Career
Born Samiha Zaki El-Nial (سميحة زكي النيال) and a Lycée Français du Caire dropout, she was discovered by director Hussein Helmy El-Mohandess and made her debut in 1958. After divorce with El-Shennawi, Sherif moved to Lebanon and made her Lebanese film debut with 1973 action film Kuwait Connection (ذئاب لا تاكل اللحم) directed by Sami A. Khouri who reached fame with The Lady of the Black Moons. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 1970s and died in 1981.