Dina grew up in the Bay Area and studied anthropology and archaeology at UC Berkeley. Her fascination with the culture and artifacts of humankind stemmed from a powerful desire to understand her own mythology as an Egyptian-American. In addition to her first love, the monumental architecture of ancient Egypt, Dina also studied the art history and architecture of the ancient Mesoamerican Cultures - the Aztecs, the Mayans and the Incas, and Native American and North African folklore. As part of her training, Dina worked at the University of California Archaeology Museum handling precious artifacts such as textiles, baskets, parchments, and even human remains. Dina went on to work as a curatorial assistant, helping collect and catalog modern art, ancient artifacts, and precious oral history. Dina endeavored to marry her passion for our ancient origins with modern storytelling by forging a career in entertainment. Dina speaks Arabic and French and has a flair for languages and accents. Her thirst for adventure has taken her around the globe, visiting ancient ruins in Cairo, Luxor, the Mayan Riviera, Italy, France, Spain, Wales and Scotland. The aspects of ancient cultures that interest her most are the ideologies centered around esoteric knowledge, spiritual beliefs and healing traditions. As a consummate art lover, Dina loves to learn about modern-day cutting-edge artists and frequently attends exhibitions in Los Angeles. In addition to exploring the globe, Dina's also a bit of an adrenaline junkie. As an amateur gymnast and acrobat for most of her young life, she likes the rush of being upside down. She loves fast cars and most adventures aren't fun for her unless she's just a little bit scared... When's she's not working, Dina loves to dance (mostly in her living room), cook comfort foods, hike, and listen to music really, really loud.
Dina Yehia is known for Revelation (2020).
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Cheerful-looking actress Dinah Sheridan was considered the quintessential English rose of late 30's and 40's British films. With an alertness, elegance and quiet beauty second to none, she won the hearts of war-torn England during WWII. She was born Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg in London on September 17, 1920. Her Russian father and German mother were photographers to the Royal Family, by appointment to both the Queen and Queen Mother. Dinah's first professional role was an understudy part of Rsoamund in "Where the Rainbow End." She subsequently went on tour as Wendy in "Peter Pan" starring Charles Laughton as Captain Hook and wife Elsa Lanchester in the title role, and appeared in repertory during the war years. Dinah broke into films at the tender age of 16 with a starring role in a meek, lowbudget piece Landslide (1937). Her co-star was young Jimmy Hanley, in his first adult role, and the two would later marry in 1942, having three children (one died in childbirth). Dinah continued in both drama and light comedy as the youthful ingenue in such films as Behind Your Back (1937), Father Steps Out (1937), Merely Mr. Hawkins (1938) and Irish and Proud of It (1938). Jimmy and Dinah became a popular WWII-era film couple, appearing quite winningly together in Salute John Citizen (1942), 29 Acacia Avenue (1945) and The Huggetts Abroad (1949). One of their children, Jenny Hanley, followed in her parents' footsteps as an actress and TV presenter. Dinah remained a lovely presence in a variety of post-war films, gracing such productions as the stark melodrama The Hills of Donegal (1947); in the whodunnit Calling Paul Temple (1948) opposite John Bentley as part of a husband/wife detective team; in the crime drama The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948) as the title nurse; the adventure drama Where No Vultures Fly (1951); and the romantic war piece The Sound Barrier (1952). Divorced from Hanley in 1952, Dinah, following a secondary role in the biopic The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) and after starring role in one of Britain's most delightful 50's comedies, Genevieve (1953), co-starring John Gregson, Kenneth More and the sublime Kay Kendall, abruptly retired on a high note after marrying Sir John Davis, the President of the Rank Organization, in 1954. Following her second divorce, and after 11 years of obscurity, Dinah made a return to the stage in 1967 with the play "Let's All Go Down the Strand." She continued with prominent 70's roles in "A Boston Story," "A Touch of Purple, "Move Over Mrs. Markham" (title role), "The Card," "The Gentle Hook," "The Please of His Company," "A Murder Is Announced" and toured in the play "Half Life." After impressing as the hard-luck mother who is forced to raise three children alone after her husband abandons the family in the drama The Railway Children (1970), Dinah chose to focus squarely on TV with roles in such programs as "Seasons of the Year," "Zodiac," "Crown Court," "Village Hall," "Whodunnit?," "Doctor Who," and her final TV appearance in a 1999 episode of "Jonathan Creek." She also appeared in the mini-series The Winning Streak (1985) and co-starred in two British comedy series Don't Wait Up (1983) and All Night Long (1994). Dinah married for a third time to actor John Merivale in 1986, but he died four years later. Her fourth marriage, to American businessman Aubrey Ison, ended with his death in 2007. Dinah died in London at age 92 on November 25, 2012.
Her real name was Frances "Fanny" Rose Shore, and she was born in Winchester, Tennessee. Stricken with polio at 18 months of age, she recovered after receiving the Sister Kenny treatment. She became a cheerleader at Hume-Fogg High School in Nashville and went on to graduate from Vanderbilt University in 1938, where she majored in sociology. She took voice and acting lessons on the side and sang on radio station WSM in Nashville. In 1938 she left Tennessee for New York City and began singing on radio station WNCW in New York. Her first recordings were with bandleader Xavier Cugat, and she later changed her named to Dinah after her success with the song of the same name. She received numerous Emmy awards for television specials and productions and appeared in many films. She was married to actor George Montgomery, with whom she had one daughter and adopted a son.