Draft:Yasmina El-Abd

Yasmina El-Abd (born 8 June 2006) is an Egyptian-Swiss actress and singer. On television, she is known for her roles in the Netflix series Finding Ola (2022–) and the fantasy series Theodosia (2022).

Early life
El-Abd was born in Switzerland to a family from Egypt. She also has Turkish and Kurdish heritage, as well as US citizenship, but she self-identifies as Egyptian-Swiss for short. El-Abd later lived in Dubai, Cairo, and London. She speaks English, French, and multiple dialects of Arabic.

Career
After appearing in a number of commercials and starring in the 2019 short The Shadow of Cairo, El-Abd released three pop singles in 2020: "Mesh Mokhtalefeen", "24 Karat", and "Sawa Sawa". This was followed by her feature film debut in Jordanian-born filmmaker Zaid Abu Hamdan's 2021 comedy-drama Daughters of Abdul-Rahman. The part was originally written for a 15 year old, and El-Abd was 12 when she successfully auditioned.

In 2022, El-Abd made her television debut with main roles as Zeina in the Netflix comedy-drama Finding Ola with Hend Sabry and Princess Safiya in first season of the London-set English-language fantasy series Theodosia, an adaptation of the children's novels by Robin LaFevers starring Eloise Little. The latter was released on networks such as HBO Max, CBBC, and Globoplay. El-Abd also appeared alongside Sabry in the film Fadel & Neama, directed by Ramy Imam. The following year, she had an ensemble role in the film Sukkar with Hala Al Turk.

Singles

 * "Mesh Mokhtalefeen" (2020)
 * "24 Karat" (2020)
 * "Sawa Sawa" (2020)