Sara Abi Kanaan is a Lebanese actress who became famous after winning a Murex Do’r award for new emerging talents.
She started acting at the age of eleven and took role in the TV series “Bint el Hay” for Marwan Najjar. At the age of seventeen she took role in the TV series “Khotwet Houb” for Anis Choukry Fakhoury. Also took role in “Awal Marra” and “Duo Al Gharam” for Claudia Marchalian. She also played the role of Ward El Khal daughter in the TV series “Ishq Al Nissaa”.
She is playing the role of Ibtissam in “Al Kinaa”, a remarkable story written by Gebran Daher and directed by Charles Chlela
Murex D’Or 2013 introduced for the first time a new category called “Best Rising Actress” & “Best Rising Actor”. Sara Abi Kanaan, Cynthia Khalifeh, Liza Debbs, Nicolas Mezher & Joe Trad competed to win for this newly launched category.