Elham Shahin Explained

Elham Shahin
Birth Name:Elham El Sayed Ahmed Shahin
Birth Date:3 January 1961
Birth Place:Cairo, Egypt
Years Active:1981–present

Elham Shahin (Arabic: إلهام شاهين, also spelled Ilham Shaheen, Ilham Shahin, Ilham Chahine, and Elham Shaheen) is an Egyptian actress.

She has appeared in many Egyptian films and television series and has won both Egyptian and international awards.[1]

In 2021, she played a prostitute in the Jean-Paul Sartre play The Respectful Prostitute. Haaretz reported that this "caused political turmoil in Egypt".[2]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1985Al HalfoutWarda
1986The InnocentNawwara
Easabat Al'nisa

Television

YearTitleRole
1982Rihlat AzabSoad
1987Escape to PrisonMona

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elham Shahin. Fanoos Encyclopedia .
  2. News: A Daring Actress and Sartre Just Caused a Social Media Uproar and Political Turmoil in Egypt. Falah Saab. Sheren. 30 November 2021. Haaretz.