Shahira

Shahira 

Egyptian Actress

Personal Information

Real Name: Aisha Mohamed Ahmed Hamdy

Date of Birth: February 1, 1949 (Age: 76)

Nationality: 🇪🇬 Egypt

Spouse: Mahmoud Yassin (1970 - 2020)

Children:

🎭 Rania Mahmoud Yassin (Born: March 10, 1972)

🎬 Mohamed Mahmoud Yassin (Born: March 13, 1976)

Career

Education: 🎭 Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts

Profession: Actress

Languages: Arabic

Years Active: 1969 - 1993

About Her 🎬

📌 Shahira started her acting career after graduating from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts. She starred in a limited number of films during the 1970s and 1980s but left a significant impact on Egyptian cinema. She also founded a film production company and acted in several films she produced.

🛑 Retirement: In 1993, she decided to retire from acting and wore the hijab. However, in 1996, she returned to host a religious program on Iqraa TV.

📸 In 2019, she appeared without her hijab alongside actress Soheir Ramzy at a charity bazaar for Abu El-Rish Hospital, sparking media controversy.

Filmography 🎥

📽️ Films

1972: Forbidden Pictures

1974: My Daughter and Love

1975: A Question in Love

1977: An Apartment in Downtown

1978: Life Was Wasted, My Son

1980: The Age of Love

1982: The Journey of Suffering and Love

1985: The Man Who Sneezed

1986: The Sniper – Secret Session – Stigma

1988: Film

1990: The Fugitive’s Return – Night and Traitors

1991: The Stroke of a Lifetime

1993: Love in Parentheses

📺 TV Series

1970: Ladies and Misses

1971: Return to Exile

1972: Cairo and the People

1977: Her Lover

1978: The Twin – A Woman's Tragedy

1979: The Giant

1981: Inherited Anger

1983: His Majesty, Love

1984: One Thousand and One Nights

1987: Sinbel After a Million – The Wife Knows First

1989: The Cave, Illusion, and Love

1990: A Creature Called Woman – Certainty

📌 Shahira was one of the leading actresses of her generation and was closely associated with actor Mahmoud Yassin in both life and art, starring together in several successful films.