Sherihan

Sherihan is an Egyptian screen beauty and a successful fashion model. Her family as a whole is active in art as her brother was the well-known actor and guitarist U’mar Khorshid who passed away in 1981. Khorshid presented several successful cinema titles and aided his sister’s career. Sherihan enjoys a uniquely Arabic form of beauty and is among the most beautiful of Arabic cinema figures. She presented several successful works which included cinema titles and trivia shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The actress withdrew from acting when she developed cancer and she hopes to return to acting in the future.

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The Virgin and the Gray Hair (1983)

After a woman loses hope of bearing a child of her own, she adopts an orphan against her husband's will, but when the child becomes a young woman, she falls in love with her adoptive father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hussein Kamal
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz  •  Nabila Obeid

After a woman loses hope of bearing a child of her own, she adopts an orphan against her husband's will, but when the child becomes a young woman, she falls in love with her adoptive father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hussein Kamal
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz  •  Nabila Obeid

Take Care of Your Mind (1985)

Wael is a psychiatry student by day and nightclub worker,he gets acquainted with Salwa in the hospital where he trains and falls in love with her. He feels that there's a big story behind her admission to the hospital and tries to help her despite all the obstacles ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Abdelaziz
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Sherihan  •  Ahmad Bedir  •  Galal El Sharkawy

Wael is a psychiatry student by day and nightclub worker,he gets acquainted with Salwa in the hospital where he trains and falls in love with her. He feels that there's a big story behind her admission to the hospital and tries to help her despite all the obstacles ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Abdelaziz
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Sherihan  •  Ahmad Bedir  •  Galal El Sharkawy

Date Wine (1998)

This film is an exploration of what happens to places in general, and people in particular, once the menfolk abandon an Egyptian village to investigate the greener-grass on the proverbial 'other side'. The womenfolk, those too old and those too young are left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radwan El Kashef
CAST:  Hamdy Ahmed  •  Fayza Amasaib  •  Abdullah Mahmoud  •  Mohamed Nagaty

This film is an exploration of what happens to places in general, and people in particular, once the menfolk abandon an Egyptian village to investigate the greener-grass on the proverbial 'other side'. The womenfolk, those too old and those too young are left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radwan El Kashef
CAST:  Hamdy Ahmed  •  Fayza Amasaib  •  Abdullah Mahmoud  •  Mohamed Nagaty

The Collar and the Bracelet (1986)

In 1933 in the village of Karnak in Luxor, sad lives with her husband Bakhit Bishari paraplegic and TB disease.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khairy Beshara
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Ferdoos Abdel Hamid  •  Hanan Youssef  •  Ahmed Abdelaziz

In 1933 in the village of Karnak in Luxor, sad lives with her husband Bakhit Bishari paraplegic and TB disease.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khairy Beshara
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Ferdoos Abdel Hamid  •  Hanan Youssef  •  Ahmed Abdelaziz

Lock Up Your Daughters (1980)

Dr. Raafat faces challenges and difficulties in raising his three daughters, Fawzia (Sanaa Younis), Soso (Shreihan) and Nadia (Ijlal Zaki).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fouad Al-Mohandes  •  Mohamed Shaker
CAST:  Fouad Al-Mohandes  •  Sanaa Younes  •  Sherihan  •  Mohammad Abu Al Hasan

Dr. Raafat faces challenges and difficulties in raising his three daughters, Fawzia (Sanaa Younis), Soso (Shreihan) and Nadia (Ijlal Zaki).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fouad Al-Mohandes  •  Mohamed Shaker
CAST:  Fouad Al-Mohandes  •  Sanaa Younes  •  Sherihan  •  Mohammad Abu Al Hasan

Al-khobz Al-mor (1982)

Aziza lives with her late stepmother Fahima and her husband Atris. Salem is working to save the amount of money to buy a dear land where his hometown Awad aspires. Fahima manages the price of the land and gives it to Salem to accelerate his marriage to Aziz, who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashraf Fahmy
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz  •  Shwikar  •  Saeed Saleh

Aziza lives with her late stepmother Fahima and her husband Atris. Salem is working to save the amount of money to buy a dear land where his hometown Awad aspires. Fahima manages the price of the land and gives it to Salem to accelerate his marriage to Aziz, who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashraf Fahmy
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz  •  Shwikar  •  Saeed Saleh

Who is the Thief Between Us (1984)

