Sherihan ( ar, شريهان) (born 6 December 1964) is an Egyptian actress, singer and classically trained dancer.

Biography

Sherihan started acting at the age of four. She is mostly known for Fawazir Ramadan. She retired in 2002 and came out of retirement in 2016. In 2021, she made her stage return after a 20-year hiatus from acting by starring in ''Coco Chanel'' play.

Personal life

Sherihan is a half-sister of

Omar Khorshid Omar Khorshid ( ar, عمر خورشيد; April 9, 1945 – May 29, 1981) was an Egyptian guitarist, musician, composer, accompanist and actor. Born in Cairo, he was a well-known guitarist who accompanied many singers, including Farid Al Atrash ...

. She married Jordanian businessman Alaa Khawaja, with whom she has two daughters. In 1990, she had a terrible accident, in which she broke her back including the spine. In 2002, she suffered from

Salivary gland tumours Salivary gland tumours, also known as mucous gland adenomas or neoplasms, are tumours that form in the tissues of salivary glands. The salivary glands are classified as major or minor. The major salivary glands consist of the parotid, submandibul ...

, which forced her to retire from acting. Sherihan is a popular Egyptian nationalist too and was a main participating figure in her homeland's revolution in 2011 demanding the removal of president

Hosni Mubarak Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011. Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in ...

Partial filmography

Television

Theater

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherihan 1964 births Egyptian film actresses Living people Actresses from Cairo Egyptian television actresses Egyptian stage actresses Egyptian nationalists Egyptian revolutionaries