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Acting

Elham Shahein

Profession
Acting
Born
January 3, 1960 · Cairo, Egypt

Biography

Elham Shaheen was born in Heliopolis, Elham graduated from the Institute of Performing Arts, acting division in 1982. Director Kamal Yassin launched her career by giving her a role in his made-for-TV-play "Hooreya men Al Marikh" (Mermaid from Mars). She starred in many TV shows including: "Akhu El Banat" (Brother of the Sisters), "Al El Bahr" (The Ocean Said), "Hatta la Yakhtaniq Al-hob"(So Love Doesn't Suffocate) "Nisf Rabia' Al Akhar" (The second half of Spring), "Layaly Al Helmeya" (Nights of Helmeya), and "Samhoony, Makansh Asdy" (I'm Sorry...I didn't mean to). She also won many awards for her film roles in "The Gentle" and "Ya Dunia Ya Gharamy" (Oh World, Oh my Love). Elham is known for her versatility in choosing different types of roles both in film and the small screen. In her personal life, Elham was married briefly to Egyptian producer Adel Hosny, then to a Lebanese business man.

Known for

The Innocent poster
The Innocent
Film · 1986 · ★ 7.6
The Shame poster
The Shame
Film · 1982 · ★ 7.6
The Nobody poster
The Nobody
Film · 1984 · ★ 6.6
Ramadan On The Volcano poster
Ramadan On The Volcano
Film · 1985 · ★ 6.1
One-Zero poster
One-Zero
Film · 2009 · ★ 5.6
Regatta poster
Regatta
Film · 2015
Restart poster
Restart
Film · 2025
A Day for Women poster
A Day for Women
Film · 2016
Mr. Ex poster
Mr. Ex
Film · 2023
Zero Fat poster
Zero Fat
Film · 2005
El Helmeya Nights poster
El Helmeya Nights
Series · 1987
El Zalem Wel Mazloom poster
El Zalem Wel Mazloom
Film · 1989

Filmography