<p>Safaa El Toukhy is a prominent Egyptian actress, born in Cairo in 1964. She is the daughter of playwright Abdullah El Toukhy and the late writer Fathiya El Assal, which created a cultural and artistic environment that influenced her career. She obtained a BA from the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts and began her artistic career as a writer before turning to acting in the late 1970s, where she participated in a large number of prominent cinematic and television works.</p>