Sherihan Ahmed Abdel Fattah el Shalakani (, ; born 6 December 1965) 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. 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 which forced her to retire from acting.
Sherihan is also a popular Egyptian nationalist and was a main participant in the 2011 revolution demanding the removal of president Hosni Mubarak.