Rosaline Elbay

{{Infobox person

| name = Rosaline Elbay

| image = Rosalineelbaymicho.jpg

| alt = Studio film portrait of Rosaline Elbay

| caption = Elbay in 2022

| native_name = روزالين البيه

| native_name_lang = Ar

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|11|21}}

| birth_place = Cairo, Egypt

| occupation = Actress, writer, producer

| years_active = 2018–present

| citizenship = Egyptian

| education = Oxford University,
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

| awards = 2019, Al-Wafd Critics' Choice Awards

| notable_works =

}}

Rosaline Elbay ({{langx|ar|روزالين البيه}}; {{IPAc-en|r|oʊ|z|ə|l|iː|n}}){{Cite web |date=8 January 2021 |title=Rosaline Elbay — Past Talks (Library) |url=https://www.afikra.com/talks/tag/Rosaline+Elbay |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=afikra {{!}} عفكرة |language=en-US}} is an Egyptian stage and screen actress, producer and writer.{{Cite web |title=روزالين البيه - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو |url=https://elcinema.com/person/2133423/}} She is known for her roles as Judy Goodwin on the Netflix series Kaleidoscope, Amani on the Hulu/A24 Films series Ramy, and Sara on the MBC Masr series Qabeel.{{Cite news |last=Murthi |first=Vikram |date=10 May 2019 |title='Ramy' Presents a Nuanced Slice of Life for Millennial Muslims |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/ramy-tv-show-hulu-review/ |access-date=9 June 2019 |journal=The Nation |issn=0027-8378}}{{Cite news |last=Abouomar |first=Ali |date=19 April 2019 |title=Ramy: A Show That Talks About Everything |url=https://www.socialmagazine.us/ramy-a-show-that-talks-about-everything/ |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=Social Magazine}}{{Cite news |last=Elshekh |first=Fathi |date=26 May 2019 |title=Ramadan 2019 TV: What watching has done to us |url=https://madamasr.com/en/2019/05/26/feature/culture/ramadan-2019-tv-what-watching-has-done-to-us/ |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=Mada Masr}}{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |date=November 22, 2022 |title=Kaleidoscope: Behind-The-Scenes Look At Netflix Heist Drama Anthology Series From Eric Garcia & Ridley Scott; Premiere Date Set |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/kaleidoscope-behind-the-scenes-look-netflix-heist-drama-anthology-series-eric-garcia-ridley-scott-premiere-date-1235180040/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}} She is currently starring as Nora Koriem on The Diplomat.{{Cite web |last=Peikert |first=Mark |date=2024-11-05 |title=The Final Shot of ‘The Diplomat’ Season 2 Was a Last-Minute Choice — and It Paid Off |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/the-diplomat-season-2-finale-editing-interview-netflix-1235060895/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}

Early life

Elbay was born and raised in Egypt to Egyptian parents.{{Cite web |title=Actress Rosaline Elbay Talks Representation & Working On Netflix's "Kaleidoscope" by Behind The Scoop |url=https://anchor.fm/behind-the-scoop/episodes/Actress-Rosaline-Elbay-Talks-Representation--Working-On-Netflixs-Kaleidoscope-e1tspks |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Anchor |language=en}} She attended a British school in Cairo and grew up speaking English, Arabic and French.{{Cite web |title=Rosaline Elbay on Arab Representation in Hollywood |url=https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/culture/rosaline-elbay-on-arab-representation-in-hollywood |access-date=11 October 2021}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-10 |title=Actress Rosaline Elbay is The Egyptian Streets Podcast's First Guest {{!}} Egyptian Streets |url=https://egyptianstreets.com/2021/01/10/actress-rosaline-elbay-is-the-egyptian-streets-podcasts-first-guest/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |language=en-US}}

