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Donia Samir Ghanem is an Egyptian actress and singer. She was born in January 1,1985 in Cairo, Egypt. She is the eldest daughter of the Egyptian cinema icon Samir Ghanem, and Egyptian actress Dalal Abdel Aziz; and the sister of Amy Samir Ghanem who is an actress too. She graduated from Modern Sciences & Arts (MSA) University, Faculty of Mass Communication Major in broadcasting in 2008. She started her acting career when she was 10 in a movie entitled "Emra'a wa Emra'a" (1995). She attracted attention while acting in an Egyptian TV series called "Justice has many faces" in 2001. She got her breakthrough role in "Ya ana ya khalty" (2005) which starred the comedy actor Mohamed Henedy. Her collaboration with Ahmed Mekky in rom-com movies "Teer Enta" (2009) and "La Tarago Wa La Esteslam" (2010) achieved huge success. She co-starred with Ahmed Mekky in four seasons of "El Kabeer Awy", an Egyptian sitcom, which was a huge hit in the Middle East. Donia is an UNICEF Egypt Ambassador and she took part in the #FightUnfair social media campaign in 2015 which aimed at shedding the light on the challenges facing children and young people in Egypt, and she urged for ending the use of violence as a form of discipline for children. She has also participated in a UNICEF Regional campaign in 2016, in support of Syria, alongside UNICEF's prominent Goodwill Ambassadors. The campaign, #FIVE years, showcased the impact of war on the Syrian citizens and a call to end the suffering of children. She made a contribution to the social media campaign 'A Child is A Child' on social media, during Ramadan 2017 and posted on her Instagram account encouraging her community to donate through UNICEF website to help save and change children refugees' lives. In October 2017, Donia gave her first musical performance for kids titled "Donia's World". She invited a group of 70 children, benefiting from shelter and protection services of UNICEF's partner, FACE for Children in Need, to attend her musical show. She was a judge on the 4th season (2015) of The X Factor Arabia. She won a fair amount of awards for her roles in movies and TV series such as El Farah (2009), Lahfa (2015) and Nelly & Sherihan (2016). She did 2 singles; "Mesh Adra Asad' Enaya' and "Khalas Ertaht" in 2005 and featured in 2 songs by Ahmed Mekky ("Dawar Bi Nafsak" in 2009 and "Ehlam" in 2010). "Wahda Tania Khales" is her debut Album which was released in 2014 and gained success in the Middle East. She got married in June 13, 2013 to TV presenter Ramy Radwan and gave birth to her daughter Kayla in March 2014.

Donia Samir Ghanem in 365 Days of Happiness (2011)

She is the daughter of two famous actors <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1649765/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Samir Ghanem</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1695459/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Dalal Abdulaziz</a>.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 29, a daughter Kaila Radwan in March 2014. Child&#39;s father is her husband, Rami Radwan.

She did an Etisalat commercial in 2010 and a Pepsi Commercial in 2011.

Her parents <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1649765/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Samir Ghanem</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1695459/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Dalal Abdulaziz</a> appeared with her in &quot;Lahfa&quot;, &quot;Nelly &amp; Sherihan&quot;, &quot;Fi Al La La Land&quot; and &quot;Badal El Hadouta 3&quot;.

She performed a song called &quot;Nafs El Horouf&quot; with a disabled kid in a celebration for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities held on December 24, 2018 in the presence of the Egyptian President.

Reaching 8 million fans on Instagram, Donia became the most followed Egyptian actress &amp; the 5th most followed Egyptian artist as of June 16, 2019.

Donia hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live Arabia in February 2016.

She was #2 in Forbes Middle East Top 10 Arab Female Actors 2017.

She was #28 in Forbes&#39; Top 100 Arab Celebrities ranking for 2017.

In 2016, She co-starred in Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation ad titled: Ersem Alb (Draw a Heart) which included prominent Egyptian artists and footballers. The ad was one of the most viral ads of Ramadan 2016.

She featured in Google&#39;s International Women&#39;s Day 2016 doodle, which was visible to users in the Middle East and North Africa.

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