Hana Shiha (; born 25 December 1979) is an Egyptian actress. She graduated from the Academy of Arts in Egypt, majoring acting and directing. She started her career in the hit series "el bar el Gharbi" in 2002 while she was still a student Biography Hana Shiha was born on 25 December 1979 in Beirut, Lebanon to an Egyptian-Lebanese artistic family of 4 sisters: "Hala Shiha", "Maya Shiha" and "Rasha Shiha". Hana's father, Ahmed Shiha, who is an Internationally proclaimed popular Egyptian painter, and Lebanese mother Nadia Zeitoun both loved arts and saw blossoming talents in there young girls, encouraged her 4 daughters to be more creative, taking piano, ballet lessons as children. Hana fell in love with reading too, taking it up from her mother, she finished reading the French, British and Egyptian literature, at the age of 16. In her adolescent years, reading edged out the other arts and became a kind of refuge—as her classmates sought out fun in the sun, the fair-skinned Hana retreated to read more books and gain more knowledge. Pursuing her passion for stories, cinema and performing, by enrolling in the academy of arts, receiving a bachelor's degree from the high institute of Dramatic arts, majoring acting & directing. Career She broke into the silver screen at age 20, landing a role in "EL BAR EL GHARBI" in 2002. That appearance led to further film and television offers, including a lead in Egypt hit film by Khaled el hagar Co-starring Laila Eloui, Hanan Turk and Ashraf abdelbaki "HOB EL BANAT"aka "GIRL'S LOVE" (2003), A turn in Enam Mohamed Ali's series"MUBARA ZAWGEYA" (2004), Followed by the leading role in Sameh Abdel Aziz first film "DARS KHOSOUSY " Aka "PRIVATE LESSON"(2005) with star academy winner " Mohamed Attia". Shiha's next casting coup scored her more than exposure, While starring as the lovely daddy's girl with Yehya e fakharani in the Hit series "YETRABA FE EZZO" (2007), she won over Egypt's heart, line and sinker. 2009, Shiha hosted a TV comic show ( 100,7) which added a new value to the actress as a deadly comic talent. Imprisoned In the sweetheart role, eager for wider range roles, Shiha wanted to change the known Egypt's sweet heart, the girl next door type, decided to make a turning point in her career to land a new role in the series "SHAREA ABDEL AZIZ" (2011), which was a hit