Elbay performed in a production of The Sound Of Music at the age of 11.{{Cite web |title=Netflix's Kaleidoscope series starring Egyptian actress Rosaline Elbay to premiere in January - Screens - Arts & Culture |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/483296.aspx |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Ahram Online}} As a child, she watched The Mummy and "wanted to be Evie", later choosing to pursue archaeology.{{Cite web |last=Pinn |first=Thomas |date=2022-09-24 |title=Moving Between Theatre, TV, and Film and Egypt, UK, and America: The Many Hats of Rosaline Elbay |url=https://scoopempire.com/exclusive-interview-with-rosaline-elbay/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Scoop Empire |language=en-US}}

She read Classics and Archaeology at Oxford University before completing a master's in Political Science and Colonial History.{{Cite web |title=Rosaline Elbay {{!}} University of Oxford - Academia.edu |url=http://oxford.academia.edu/NouranKoriem |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=oxford.academia.edu}}{{Cite web |last=West |first=Cairo |date=2021-01-31 |title=Exclusive Talk with Egyptian Actress & Writer Rosaline Elbay |url=https://www.cairowestmag.com/egyptian-actress-writer-rosaline-elbay/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Cairo West Magazine |language=en-US}} She then studied at the Actors Studio New York City with Elizabeth Kemp before going on to complete the two-year MFA in Acting at LAMDA.{{Cite web |date=27 November 2018 |title=روزالين البيه" الوجه الإعلامى للقاهرة السينمائى |url=https://www.dostor.org/2412344 |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=dostor.org}}

Career

Elbay’s early career was in UK theatre. She was predominantly trained in Shakespeare before attending drama school.{{Cite web |title=Netflix’s Kaleidoscope series starring Egyptian actress Rosaline Elbay to premiere in January - Screens - Arts & Culture |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/483296.aspx |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Ahram Online}}{{Cite web |date=27 November 2018 |title=روزالين البيه" الوجه الإعلامى للقاهرة السينمائى |url=https://www.dostor.org/2412344 |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=dostor.org}}{{Cite web |title=Rosaline Elbay on Arab Representation in Hollywood |url=https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/culture/rosaline-elbay-on-arab-representation-in-hollywood |access-date=11 October 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Soap From The Box: KALEIDOSCOPE Cast and Creator (Eric Garcia, Peter Mark Kendall, Rosaline Elbay, Bubba Weiler) on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kaleidoscope-cast-and-creator-eric-garcia-peter-mark/id1534001364?i=1000597165511 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}

In 2018 she appeared in her first Egyptian feature film, Diamond Dust, an adaptation of Ahmed Mourad's bestselling novel starring Asser Yassin and Menna Shalabi. She then starred alongside Shalabi and Eyad Nassar in Fork & Knife, which premiered at that year's El Gouna Film Festival.{{Cite web |date=27 August 2018 |title="Fork and Knife" Competes within Short Films Competition at El Gouna Film Festival |url=http://see.news/tony/fork-and-knife-competes-within-the-short-films-competition-at-el-gouna-film-festival/ |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=Sada El balad}} Also in 2018, Elbay was the subject of the music video for "Fakra" by Massar Egbari, a band that rose to prominence during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, appearing as the love interest of lead singer Hany Dakkak.{{Cite web |date=8 May 2019 |title=5 معلومات عن الممثلة روزالين البيه "سارة" في "قابيل".. وجه إعلامي ومسلسل أمريكي |url=https://www.filfan.com/news/details/100063 |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=filfan.com}}{{Cite web |title=Egyptian Band Massar Egbari Offers New Perspective on Changes in the Middle East and North Africa |url=http://egyptian-band-massar-egbari-offers-new-perspective-changes-middle-east-and-north.html/ |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=DipNote}}{{Cite web |title=Netflix's Kaleidoscope series starring Egyptian actress Rosaline Elbay to premiere in January - Screens - Arts & Culture |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/483296.aspx |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Ahram Online}} The Cairo International Film Festival appointed her as its first face for young filmmakers, a role she reprised in 2019.{{Cite web |last=Musa |first=Heba |date=2019-11-26 |title=روزالين البيه الوجه الإعلامي لأيام صناعة السينما بمهرجان القاهرة |url=https://m.akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/2952495/1/روزالين-البيه-الوجه-الإعلامي-لأيام-صناعة |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=بوابة اخبار اليوم}}

