Elham Shahein
Born: 1960-01-03 in Cairo, Egypt
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Sayed El Nas as اعتماد
- Ramez Elon Masr
- Hesbet Omri
- Restart as herself - guest of honor - بنفسها - ضيف شرف
2023
- ٥٥ مشكلة حب
- Mr. Ex as منيرة
2022
2021
2020
- A Lifetime of Joy as بنفسها - لقطات أرشيفية
- Curfew as Faten
2019
2016
- A Day for Women as Shamiya
2015
- Regatta
- Downtown Shaking as حورية الشحاتة
2012
2008
2005
- Zero Fat as Jamila Ayoub's Mother
2001
2000
1999
- Forgive me, I didn't mean to as جلنار بشتك
1998
- Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
- Dantela as Maryam Tawfiq Abu Al-Atta
- Harmonica as Nargs
- Sweet Killing as Manal Ahmed Suleiman
- Ard Ard as Firdous Ibrahim
- Bahloul in Istanbul as جوهرة
1997
- The Day Demon as Reham Othman
1996
- Rabiaa's Other Half as ناهد الوكيل
- O Lovely Life
- El Gentel as سعاد
- Escape To The Top
1995
- Abou Zeid of His Time
- The Assassination of Faten Tawfik as فاتن توفيق
- البراري والحامول
- Cheap Flesh as Tawheed Masalish
1994
- The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty as أحلام
- Leylat Al-Qatl as Faiza
1993
1989
- El Zalem Wel Mazloom as بدور
- Days Of Anger
1988
- Story Of Half a Million Dollar as راوية
- love school as ليلي
- الهانم بالنيابة عن مين as فريدة
1987
- Layali El-Helmeya
- Atshanh
- Man in Woman's Eyes
- The Garden of Blood
- The Genius and Love
- Banat Haretna as Lawahiz
- Meeting on the honeymoon as Mona / Nahla
- el zawga taraf aktar as منى
1986
- Naassaf Lehaza Al Khataa
- The Innocent as Nawara
- Raghba wa hiqd wa intiqam
- Al-Sakakeni
- The Deadly Dream as Nany Ibrahim
- Aihtaras Easabat Alnisa'
- Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab as Suha Hassan
- Satrak Ya Rab as Laila
- Forbidden In The Girls' School as Nahid
1985
- Ramadan On The Volcano as علية
- Mr. Qeshta as جملات
- Samira’s Death
- Genius Five
1984
- أخو البنات as سهام عبدالسلام حسن
- The Nobody as Warda
- Don't Ask Me Who I Am as Layla
- مسرحية عيلتين في شقة
1983
1982
- The sea said as نجفة
- The Shame as ليلى
- شوقي بيه عريس
1981
- City Gates as نوال
- Mothers in Exile as Nadia