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About

SHEREEN

For her groundbreaking debut in The Lincoln Center Theatre’s production of My Fair Lady, Shereen was recognized as the first Egyptian-American woman to portray Eliza Doolittle in Broadway history. Following this success, her performance on the national tour garnered critical acclaim nationwide, including a feature spread in Vogue Arabia and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nomination for Theatre Excellence.

Ahmed made her Carnegie Hall debut in the title role as Iolanthe in Gilbert & Sullivan’s Operetta Iolanthe, under the direction of Ted Sperling. She then went on to star and originate Ellen Olenska in The Old Globe’s world premiere of The Age of Innocence to critical acclaim. This summer she returns to New York City Center Encores! as Kate Murphey in Titanic, directed by Anne Kaufman.

Notable stage credits: Ellen in The Age of Innocence at The Old Globe; Franca in The Light in the Piazza at New York City Center Encores!; Iolanthe in Iolanthe at Carnegie Hall; Adele in A Man of No Importance at Classic Stage Company (starring opposite Jim Parsons and Mare Winningham, directed by John Doyle); Jekyll & Hyde; The King & I; The Music Man; The Sound of Music; Meet Me in St. Louis; West Side Story. Notable TV credits: New Amsterdam; The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadel.

A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion in the arts, Ahmed was spotlighted as one of “40 Under 40” accomplished Arab Americans in the United States by the Arab America Foundation and was invited to speak on disability, diversity, and inclusion for the United Nations 14th Conference of States Parties, appearing alongside director Michael Arden. She is also a global ambassador for Education for Employment, the leading nonprofit that trains youth and links them to jobs across the Middle East and North Africa.

Shereen has studied human rights at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Anthropology with a concentration in Criminal Justice from Towson University.