Career
Her first significant performance was in Galal El-Sharkawy"s The Greatest Child in the World (اعظم طفل فى العالم) released in 1972 and starring Rushdy Abaza. She became a staple actress for supporting roles in flicks such as Adel Emam"s 1975 film Everybody Wants to Fall in Love ( الكل عاوز يحب). Her last film of importance was Ahmed Yehia"s 1984 film As Not to Fly the Smoke (حتى لايطير الدخان).
After marriage to fellow actor Mohamed Larbi, she retired permanently from cinema in 1987.
After her retirement, she grew increasingly religious and later expressed regret for her acting career. Arslan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and died on 25 May 2008.