Since 2019, Elbay has starred as Amani in A24 series Ramy, Ramy Youssef's eponymous Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning show, alongside Youssef, Hiam Abbass, May Calamawy, and Mahershala Ali.{{Cite news |title='Ramy' Is About One Millennial American Muslim – And Everyone's Racist Uncles |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/04/21/715290814/ramy-is-about-one-millennial-american-muslim-and-everyone-s-racist-uncles |access-date=24 April 2019 |newspaper=NPR.org |publisher=NPR}}{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Lorraine |date=19 April 2019 |title=Ramy Youssef on making TV's first Muslim American sitcom, Hulu's millennial comedy 'Ramy' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-ramy-youssef-hulu-muslim-comedy-20190419-story.html |access-date=24 April 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite magazine |title=Ramy Youssef breaks down 'Ramy' season 2, from Mahershala Ali to Mia Khalifa |url=https://ew.com/tv/ramy-youssef-ramy-season-2-breakdown/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} Also in 2019, she received critical acclaim for her MENA region television debut as Sara opposite Mohamed Mamdouh on MBC Masr's Qabeel directed by Karim El Shenawy, a role for which she won two Al-Wafd Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best New Face.{{Cite web |date=31 May 2019 |title='مباراة في التمثيل'.. مشاهد محمد ممدوح وزوجته في مسلسل قابيل (فيديو وصور) |url=https://www.vetogate.com/3488717 |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=بوابة فيتو}}{{Cite web |last=الله |first=نورهان نصر |date=13 May 2019 |title=أول مرة رمضان.. روزالين البيه: كنت متخوفة من أداء سيدة متوفاة فى ظهورى الأول.. وابتعدنا عن السطحية |url=https://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/4154236 |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=الوطن}}{{Cite web |last=Essawy |first=Omnia |date=31 May 2019 |title=Here Are The Top 5 Best Rising Stars We Have Seen This Ramadan |url=https://identity-mag.com/here-are-the-top-5-best-rising-stars-we-have-seen-this-ramadan/ |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=Identity Magazine}}{{Cite web |last=هي |first=مجلة |date=7 June 2019 |title=وجوه جديدة خطفت الأنظار في دراما رمضان 2019..تعرفوا عليهم |url=https://www.hiamag.com/node/981136 |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=مجلة هي |language=ar}}{{Cite web |last=الوفد |date=18 June 2019 |title=روزالين البيه تحصد جائزة أحسن ممثلة دور ثان في حفل حزب الوفد |url=https://alwafd.news/ثقافة-وفن/2418281-روزالين-البيه-تحصد-جائزة-أحسن-ممثلة-دور-ثان-في-حفل-حزب-الوفد |access-date=28 June 2019 |website=الوفد}}

Elbay hosted the opening ceremony of the 2019 El Gouna Film Festival alongside Aly Kassem.{{Cite web |first= |date=27 September 2019 |title=روزالين البيه ترتدي فستانا مصمم من 800 كيس بلاستيك في مهرجان =هي |url=https://www.masrawy.com/howa_w_hya/fashion-moda/details/2019/9/27/1642152/روزالين-البيه-ترتدي-فستانا-مصمم-من-800-كيس-بلاستيك-في-مهرجان-الجونة |access-date=20 October 2019 |website=Masrawy |language=ar}}{{Cite web |last=Honna |title=شاركت في تقديم مهرجان الجونة السينمائي.. معلومات عن روزالين البيه |url=https://honna.elwatannews.com/news/details/2032590/شاركت-في-تقديم-مهرجان-الجونة-السينمائي-معلومات-عن-روزالين-البيه |access-date=20 October 2019 |website=Honna}} Her screenplay, "Garlic", was selected for the festival's TV Development Workshop.{{Cite web |date=3 November 2019 |title=Screen Buzz selects 9 projects for Its TV Script Development Workshop |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/77433/Screen-Buzz-selects-9-projects-for-Its-TV-Script-Development}}{{Cite web |title=روزالين البيه تشارك بسيناريو "توم" في ورشة تطوير السيناريو بمهرجان القاهرة السينمائي |url=http://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/2322101.aspx}}

