Dina Shihabi

Born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dina Shihabi was raised in Saudi Arabia, Beirut and Dubai. Training in dance from the age of six, at age thirteen she began lessons from Sharmila Kamte, a renowned dance teacher, and while performing in numerous school plays she was encouraged to pursue an acting career. At age 18, relocating to New York City, she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts from 2008 to 2010. She was accepted by both Julliard and NYU Tisch School for the Arts, and graduated with her MFA  from NYU in 2014. In 2010 she made a guest appearance in an episode of Mumbai Chopra: Misadventure of an It Girl, followed by a minor role in the 2011 film David.