Fadwa Abed

Fadwa Abed, born and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, isn’t your typical Egyptian actress. She actually kicked things off with a degree from the Faculty of Arts Education at Helwan University—so, not exactly the Hollywood pipeline. Instead, she spent her days as a Leasing Manager at some international development company, crunching numbers and probably daydreaming about being on set instead of in meetings. Acting wasn’t just a casual side thought for her. It was the dream, you know? The real deal. So, fast forward a bit, and Fadwa lands the role of Doaa in “Sabe’e Gar” (that’s “Seventh Neighbor” for anyone who’s not up on their Arabic TV shows). Now, this wasn’t just any small part. Nope, this was her way in, her first acting gig, and honestly? She crushed it. People actually couldn’t stop talking about her performance, and the series itself totally blew up in 2018. You gotta give some credit to Heba Yousry, one of the show’s writers, who basically saw something in Fadwa and suggested her for the role. That’s some wild intuition. Her performance hit different. It wasn’t polished or rehearsed to death—more like fresh, raw, and super relatable. She made Doaa feel like a real person, not just another character on screen. That’s probably why audiences everywhere felt like they knew her. Even though she was a total newcomer, Fadwa Abed just had that spark, and it showed.