The Most Famous

ACTORS from Bahrain

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This page contains a list of the greatest Bahraini Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 3 of which were born in Bahrain. This makes Bahrain the birth place of the 95th most number of Actors behind Tanzania, and Afghanistan.

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bahraini Actors of all time. This list of famous Bahraini Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

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1. May Calamawy (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 51.63, May Calamawy is the most famous Bahraini Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages on wikipedia.

May El Calamawy (Arabic: مي القلماوي, romanized: Mayy al-Qalamāwī, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈmˤɑjj (el)ʔælæˈmæːwi]; born October 28, 1986) is an Egyptian-Palestinian actress who has worked and resided in the United States since 2015. She is known for her roles in the American television series Ramy (2019–present) as Dena Hassan, and Moon Knight (2022) as Layla El-Faouly / Scarlet Scarab, the first Egyptian and first Arab superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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2. Mamtha Mohandas (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 45.76, Mamtha Mohandas is the 2nd most famous Bahraini Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Mamta Mohandas (born 14 November 1984) is an Indian actress, producer and playback singer who primarily works in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. Mamta is a recipient of several awards including a Kerala State Film Award and two Filmfare Awards South. Mamta made her acting debut with Mayookham (2005) and had her breakthrough with Kadha Thudarunnu (2010), which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam and Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress. She has since appeared in successful films such as Arike (2012), My Boss (2012), Two Countries (2015), Udaharanam Sujatha (2017), Carbon (2018), Nine (2019), Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel (2019), Forensic (2020), Jana Gana Mana (2022) and Maharaja (2024).

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3. Jacqueline Fernandez (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 45.34, Jacqueline Fernandez is the 3rd most famous Bahraini Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 52 different languages.

Jacqueline Genevieve Fernandez (born 11 August 1985) is a Sri Lankan actress based in India. She has worked in Indian films, predominantly in Hindi, besides appearing in reality shows and music videos. Fernandez was born and raised in Bahrain. After graduating in mass communication from the University of Sydney and working as a television reporter in Sri Lanka, she joined the modelling industry. She was crowned Miss Universe Sri Lanka in 2006, and represented her country at Miss Universe 2006. While on a modelling assignment in India in 2009, Fernandez successfully auditioned for Sujoy Ghosh's fantasy drama Aladin, which marked her acting debut and won her the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. Fernandez had her breakthrough role with the psychological thriller Murder 2 (2011), her first commercial success. This was followed by glamorous roles in the commercially successful ensemble-comedy Housefull 2 (2012) and the action thriller Race 2 (2013), the former garnered her an IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Fernandez went on to star in the top-grossing action films Kick (2014) and Vikrant Rona (2022), and the comedies Housefull 3 (2016) and Judwaa 2 (2017). Alongside her screen acting career, Fernandez has worked as a judge in the ninth season of the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2016–2017), is a popular celebrity endorser for various brands and products, has participated in stage shows, and is active in humanitarian work.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Bahraini actors born between 1984 and 1986. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Bahraini actors include May Calamawy, Mamtha Mohandas, and Jacqueline Fernandez. As of April 2024, 3 new Bahraini actors have been added to Pantheon including May Calamawy, Mamtha Mohandas, and Jacqueline Fernandez.

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