Elham Shaheen was born in Heliopolis, Elham graduated from the Institute of Performing Arts, acting division in 1982. Director Kamal Yassin launched her career by giving her a role in his made-for-TV-play "Hooreya men Al Marikh" (Mermaid from Mars). She starred in many TV shows including: "Akhu El Banat" (Brother of the Sisters), "Al El Bahr" (The Ocean Said), "Hatta la Yakhtaniq Al-hob"(So Love Doesn't Suffocate) "Nisf Rabia' Al Akhar" (The second half of Spring), "Layaly Al Helmeya" (Nights of Helmeya), and "Samhoony, Makansh Asdy" (I'm Sorry...I didn't mean to). She also won many awards for her film roles in "The Gentle" and "Ya Dunia Ya Gharamy" (Oh World, Oh my Love). Elham is known for her versatility in choosing different types of roles both in film and the small screen. In her personal life, Elham was married briefly to Egyptian producer Adel Hosny, then to a Lebanese business man.
| Movie | We Love The Life Of Freedom | 2026 | |
| Movie | بستان الوهم | 2026 | |
| Series | Master of People | اعتماد | 2025-03-01 |
| Movie | Restart | herself - guest of honor - بنفسها - ضيف شرف | 2025-05-29 |
| Movie | Mr. Ex | منيرة | 2023-06-28 |
| Series | Backbreaking | 2022-04-16 | |
| Series | Gorgeous | Unknown | 2021-03-20 |
| Movie | A Lifetime of Joy | 2020-05-17 | |
| Movie | Curfew | Faten | 2020-12-04 |
| Series | Sahranin | Unknown | 2019-02-15 |
| Movie | A Day for Women | Shamiya | 2016-10-06 |
| Movie | Regatta | 2015-01-21 | |
| Movie | Downtown Shaking | حورية الشحاتة | 2015-01-25 |
| Series | Case of the Minister | 2012-07-20 | |
| Series | Nouna, the Lady Marriage-Officiant | 2011-08-01 | |
| Movie | One-Zero | 2009-03-04 | |
| Movie | Fawziya's Secret Recipe | 2009-01-28 | |
| Series | Qesat Al Ams | 2008-09-01 | |
| Movie | Zero Fat | Jamila Ayoub's Mother | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | Awad in a Mess | 2003-04-24 | |
| Movie | A matter of principle | Rokaya | 2003-10-26 |
| Movie | Whaling | Madeha | 2002-04-17 |
| Movie | Desire | Layla | 2002-02-22 |
| Series | الكومي | 2001-10-18 | |
| Series | بنات أفكاري | 2001-01-16 | |
| Movie | Gonoun El Hayah | 2000-04-26 | |
| Movie | The Pleasure Market | 2000-02-14 | |
| Movie | The Octopus | 2000-03-08 | |
| Movie | By My Heart and Its Joy | Hanan | 2000-08-15 |
| Series | Forgive me, I didn't mean to | جلنار بشتك | 1999-04-13 |
| Movie | Dantela | Maryam Tawfiq Abu Al-Atta | 1998-04-07 |
| Movie | Sweet Killing | Manal Ahmed Suleiman | 1998-10-19 |
| Movie | Bahlool Fe Istanbul | جوهرة | 1998-11-24 |
| Movie | Ard Ard | Firdous Ibrahim | 1998-10-05 |
| Movie | Harmonica | Nargs | 1998-06-29 |
| Movie | The Day Demon | Reham Othman | 1997-10-06 |
| Movie | O Lovely Life | 1996-05-27 | |
| Movie | Escape To The Top | 1996-02-19 | |
| Movie | El Gentel | 1996-10-28 | |
| Series | Rabiaa's Other Half | ناهد الوكيل | 1996-01-21 |
| Movie | Cheap Flesh | Tawheed Masalish | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | The Assassination of Faten Tawfik | فاتن توفيق | 1995-11-06 |
| Movie | Abou Zeid of His Time | 1995-12-11 | |
| Series | البراري والحامول | 1995-01-05 | |
| Movie | Leylat Al-Qatl | Faiza | 1994-05-23 |
| Movie | The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty | أحلام | 1994-08-29 |
| Movie | three on a bloodbath | 1994-12-26 | |
| Movie | Al lo'ba Al Qazera | 1993-02-13 | |
| Movie | A Maid...However | 1993-06-28 | |
| Series | ألف ليلة وليلة: معروف الإسكافي | 1993-02-22 | |
| Movie | Fursan Akher Zaman | 1993-03-24 | |
| Movie | The Orphan and the Wolves | 1993-03-24 | |
| Movie | Alhajar alddayir | 1992-01-01 | |
| Movie | Donia Abdul Gabbar | 1992-12-14 | |
| Movie | El-Mulk Lellah | 1990-10-15 | |
| Movie | Childish case | 1990-08-13 | |
| Movie | Appointment With The President | 1990-10-29 | |
| Movie | Days Of Anger | 1989-11-23 | |
| Movie | El Zalem Wel Mazloom | بدور | 1989-03-27 |
| Movie | love school | ليلي | 1988-06-29 |
| Movie | Story Of Half a Million Dollar | 1988-05-02 | |
| Movie | الهانم بالنيابة عن مين | فريدة | 1988-05-30 |
| Movie | Meeting on the honeymoon | Mona / Nahla | 1987-04-13 |
| Series | Al Helmeya Nights | Zohra Soliman Ghanem | 1987-10-18 |
| Movie | Atshanh | 1987-04-29 | |
| Movie | Banat Haretna | Lawahiz | 1987-08-03 |
| Movie | el zawga taraf aktar | منى | 1987-10-12 |
| Movie | The Genius and Love | 1987-09-21 | |
| Movie | The Innocent | Nawara | 1986-01-02 |
| Movie | Naassaf Lehaza Al Khataa | 1986-01-06 | |
| Movie | Aihtaras Easabat Alnisa' | 1986-04-14 | |
| Movie | Satrak Ya Rab | Laila | 1986-02-10 |
| Movie | Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab | Suha Hassan | 1986-10-15 |
| Movie | Al-Sakakeni | 1986-03-18 | |
| Movie | Raghba wa hiqd wa intiqam | 1986-04-12 | |
| Movie | Genius Five | 1985-03-02 | |
| Movie | Samira’s Death | 1985-08-26 | |
| Movie | Mr. Qeshta | جملات | 1985-12-30 |
| Movie | Ramadan On The Volcano | علية | 1985-11-04 |
| Movie | The Nobody | Warda | 1984-08-26 |
| Movie | Don't Ask Me Who I Am | Layla | 1984-11-19 |
| Series | أخو البنات | سهام عبدالسلام حسن | 1984-05-31 |
| Movie | العريس وأنا | 1983-06-10 | |
| Series | The sea said | نجفة | 1982-06-22 |
| Movie | The Shame | ليلى | 1982-10-11 |
| Movie | شوقي بيه عريس | 1982-03-04 | |
| Series | City Gates | نوال | 1981-09-16 |
| Movie | Mothers in Exile | Nadia | 1981-10-26 |
| Movie | An Investigation | 1980-06-17 | |
| Movie | A Man Named Abbas | 1978-08-25 |