Amina Khalil (; born 26 October 1988) is an

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film and television actress who has gained prominence in the late 2010s and early 2020s in the

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by El Cinema.com Her advocacy for female rights granted her an honorary ambassador title by

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(UPFA) in Egypt.

Early life

Khalil studied acting at

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and graduated in 2009. She then studied at the

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. She practiced

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from childhood to age 17.

Career

Her roles in the films ''Asham'' (2012), ''Khetta Badeela'' (2015) and ''Sukkar Mor'' (2015) were critically acclaimed.Amina Khalil - Biography
at IMDb Her

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in the 2016 television show ''Grand Hotel'' (also known as ''Secret of the Nile''), and the 2018 TV series ''Layalie Eugenie'' (''Eugenie Nights''), are both on

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. She has had roles in ''Taraf Tallet'', ''Sharbat Loze'', ''Nekdeb Law Olna Mabenhebesh'', ''Saheb El Saada'' and ''Wallei El Ahd''. She cites

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as her acting inspiration, and says she would like to play a lead in an

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that is "

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style, or like

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". She has sung with

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artist Zap Tharwat.

Personal life

In July 2020, she became engaged to Egyptian businessman and engineer Omar Taha. Her hobbies include

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and swimming. In October 2020, Khalil contracted

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and has since recovered. She is an active proponent of women and their health in Egypt, and in June 2021 was named an honorary goodwill ambassador by the

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.Egyptian actress Amina Khalil announced as United Nations Population Fund honorary ambassador
by

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Filmography

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