Ahd Kamel, Top Saudi actress makes history in Hollywood

Ahd Kamel, Top Saudi actress makes history in Hollywood

JEDDAH: Ahd Kamel, an actor and filmmaker from Jeddha, has become the first Saudi women to appear in a Hollywood movie after she was chosen for a role in the film Being, local media reported on Friday.

Directed by Douglas C. William, Being is an American horror movie that is is expected to be released this year.

According to an English Saudi daily, Kamel became the first Saudi actress to be on Netflix. She appeared in a mini-series named Collateral that was also aired on BBC.

Al Arabiya English reported that the actor also appeared in Vogue Arabia magazine alongside other pioneering Saudi women.