May el-Toukhy

May el-Toukhy studied at National Film School of Denmark and Danish National School of Performing Arts. The recorded working language is Danish. The field of work recorded is film production. Works named in the authority record are Queen of Hearts and Long Story Short. Distinctions recorded are The Carl Theodor Dreyer Prize and Statens Kunstfonds hædersydelse.

• Name — May el-Thouky • Born — 17 August 1977 • Birthplace — Charlottenlund, Denmark • Education — DASPA, National Film School of Denmark • Occupation — Filmmaker • Partner — Mikael Rieks • Children — 1

El-Thouky was born in 1977 to a Danish mother and Egyptian father, and has said that her father's experience as a first generation immigrant has influenced her film making. She graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2002, and later as a film director from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009.

• Illustration — El-Toukhy with her Golden Lion for Woman Unknown at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival She creates films featuring complicated protagonists, like the 2019 film Queen of Hearts and 2026 Woman Unknown. Woman Unknown was the only film by a female director initially included in the 2026 Venice Film Festival main competition. She was a signing member of the Dogma 25 movement.

El-Thouky is in a relationship with Danish producer Mikael Rieks. She also has a daughter from a previous relationship.

• Year — English Title — Original Title — Notes • 2017 — The Legacy — Arvingerne — Directed 2 episodes • Ride Upon the Storm — Herrens Veje — Directed 2 episodes • 2020 — Cry Wolf — Ulven kommer — Directed 2 episodes • 2022–23 — The Crown — Directed 4 episodes