Dina Shihabi (Arabic: دينا شهابي) is a Saudi Arabian actress working in the United States. Dina Shihabi was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, then moved to Dubai when she was six. She started dance classes at age 6, and at 13 she began taking dance lessons from Sharmilla Kamte, a renowned dance teacher at the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre Chaloub Studio, known as the "dancing queen" of the United Arab Emirates. She became a member of her modern professional dance team. Shihabi's schools were Al Mawakeb School, Emirates International School, and Dubai American Academy. At the Dubai American Academy, which she attended from 8th grade to graduation,[citation needed] Shihabi performed in numerous school plays, and was encouraged by her teacher, Nancy Mock, to pursue an Acting career. At age 18, with her father's permission, Dina moved to New York City and began pursuing a career in acting; this became a full-time profession for her in 2010. In 2011, she was accepted at both Juilliard and The graduate Acting Program at NYU Tisch School for the Arts. Although Dina 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. She is the first Middle East-born woman to be accepted to both the Juilliard and NYU Graduate Acting programs. Shihabi's native Arabic dialect is a form of Levantine Arabic.
Known For

Catching Dust
Amaya
2024

Painkiller
Britt Hufford · (6 episodes)
2023

Ghosts of Beirut
Lena Asayran · (4 episodes)
2023

Accused
Jordan · (1 episode)
2023

MVP
Emmy
2022

Archive 81
Melody Pendras · (8 episodes)
2022

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Hanin · (8 episodes)
2018

Altered Carbon
Dig 301 · (8 episodes)
2018

Cherry Pop
Cherry's Fiancé
2017

Cigarette Soup
Zarmina
2017

Cul-de-Sac
2016

Marvel's Daredevil
Neda Kazemi · (2 episodes)
2015

Madam Secretary
Hijriyyah · (2 episodes)
2014

Madam Secretary
Layla · (1 episode)
2014

Amira & Sam
Amira
2014

David
2011