Yosra was born in Cairo in 1985. She is half Egyptian, half Syrian. Her father, Mahmoud El Lozy, is a professor of theater arts at the American University in Cairo. Yosra is majoring in political science at AUC and studying theater and modern history as minor disciplines. Her first experience in professional acting was in Youssef Chahine's film "Alexandria... New York," where she played the role of young Ginger.

Yosra loves playing the piano and dancing ballet. She also loves playing football (soccer) with her father. She is very talented at singing. She has acted in many AUC theatrical productions, such as "Silly Goose," "The Sultan's Dilemma," "Suleiman El-Halabi" and "The Reader." She hopes to continue her studies in the field of international law.