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Elham Shahin
Shahin in 2021
Born
Elham El Sayed Ahmed Shahin

(1961-01-03) 3 January 1961 (age 63)
Cairo, Egypt
Occupations
  • Actress
  • film producer
Years active1981–present

Elham Shahin (Template:Lang-ar, 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
Year Title Role
1985 Al Halfout Warda
1986 The Innocent Nawwara
Easabat Al'nisa
Television
Year Title Role
1982 Rihlat Azab Soad
1987 Escape to Prison Mona

Reference

  1. ^ "Elham Shahin". Fanoos Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ Falah Saab, Sheren (30 November 2021). "A Daring Actress and Sartre Just Caused a Social Media Uproar and Political Turmoil in Egypt" – via Haaretz.