The young journalist, Sahar, meets Hussein in London and they return to Egypt, where he meets her father, Asim, the company manager, from whom his twin brother, Sherif, embezzled a large sum of money. After Sherif gets arrested, Hussein tries to sell everything to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Abdelaziz
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Sherihan  •  Salah Nazmi  •  Farida Saif Elnasr

The young journalist, Sahar, meets Hussein in London and they return to Egypt, where he meets her father, Asim, the company manager, from whom his twin brother, Sherif, embezzled a large sum of money. After Sherif gets arrested, Hussein tries to sell everything to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Abdelaziz
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Sherihan  •  Salah Nazmi  •  Farida Saif Elnasr

For your eyes (1987)

A respectable man inherits a cabaret from his brother and finds himself obliged to manage him and take care of a young girl who dreams of performing a performing dancer  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hussein Kamal
CAST:  Fouad Al-Mohandes  •  Sherihan  •  Sohair El Barooni  •  Mahmoud El Gendy

A respectable man inherits a cabaret from his brother and finds himself obliged to manage him and take care of a young girl who dreams of performing a performing dancer  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hussein Kamal
CAST:  Fouad Al-Mohandes  •  Sherihan  •  Sohair El Barooni  •  Mahmoud El Gendy

Mohamad Ali's Street (1991)

A play in the streets of Mohammed Ali through a musical and performance ensemble, which is linked to a love story with her neighbor, will she achieve her dream of stardom and love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Abdelaziz  •  Mohamed Fadel
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Farid Shawqi  •  Hesham Selim  •  Waheid Seif

A play in the streets of Mohammed Ali through a musical and performance ensemble, which is linked to a love story with her neighbor, will she achieve her dream of stardom and love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Abdelaziz  •  Mohamed Fadel
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Farid Shawqi  •  Hesham Selim  •  Waheid Seif

Crystal (1993)

After being severely injured, Nada the show star looks for a new replacement to be the heroine of the band instead of her. She accidentally sees Hasana dancing in one of the carnivals and decides to train her, while the girl who was the candidate to be the heroine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adel Awad
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Hesham Selim  •  Abdel Moneim Madbouly

After being severely injured, Nada the show star looks for a new replacement to be the heroine of the band instead of her. She accidentally sees Hasana dancing in one of the carnivals and decides to train her, while the girl who was the candidate to be the heroine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adel Awad
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Hesham Selim  •  Abdel Moneim Madbouly

Very Hot Day (1995)

A young man who lives abroad, returns to his country Egypt after an absence of 8 years on that very hot day, to spend a short vacation to visit his family in Cairo while calling one of his friends Telefonia is exposed to steal her bag, to chase the thief and get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Khan
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Mahmoud Hemida  •  Mohamed Fouad  •  Alaa Wali El Din

A young man who lives abroad, returns to his country Egypt after an absence of 8 years on that very hot day, to spend a short vacation to visit his family in Cairo while calling one of his friends Telefonia is exposed to steal her bag, to chase the thief and get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Khan
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Mahmoud Hemida  •  Mohamed Fouad  •  Alaa Wali El Din

Pleasing self (1998)

Nawal Ibrahim Al-Saadi (Shreihan) is suffering from schizophrenic schizophrenia and a fetus in one of the mental health clinics in Alexandria. She suffers in the clinic after she was taken away by her only son, Adel, by force and meets a large number of patients ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Ashraf Abdel Baky  •  Sherihan  •  Alaa Wali El Din

Nawal Ibrahim Al-Saadi (Shreihan) is suffering from schizophrenic schizophrenia and a fetus in one of the mental health clinics in Alexandria. She suffers in the clinic after she was taken away by her only son, Adel, by force and meets a large number of patients ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atef El-Tayeb
CAST:  Ashraf Abdel Baky  •  Sherihan  •  Alaa Wali El Din

Cat on Fire (1977)

Cat on Hot Tin Roof adaptation directed by Samir Seif.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samir Seif
CAST:  Poussi  •  Ibrahim Khan  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Sherihan

Cat on Hot Tin Roof adaptation directed by Samir Seif.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samir Seif
CAST:  Poussi  •  Ibrahim Khan  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Sherihan

Mit Foll (1996)

Kamal is a porter in a hotel who he loves the secretary Dalal. They lie to each other, pretending to be rich, but they discover the truth after they get married. They look for a rich father, till they find a millionaire who accepts them as his son and daughter, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raafat El Mehi
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Hassan Hosny  •  Hesham Selim  •  Ashraf Abdel Baky

