Elsa Zgheib () is a Lebanese actress, born on February 1, 1981, in

Amsheet Amsheet (, '; also spelled Amchit) is a seaside town and municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon, about 40 km north of Beirut. The town's average elevation is 140 meters above sea level and its total land a ...

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Early life

Elsa studied and graduated high school at Saint Coeur, Byblos, in 1998, and then studied theater in the

Lebanese University The Lebanese University (LU; ) is the only state-funded public university in Lebanon. It was established in 1951. The university's main campus was originally located in Beirut, but a few satellite campuses were opened due to travel restriction ...

and graduated in 2002. Her first appearance on TV was in the drama series "Min Ahla Byout Rass Bayrout" (Season 2) on ''LBC'', where she played the role of a lawyer.

Career

2003–2007: TV debut, teaching and commercials

Elsa began her career teaching theater in several schools until 2007. Her first appearance on the small screen began with commercials for

and the Arab World for various products and brands such as ''Arial'', ''Kit Kat'' and ''Pizza Hut''.

2008–2016: TV series comeback, Studio El Fan

In 2008, Zgheib made a comeback to the small screen with small roles in several series starting with "Hawwa' fil Tarikh" ( حوّاء في التّاريخ) and the "Mafkoudin" (مفقودين) group series. She filmed several series such as "Mouabbad" (مؤبد )which aired in late 2009 on ''Future TV''. Other projects included "Kadiyyat Youssef Chaaban" ( قضية يوسف شعبان) (''LBC''). She played her first leading role in "Arlette and Edward" (أرليت و ادوار) (''AL JADEED TV'') in 2010. That year, she took part in the series "Min Ajli Aaynayha" ( من أجل عينيها) on OTV, in which she played the role of Salwa. After the circulation of rumors that Zgheib would be presenting the newest season of TV's hit show "

Studio El Fan ''Studio El Fan'' (, "The Art Studio") was one of the Arab world's first star-maker talent shows in Lebanon, created by the famous television director and producer Simon Asmar, and Alfred Barakat. The program helped launch the careers of many famo ...

" (استديو الفن), it was confirmed that she had gotten job. The show made its comeback on November 27, 2009, on MTV Lebanon until June 2010. In November 2010, Zgheib was announced to play the lead role in a Lebanese TV drama named "Hiya wa Hiya" ( هي و هي ) opposite Lebanese actor Ammar Chalak which aired on Future TV and OTV. She was in the second part of "Al Ghaliboun" (2 الغالبون) which aired in Ramadan 2012. That year, she starred in "Jana Al Omer" (جنى العمر) opposite Youssef El Khal, which aired on "

Future Television Future Television (, ''Televizyon al-Mustaqbal'') was a Lebanese free-to-air television station founded in 1993 by the Future Movement leader Rafic Hariri, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon. Future TV was also available via satellite in the Arab ...

" and

Al Jadeed ''Al Jadeed'' (, ) is an independent Lebanese TV station. Based in Beirut it was launched in 1992 and closed in 1997 due to Syrian intervention, and then relaunched in 2001. On 9 May 2005, ''Al Jadeed'' was also launched in America and the ...

in January 2013. In Ramadan of the same year, she starred in the series "Kiyamat Al Banadek" (قيامة البنادق). She played the role of an abused housewife in the 2014 series "Forsa Tenye" (فرصة تانية).

2016–present: Pan-Arab TV series

In 2016, Zgheib returned to the small screen with two new series, "Fakhamet El Shak" (فخامة الشك). The following year, she starred in "Bi Lahza" (بلحظة). In 2019, she played the role of aunt Sabah in the pan-Arab series "Ma Fiyye" (ما فيي). In 2021, she starred as Salma in the Jawwy TV series "Downtown" (داون تاون), whose misfortunes in life provide the basis of her character arch.

Personal life

Zgheib is married to Riad Fahed with whom she has two children.

Filmography

Other projects

Zgheib established her own agency, The Divas, in 2008, which provides hosts, hostesses and coordinators for weddings and events.

References

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