Rosaline Elbay is an Egyptian actress and writer. She was born and raised in Cairo to Egyptian parents. She read Classics at Oxford University and completed a master's degree in Colonial History. She then studied at The Actors Studio in New York City with Elizabeth Kemp and obtained her MFA in Acting from LAMDA. Her career began in UK theatre with a focus on Shakespeare.
She is best known for her roles as Amani on Hulu series Ramy, and as Sara on MBC Masr series Qabeel. In September 2021, she was announced as a principle cast member of upcoming Netflix series Jigsaw.
Elbay was awarded the 2019 Al-Wafd Critics' Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best New Face for her role in Qabeel.