In 2020, Elbay was due to star in MBC Masr’s Forgetfulness (Luebet Al Nesyan) directed by Hani Khalifa.{{Cite web |date=7 April 2020 |title=قائمة مسلسلات رمضان 2020 والقنوات العارضة لها |url=https://www.dostor.org/3053053}} However, she left the show mid-filming for health reasons owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The role was reshot, with Elbay stating that she was pleased to have been replaced by her friend Asmaa Galal.{{Cite news |date=15 May 2020 |title=تامر حبيب يكشف سبب استبدال روزالين البيه بـ أسماء جلال في لعبة النسيان |url=https://www.elbalad.news/4322960 |newspaper=صدى البلد}}{{Cite web |last=Farida |title=Rosaline Elbay {{!}} eniGma Magazine |url=https://www.enigma-mag.com/rosaline-elbay/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |language=en-US}}

In September 2021, Elbay was announced as a principal cast member of Netflix heist series Kaleidoscope alongside Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Rufus Sewell, Tati Gabrielle, Peter Mark Kendall and Jai Courtney. Her character, Judy Goodwin, was described as “the crew's demolitions specialist, headstrong and independent — an eccentric spitfire.” The series shot in New York and debuted on January 1, 2023, claiming the number one spot on Netflix's most-watched list.{{Cite web |date=16 September 2021 |title=Netflix Orders Heist Drama 'Jigsaw,' Giancarlo Esposito and Paz Vega Among Cast |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/netflix-jigsaw-giancarlo-esposito-paz-vega-1235066412/}}{{Cite web |last1=Jan 3 |first1=Karelle MckayPublished |last2=Heggeness |first2=2023Additional reporting byGreta |date=2023-01-03 |title=If You Loved 'Money Heist,' Then You Should Definitely Watch Netflix's New #1 Series 'Kaleidoscope' |url=https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/kaleidoscope-netflix |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=PureWow}}

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In October 2022, Elbay starred as Diana, Princess of Wales in the off-Broadway world premiere of Dodi & Diana opposite her Kaleidoscope co-star Peter Mark Kendall, stating that she felt a lot of empathy for Diana as "a woman who was discovering her own agency and carving out her place in the world."{{Cite web |date=2022-10-13 |title=Interview: Peter Mark Kendall and Rosaline Elbay on Not Playing Dodi & Diana Off-Broadway - TheaterMania.com |url=https://www.theatermania.com/news/interview-peter-mark-kendall-and-rosaline-elbay-on-not-playing-dodi-diana-off-broadway_94404/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=6 August 2022 |title=Rosaline Elbay and Peter Mark Kendall to Star in World Premiere of Kareem Fahmy's Dodi & Diana at Off-Broadway's HERE |url=https://playbill.com/article/rosaline-elbay-and-peter-mark-kendall-to-star-in-world-premiere-of-kareem-fahmys-dodi-diana-at-off-broadways-here}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-26 |title=Review: 'Dodi & Diana' Asks if a Relationship Can Survive the Past |url=https://observer.com/2022/10/review-dodi-diana-asks-if-a-relationship-can-survive-the-past/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Observer |language=en-US}} In 2023, she starred in Let Liv alongside Christine Taylor and Jordan Carlos, which premiered at the Tribeca film festival,{{Cite web |title=Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor Attend Tribeca Film Festival with Daughter Ella |url=https://people.com/ben-stiller-christine-taylor-attend-tribeca-with-ella-7510815 |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}} and in Hulu's Jagged Mind alongside Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Shannon Woodward.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-12 |title=Jagged Mind Cast & Character Guide: Every Actor In The Hulu Thriller |url=https://screenrant.com/jagged-mind-cast-character-guide/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}} She was also a special guest star on director Karim El Shenawy's [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27259192/?ref_=tt_ov_inf Seventh-Year Itch], appearing as the voice of Aly Kassem's ex-partner Emma.

