Alongside her work as a documentary filmmaker, Ghandour started an acting career that soon made her one of the most prominent figures of Iraq’s fledgling but dynamic film industry.

A chance encounter with Mohammed Al-Daradji, a well-established Iraq-based filmmaker, led to her getting the leading role in the acclaimed film “The Journey”, which premiered at TIFF in 2017 and represented Iraq in nominations in the foreign feature category at the 2019 Academy Awards.

[1] After working on her part for three years, her performance as Sara, a female suicide bomber, drew much attention and earned her widespread critical acclaim,[2][3][4] as well as a number of awards.

[5] She was then called up by Baghdad-born Swiss filmmaker Samir for the main female role in his latest feature film, Baghdad in My Shadow,[6] which is to be released in 2019.

In parallel, she is working on a number of acting projects for television, including for the Channel 4 series "Baghdad Central".