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
| Children: | 2 |
Yosra El Lozy (Arabic: يسرا اللوزي, pronounced as /ˈjosɾˤɑ lˈloːzi/; born August 8, 1985) is an Egyptian actress. She has received many awards from regional and international film festivals. She has won various awards for her acting in Qobolat Masrouqa (2008), Bel-Alwan el-Tabe'eya (2009), Heliopolis (2010) and Microphone (2011). She has also provided voice dubbing in Arabic for several films and television series.[1]
Yosra was born in 1985 to an Egyptian father and a Syrian mother. She majored in Political science at AUC and minoring in Theatre and Modern History. She has acted in many AUC Theatre productions such as “A Silly Goose”, “The Sultan’s Dilemma”, “Sulayman EL Halabi” and the “Reader”.
During her childhood, she enjoyed playing football, swimming, and ballet dancing.[2] [3]
Her professional acting debut was with director Youssef Chahine in Alexandria... New York where she played the role of young "Ginger" while she was only sixteen years old. Many critics argue that having a movie by the legendary Youssef Chahine on her resume is a responsibility and should have other respectable movies to follow.[4]
With roles in “Stolen Kisses” and “Bel-Alwan el-Tabe'eya” alongside her young fellow actors, Yosra believes that her generation is filled with young cinematic potential that will rise full force to introduce a new generation of Egyptian film. She said that her generation is fed up with the same old plots and techniques, they don’t want the story of girl meets a boy with the soundtrack in the background.
In "Bel-Alwan el-Tabe'eya", Yosra played the role of a girl who suffers from an inner conflict and is indecisive on choosing between the guy she loves and her religious beliefs. Her character reflects a number of young women in our society who face daily tribulations thinking about the right path to take in their lives.In 2009, she shared the experience of acting in independent movies and appeared in ‘Heliopolis’ by young director Ahmad Abdalla alongside Khaled Abol Naga, Hanan Motawie and Hany Adel. This year, the cast of ‘Heliopolis’ is gathered on set once more to bring us ‘Microphone’ a co-production between Mohamed Hefzy and Khaled Abo El Naga, which was awarded Best Arab Movie at Cairo International Film Festival and the Tanit d'or at the Carthage Film Festival.
In 2010, Yosra appeared in some smaller parts on TV and cinema, She has earned her some major parts on TV series like “Al-Gama'a” when she played Cherine, a patriotic TV presenter in which was the talk of the Arab Region, due to its great production quality, well-written plot and controversy. She also appeared in the award-winning film “Microphone” by young director Ahmad Abdalla as well as the romantic comedy “Ezaet Hob” alongside Menna Shalabi, that was released in 2011. Yosra is playing ‘Farida’, a hip energetic girl who is the total opposite of her conservative best friend Leila played by Menna Shalabi who tries to find love throughout the movie.
After five years of marriage, she gave birth to her first daughter Dalilah in 2014.[5] Yosra rejected many roles after giving birth to her baby girl. She only consent to The X Factor program because she can escort Delilah with her on the bus (caravan) so she can breastfeed her as the crew was very understanding. In 2020, she had her second daughter, Nadia.[6]
Yosra describes herself as Nasserist. She has participated in many demonstrations. One of them was because of Lebanese Civil War as she demanded the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador from Egypt.[7]
In 2011, she participated in the Egyptian revolution that toppled late Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. She said in a street interview that there is a corrupt system and we should be all against it whether we were rich or poor.
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Translation | Notes |
| 2004 | Iskendria - New York | Alexandria... New York | The film screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival |
| 2008 | Qobolat Masrouqa | Stolen Kisses | Won—Best actress from Alexandria International Film Festival.[8] Won—Horeyyaty Magazine Award |
| 2009 | Bel-Alwan el-Tabe'eya | True Colours | Won—Best actress from International Film Festival Rotterdam.[9] |
| 2009 | Bas fi haga Na'sa | Missed Something | Documentary Film |
| 2010 | Heliopolis | Heliopolis | Won—Best First Screenplay Award from Sawiris Foundation. Won—Best actress Cairo International Film Festival. Won—Best actress Alexandria International Film Festival.[10] Nominated—Middle East International Film Festival. Nominated—Toronto International Film Festival. Nominated—Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece. Nominated—Vancouver International Film Festival. Nominated—International Film Festival of Marrakech in Morocco. Nominated—Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons in Brussels, Belgium. Nominated—International Film Festival of Kerala. |
| 2010 | El Ostaz Ehsan | Mr. Ehsan | |
| 2010 | Sehr El Eshq | The Charming of Love | |
| 2010 | Noqtat An-Nour | Point of Enlightenment | |
| 2011 | Microphone | Microphone | Won—Best First Screenplay Award from Sawiris Foundation. Won—Best Arabic-language film Award from Cairo International Film Festival.[11] [12] Won—Best Film from Alexandria International Film Festival.[13] Won—Tanit d'or from Journées cinématographiques de Carthage. Won—Best Editing Award from Dubai International Film Festival. Nominated—Toronto International Film Festival. Nominated—London International Film Festival. Nominated—Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Nominated—International Film Festival of Marrakech in Morocco. Nominated—Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons in Brussels, Belgium. Nominated—International Film Festival of Kerala. |
| 2011 | El Markeb | The Boat[14] | |
| 2011 | Ezaet Hob | Love Radio[15] | |
| 2012 | Banat El'Am | Sisters In Law | |
| 2013 | Hatooli Ragel | I Need A Man | |
| 2016 | El Haram El Rabea[16] | The Fourth Pyramid | |
| 2016 | Hassan Wa Bo'loz | Hassan And Bo'loz | |
| 2017 | Akhlaa Elabid | Slaves' Manners | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Translation | Role |
| 2009 | Khas Gidan | So Private | |
| 2010 | Tesonamy | Tesonamy | |
| 2010 | El-Gamaa'a | The Group | Cherine |
| 2010 | Lahazat Harega II | Critical Moments (Part 2) | Shaza |
| 2011 | Muhammad Ali | Muhammad Ali | |
| 2011 | Embratoreyet Meem | M Empire | |
| 2012 | Vertigo | Vertigo | Nadia |
| 2012 | Lahazat Harega III | Critical Moments (Part 3) | Shaza |
| 2012 | Khotoot Hamraa | Red Lines | Salma |
| 2013 | Adam Wa Gamila | Adam & Gamila | Gamila |
| 2014 | Dahsha | Surprise | Nema El Pasha |
| 2015 | Lahfa | Lahfa | Herself "Guest of honour" [17] |
| 2016 | Banat Superman | Superman's Daughters | ِAya |