Alloush was born in Hama, Syria to a father who was a physician and mother who was an engineer.

She studied French literature, then theater criticism at the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in Damascus.

[4] That same year in November, she married Egyptian actor Amr Youssef.

She signed on what was known as the "Milk Statement" in April 2011; the statement demanded the delivery of humanitarian aid including food, medicine, and milk to the children of Daraa, which was besieged by government forces.

[7][8] She criticized First Lady of Syria Asma al-Assad for not standing with mothers of victims of the Syrian regime.