Kamal is a porter in a hotel who he loves the secretary Dalal. They lie to each other, pretending to be rich, but they discover the truth after they get married. They look for a rich father, till they find a millionaire who accepts them as his son and daughter, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raafat El Mehi
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Hassan Hosny  •  Hesham Selim  •  Ashraf Abdel Baky

You're Free (1981)

It is a play that expresses freedom, how a person can use it correctly, and what are the limits of human freedom, and the consequences thereof.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Sobhi  •  Mahmoud El Barbari
CAST:  Mohamed Sobhi  •  Sherihan  •  Mahmoud El Qala'awy  •  Salah Abdallah

It is a play that expresses freedom, how a person can use it correctly, and what are the limits of human freedom, and the consequences thereof.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Sobhi  •  Mahmoud El Barbari
CAST:  Mohamed Sobhi  •  Sherihan  •  Mahmoud El Qala'awy  •  Salah Abdallah

El Mahzooz (1985)

Azouz (Mohamed Sobhy) is a planning employee who lives alone in an apartment in the neighborhood of Zamalek. He is single and isolated from his neighbors. He has addressed 7 years to Suhair (Rawiya Saleh) and is distinguished by his inability to make a decision. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Sobhi
CAST:  Mohamed Sobhi  •  Sherihan  •  Mahmoud El Qala'awy  •  Salah Abdallah

Azouz (Mohamed Sobhy) is a planning employee who lives alone in an apartment in the neighborhood of Zamalek. He is single and isolated from his neighbors. He has addressed 7 years to Suhair (Rawiya Saleh) and is distinguished by his inability to make a decision. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Sobhi
CAST:  Mohamed Sobhi  •  Sherihan  •  Mahmoud El Qala'awy  •  Salah Abdallah

The Two Hobos (1983)

Masood and Hamid live in a room in the house of Louahez, they owe the people of the neighborhood a lot of money. One day, a letter arrives from Australia saying that Massoud's uncle died and he inherited one million pounds. Now everyone is nice to Masood hoping to ...  (more)

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CAST:  Saeed Saleh  •  Yehia El Fakharany  •  Sherihan  •  Mohamed Reda

Masood and Hamid live in a room in the house of Louahez, they owe the people of the neighborhood a lot of money. One day, a letter arrives from Australia saying that Massoud's uncle died and he inherited one million pounds. Now everyone is nice to Masood hoping to ...  (more)

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CAST:  Saeed Saleh  •  Yehia El Fakharany  •  Sherihan  •  Mohamed Reda

Women Market (1994)

The journalist Nadia investigates the suicide of a girl in a house of ill fame, especially since the sister of the suicide girl rejects the fact that her sister was a prostitute. Meanwhile, Officer Ahmed also tries to uncover the mystery of the incident that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youssef Francis
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Hussein Fahmy  •  Mahmoud Hemida  •  Tahiya Cariocca

The journalist Nadia investigates the suicide of a girl in a house of ill fame, especially since the sister of the suicide girl rejects the fact that her sister was a prostitute. Meanwhile, Officer Ahmed also tries to uncover the mystery of the incident that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youssef Francis
CAST:  Sherihan  •  Hussein Fahmy  •  Mahmoud Hemida  •  Tahiya Cariocca

The Woman and the Law (1988)

The young woman, the young lawyer, is sacrificed to the mother, who works as a nurse in a hospital with her health and youth in order to devote herself to raising her only daughter. She hopes to become a doctor. The teacher is the owner of the house where the ...  (more)

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CAST:  Sherihan

The young woman, the young lawyer, is sacrificed to the mother, who works as a nurse in a hospital with her health and youth in order to devote herself to raising her only daughter. She hopes to become a doctor. The teacher is the owner of the house where the ...  (more)

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CAST:  Sherihan

Scandal of a Lifetime (1989)

In one evening, after Dr. Shaheen finishes his work at the hospital, he receives a phone call for a patient's ambulance. The doctor goes to look for the address in the popular neighborhood. In a poor house, he meets with the sick girl, who screams and accuses the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adel El Aassar
CAST:  Kamal Al-Shenawy  •  Sherihan  •  Hesham Selim  •  Ahmed Khamis

In one evening, after Dr. Shaheen finishes his work at the hospital, he receives a phone call for a patient's ambulance. The doctor goes to look for the address in the popular neighborhood. In a poor house, he meets with the sick girl, who screams and accuses the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adel El Aassar
CAST:  Kamal Al-Shenawy  •  Sherihan  •  Hesham Selim  •  Ahmed Khamis
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