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Leena Alam

1978 - Today

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Leenā Alam (Persian: لينا علم;) is an Afghan film, television, and theater actress. She has appeared in films such as Kabuli Kid, Black Kite, Loori, A Letter to the President and Hassan. She is widely known to have worked on film and TV that speak of child marriage, gender inequality, women's rights and social conflicts. She has also been known as "Shereen of Afghanistan" (شیرین افغانستان) after playing in the taboo-smashing feminist television drama, Shereen (شیرین), the first of its kind to have been made in Afghanistan, directed by Ghafar Azad and produced by Kaboora and Tolo TV. Shereen was nominated for Best Mini-Series Drama alongside The Night Manager, Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Leena Alam is the 10,256th most popular actor (up from 12,851st in 2024), the 152nd most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 168th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Afghan Actor.

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Among people born in 1978, Leena Alam ranks 544. Before her are Jaime Ray Newman, Éva Tófalvi, Yu Nan, Tim McIlrath, Kaspars Kambala, and Swizz Beatz. After her are Ryōta Tsuzuki, Rutina Wesley, B.J. Penn, Glennis Grace, Cindy Parlow Cone, and Daigo.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Leena Alam ranks 152 out of 177. Before her are Maria Bashir (1970), Abdul Hakim Haqqani (1967), Zakia Zaki (1962), Nadia Anjuman (1981), Nasrin Oryakhil (1964), and Malalai Joya (1978). After her are Ahmed Wali Karzai (1961), Rohullah Nikpai (1987), Shukria Barakzai (1972), Mohammad Yousef Kargar (1963), Azra Jafari (1978), and Fatima Aziz (null).

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Among ACTORS In Afghanistan

Among actors born in Afghanistan, Leena Alam ranks 2. Before her are Kader Khan (1937). After her are Marina Golbahari (1989), and Soosan Firooz (null).

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