In 2024, Elbay joined season 2 of Netflix’s multi-award-winning series The Diplomat as Nora Koriem, Chief of staff to Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney).{{Cite web |date=2024-11-09 |title=Thought The Stars Of The Diplomat Season 2 Looked Familiar? Here's Where You've Seen The Cast Before |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-diplomat-cast-season-2-where-seen-before_uk_672a4bb7e4b0be8c956ac225 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=HuffPost UK |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Rosaline Elbay - Contact Info, Agent, Manager {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5527153/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=pro.imdb.com}}{{Cite web |last=Teti |first=Julia |date=2024-10-29 |title=‘The Diplomat’ Season 2 Red Carpet Premiere: Keri Russell in Dries Van Noten and More Celebrity Style |url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/gallery/the-diplomat-season-2-red-carpet-photos-1236703752/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=WWD |language=en-US}} The show has been renewed for seasons 3 and 4, with Elbay set to appear.{{Cite web |last=King |first=Jack |date=2024-11-07 |title=‘The Diplomat’ Season 3 Will Be Even More Like ‘House of Cards’ |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/the-diplomat-season-3-will-be-even-more-like-house-of-cards |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Glamour |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |title=The Diplomat Has Been Renewed for Season 4, Ahead of Season 3 Release |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-diplomat-season-4-release-date-photos-news |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250516084251/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-diplomat-season-4-release-date-photos-news |archive-date=2025-05-16 |access-date=2025-05-19 |work=Netflix Tudum |language=en}}

In 2025, Elbay starred in Do No Harm alongside Harry Shum Jr. The film, also featuring Ronny Chieng, premiered at the Chinese Theatre in LA on the opening night of the Dances With Films Festival.{{Cite news |title=Do No Harm to Screen at Cannes Film Festival as Part of Iris Indie Global’s Bold 2025 Slate |url=https://www.abc4.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/809690571/do-no-harm-to-screen-at-cannes-film-festival-as-part-of-iris-indie-globals-bold-2025-slate/ |work=ABC4}}{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Matthew |date=2025-05-22 |title=Dances With Films Announces 2025 Lineup: Chris Hartwell’s ‘Do No Harm’ To Open Festival, Aaron Sherry’s ‘Captain Tsunami’ To Close |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/dances-with-films-2025-lineup-announcement-1236408540/ |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} Also in 2025, Elbay was announced to lead Anton Sigurðsson's A Better Place alongside Theo Rossi and Billy Campbell as "a disgraced deputy, his anxious partner, and a sharp-tongued female prisoner who cover up a hit-and-run."{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2025-06-16 |title=Theo Rossi, Billy Campbell And Rosaline Elbay Board Thriller ‘A Better Place’ |url=https://deadline.com/2025/06/theo-rossi-billy-campbell-a-better-place-1236435249/ |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

In October 2021, Elbay revealed that she is starring in an animated role and executive producing an unnamed project, both not yet announced.

Personal life and advocacy

Elbay lives in New York.{{Cite web |last=Sadek |first=Farah |date=2023-02-17 |title=Rosaline Elbay Talks About Her Career, Art, and Female Rage |url=https://screenspeck.com/2023/02/17/rosaline-elbay-star-of-netflixs-kaleidoscope-talks-about-her-career-art-and-female-rage/ |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Screen Speck |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wakeman |first=Gregory |date=2023-01-10 |title=The kaleidoscopic talent of Egyptian actress Rosaline Elbay |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2023/01/10/the-kaleidoscopic-talent-of-egyptian-actress-rosaline-elbay/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=The National |language=en}} She has a younger brother and describes herself as "still 40 percent archaeologist."{{Cite web |last=Farida |title=Rosaline Elbay {{!}} eniGma Magazine |url=https://www.enigma-mag.com/rosaline-elbay/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |language=en-US}} She is also a painter.{{Cite web |last=Sadek |first=Farah |date=2023-02-17 |title=Rosaline Elbay, Star of Netflix's 'Kaleidoscope,' On Her Career, Art, and Female Rage |url=https://screenspeck.com/2023/02/17/rosaline-elbay-star-netflixs-kaleidoscope-talks-about-her-career/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Screen Speck |language=en-US}}

