Rania Youssef to Star in TV Series "Link"
Egyptian actress Rania Youssef has found her next television project — starring opposite Sayed Ragab in the TV series "Link".
Written by Mohamed Galal and directed by Mohamed Abdel Rahman Hamaki, the drama highlights the negative effects of social media.
Principal photography launches in the coming weeks and debuts in the off-season.
Youssef was last seen in the TV series "Ahl Al Khattaya," "Jareemat Montasaf Allil," and "Nos Al Shab Esmo Mohamed".
Youssef, born on December 1, 1973, worked as a model before launching her acting career. She made her acting debut in the 1993 TV series "Mermaid".
Her TV credits include "El Haramy", "Mamlaket Eblis", "El Ansaa Farah 1", "Kaeno Embareh", "Afrah El-Qobba", "Sabaa' Arwah", "Leila", "Ayoon Al-Qalb", "Elsabaa Wasaya", "Niran Sadeeka", "Khatout Hamra", 'Ahel Cairo', "Harb Al-Jawasis", 'A'ilat Al Hajj Metwaly', and 'Al Nisaa Qadimat'.
On the film side, Youssef is also best known for her roles in "Haflet Montasaf El-Leil", "Alzheimer's", 'Reklam', 'Sarkhat Namla', 'Wahid Saheeh', and "Cabaret".
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