
Elham Shahein
Known for Acting · 104 credits
- Born
- 1960-01-03 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as
- Elham Shahin · الهام شاهين · إلهام شاهين · إلهام السيد أحمد شاهين
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
TV Shows (24)

Sayed El Nas
2025
as اعتماد

Layali El-Helmeya
1987
as Zohra Soliman Ghanem

Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
1998
as فلة ( زوجة عاشور الناجي )

City Gates
1981
as نوال

Ramez Elon Masr
2025
ألف ليلة وليلة: معروف الإسكافي
1993

Hesbet Omri
2025

أخو البنات
1984
as سهام عبدالسلام حسن

Sahranin
2019

Nouna, the Lady Marriage-Officiant
2011

Backbreaking
2022

Gorgeous
2021

Forgive me, I didn't mean to
1999
as جلنار بشتك

Case of the Minister
2012

The sea said
1982
as نجفة

Rabiaa's Other Half
1996
as ناهد الوكيل

Qesat Al Ams
2008
الكومي
2001

٥٥ مشكلة حب
2023

With You, Mona El Shazly
2014
A Matter of Principle
2003

البراري والحامول
1995

Alfredo

بنات أفكاري
2001
Movies (80)

Restart
2025
as herself - guest of honor - بنفسها - ضيف شرف

Mr. Ex
2023
as منيرة

The Nobody
1984
as Warda

Ard Ard
1998
as Firdous Ibrahim

Madness of Life
2000

El Zalem Wel Mazloom
1989
as بدور

Ramadan On The Volcano
1985
as علية

Days Of Anger
1989

Escape To The Top
1996

Aihtaras Easabat Alnisa'
1986

Mothers in Exile
1981
as Nadia

Story Of Half a Million Dollar
1988
as راوية

Childish case
1990

One-Zero
2009
A Man Named Abbas
1978

By My Heart and Its Joy
2000
as Hanan

The Innocent
1986
as Nawara

Man in Woman's Eyes
1987

Harmonica
1998
as Nargs

Mr. Qeshta
1985
as جملات

The Pleasure Market
2000

الهانم بالنيابة عن مين
1988
as فريدة
We Love The Life Of Freedom

Sweet Killing
1998
as Manal Ahmed Suleiman

Al lo'ba Al Qazera
1993

Genius Five
1985

el zawga taraf aktar
1987
as منى

Zero Fat
2005
as Jamila Ayoub's Mother

The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty
1994
as أحلام

Naassaf Lehaza Al Khataa
1986

Al-Sakakeni
1986

Donia Abdul Gabbar
1992

The Shame
1982
as ليلى
An Investigation
1980

Cheap Flesh
1995
as Tawheed Masalish

The Orphan and the Wolves
1993

Whaling
2002
as Madeha

Alhajar alddayir
1992

Curfew
2020
as Faten

Desire
2002
as Layla

Banat Haretna
1987
as Lawahiz

A Maid...However
1993

Abou Zeid of His Time
1995

The Day Demon
1997
as Reham Othman

El Gentel
1996
as سعاد

The Assassination of Faten Tawfik
1995
as فاتن توفيق

The Garden of Blood
1987

Regatta
2015

Samira’s Death
1985

The Genius and Love
1987

Meeting on the honeymoon
1987
as Mona / Nahla

Anything But My Mother
1990

The Octopus
2000

Fursan Akher Zaman
1993

Raghba wa hiqd wa intiqam
1986

Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab
1986
as Suha Hassan

Alhajar alddayir
1992

A Day for Women
2016
as Shamiya

O Lovely Life
1996

Atshanh
1987

Appointment With The President
1990

Dantela
1998
as Maryam Tawfiq Abu Al-Atta

بستان الوهم

El-Mulk Lellah
1990

Bahlool Fe Istanbul
1998
as جوهرة

Fawziya's Secret Recipe
2009

Leylat Al-Qatl
1994
as Faiza

Downtown Shaking
2015
as حورية الشحاتة

Men without price
1993

العريس وأنا
1983

Don't Ask Me Who I Am
1984
as Layla

Awad in a Mess
2003

love school
1988
as ليلي

Satrak Ya Rab
1986
as Laila
شوقي بيه عريس
1982

A Lifetime of Joy
2020
as بنفسها - لقطات أرشيفية

الكنز
1993
as إنجي

Forbidden In The Girls' School
1986
as Nahid
مسرحية عيلتين في شقة
1984

The Deadly Dream
1986
as Nany Ibrahim
About Elham Shahein
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 Sorr… With 104 credits spanning from 1978 to 2025, Elham Shahein has appeared in 80 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Elham Shahein Movies
- Restart (2025) — as herself - guest of honor - بنفسها - ضيف شرف
- Mr. Ex (2023) — as منيرة
- The Nobody (1984) — as Warda
- Ard Ard (1998) — as Firdous Ibrahim
- Madness of Life (2000)
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