Arts
Riding the
Wave We catch up with actor and GEMS Dubai American Academy alumna Dina Al Shihabi, whose role in Jack Ryan recently earned her a nomination for a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Actor Dina Al Shihabi moved to New York to pursue acting after graduating from DAA in 2007. She believes her career was fated
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Issue 8 | March 2020
How did you first get into performing arts and what role did your school and teachers play in this? My first love was dance. I studied with Sharmila Kamte in Dubai and was part of her professional dance company. My acting teacher at GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA), Nancy Mock, told me I should consider pursuing an acting career because I had natural talent. I went home and told my mother, who was extremely encouraging about acting.
