Dina Shihabi

Dina Shihabi
Dina Shihabi
Born Dina Shihabi
(1989-09-22) September 22, 1989
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Residence New York City, United States
Nationality Saudi Arabian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present

Dina Shihabi (Arabic: دينا الشهابي‎; born 22 September 1989) is a Saudi Arabian[1] actress working in the United States.

Early life and career

Dina Shihabi was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[1] and was raised in Saudi Arabia,[2] Beirut, and Dubai.[3] Her family is of Palestinian origins.[3] She stated that she enjoyed watching films from an early age.[4]

At age 11 she began taking dance lessons from Sharmilla Kamte,[5] a renowned dance teacher at the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre Chaloub Studio, known as the "dancing queen" of the United Arab Emirates.[1] She became a member of her modern professional dance team.

In Dubai she attended Al Mawakeb School, Emirates International School, and Dubai American Academy. Shihabi performed in numerous school plays, and was encouraged by her teacher,[1] Nancy Mock, to pursue an Acting career.[1]

At age 18, with her father's permission,[1] Shihabi moved to New York City in 2007 and began pursuing a career in acting; this became a full-time profession for her in 2010. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts for two years. In 2011, she was accepted at both Juilliard and The graduate Acting Program at NYU Tisch School for the Arts.[1] Although Shihabi did not complete a 4 year Bachelor's degree (she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, an Acting Conservatory from 2008 to 2010), NYU waived the requirement of a Bachelor's degree, and she graduated with her MFA in 2014.[5] She is the first Middle East-born woman to be accepted to both the Juilliard and NYU Graduate Acting programs,[6] as well as the first Saudi Arabian woman accepted to these institutions.[5]

Personal life

She has dance as a hobby.[1]

Shihabi's native Arabic dialect is a form of Levantine Arabic.[7]

Shihabi in New York

Filmography

  • 2011: David - Aishah[8]
  • 2013: Ben
  • 2014: Amira & Sam - Amira Jafari (Shihabi's first major role)[7]
  • 2015: Cigarette Soup
  • 2016: Cul-de-Sac (short film)
  • 2017: Cherry Pop
  • 2017: Jack Ryan
    • She played Hanin Ali in the Amazon Video action thriller series Jack Ryan[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Naidoo, Amelia (2011-07-30). "Saudi actress paves way for women artists". Gulf News. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  2. ↑ Pathan, Nabila (2015-01-06). "Rom-com on U.S. veteran, Iraqi refugee love set for silver screen". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  3. 1 2 Moschen, Isabella (2013-02-08). "Onstage, Trying to Connect to a Faraway War". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-12-03. Dina Shihabi, who was born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Dubai and Beirut,[...]“My family is Palestinian, so I’ve always had a very strong point of view and relationship to the conflict,” she said, referring to Israel and Palestine.
  4. ↑ Katz, Brandon (2018-09-10). "'Jack Ryan' Star Dina Shihabi Represents a New Kind of Hero". New York Observer. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  5. 1 2 3 Alaquil, Abdulaziz (2018-05-17). "Dina Shihabi: The actress blazing a trail for Saudi women". Arab News. Retrieved 2018-09-19. Dina Shihabi is the first and only Saudi woman to be accepted to both Juilliard and the Graduate Acting Program at New York University’s Tisch School for the Arts[...]a young Saudi actress by the name of Dina Shihabi[...]Born in Riyadh to Saudi parents of Palestinian origin,[...]
  6. ↑ Menendez, Alicia (2015-01-28). "Middle East-born actress Dina Shihabi on proving her mother right: "Acting has taken up my life"". Fusion. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  7. 1 2 Barylski, Nicole (editor-in-chief). "INTERVIEW: Paul Wesley, Dina Shihabi, And Sean Mullin On "Amira & Sam" & The Beauty Of Improv". Hamptons.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16. While she speaks Arabic fluently, she speaks a Palestinian Arabic or Lebanese Arabic, so she had to learn a completely different dialect of Arabic.
  8. ↑ "Dina Shihabi." David (official website). Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Saudi Actress Dina Shihabi Set To Star in Amazon Drama Series". About Her. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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