In 2019, she hosted the opening ceremony of the 2019 El Gouna Film Festival, during which she wore a dress made of recycled plastic hand-worked by refugee women and sponsored by the UNHCR.{{Cite web |first= |date=27 September 2019 |title=روزالين البيه ترتدي فستانا مصمم من 800 كيس بلاستيك في مهرجان =هي |url=https://www.masrawy.com/howa_w_hya/fashion-moda/details/2019/9/27/1642152/روزالين-البيه-ترتدي-فستانا-مصمم-من-800-كيس-بلاستيك-في-مهرجان-الجونة |access-date=20 October 2019 |website=Masrawy |language=ar}}{{Cite web |last=Honna |title=شاركت في تقديم مهرجان الجونة السينمائي.. معلومات عن روزالين البيه |url=https://honna.elwatannews.com/news/details/2032590/شاركت-في-تقديم-مهرجان-الجونة-السينمائي-معلومات-عن-روزالين-البيه |access-date=20 October 2019 |website=Honna}} She has since continued advocating for the organization, participating in the first MENA-region roundtable on The Role of Art and Culture in Addressing Displacement.{{Cite web |title=من اللاجئات لبدويات سيناء.. قصة فستان روزالين البيه في ختام مهرجان القاهرة | المصري اليوم |url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/1448493}}{{cite web |title=Rosaline Elbay - روزالين البيه on Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/271264670405925/posts/490469671818756/ |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/271264670405925/490469671818756 |archive-date=2022-04-30 |website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}} In 2024, Elbay co-produced a 20-track fundraising album alongside Blood Cultures entitled "The Olive Tape". Featured artists included Nick Hakim, Narcy (rapper), Vansire, and Jordana, with proceeds going to Anera.{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Steven |date=2024-02-14 |title=“The Olive Tape” Coalesces the Pain and Hope of Palestine as an Expansive Mixtape |url=https://www.grimygoods.com/2024/02/14/the-olive-tape-coalesces-the-pain-and-hope-of-palestine-as-an-expansive-mixtape/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Grimy Goods |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=THE OLIVE TAPE: A MIXTAPE RAISING AID & BUILDING COMMUNITY |url=https://www.abookof.us/music-notes/2024/8/9/the-olive-tape-a-mixtape-raising-aid-amp-building-community |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=A BOOK OF MAGAZINE |language=en-US}}

Elbay is described in MENA publications as an activist and an advocate for women's rights.{{Cite web |last=Sadek |first=Farah |date=2023-02-17 |title=Rosaline Elbay, Star of Netflix's 'Kaleidoscope,' On Her Career, Art, and Female Rage |url=https://screenspeck.com/2023/02/17/rosaline-elbay-star-netflixs-kaleidoscope-talks-about-her-career/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Screen Speck |language=en-US}} She contributed to the cancellation of a concert by Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred due to his history of rape and assault.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-10 |title=Actress Rosaline Elbay is The Egyptian Streets Podcast's First Guest {{!}} Egyptian Streets |url=https://egyptianstreets.com/2021/01/10/actress-rosaline-elbay-is-the-egyptian-streets-podcasts-first-guest/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=West |first=Cairo |date=2021-01-31 |title=Exclusive Talk with Egyptian Actress & Writer Rosaline Elbay |url=https://www.cairowestmag.com/egyptian-actress-writer-rosaline-elbay/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Cairo West Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Saad Lamjarred concert in Egypt cancelled after backlash over rape allegations |url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/fr/node/188526 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Middle East Eye édition française |language=fr}} In 2020, Mada Masr published an op-ed by Elbay in response to the Egyptian MeToo movement, in which she stated that she had experienced domestic violence in a previous relationship.{{Cite news |title=Inheritance |url=https://www.madamasr.com/en/2020/07/10/opinion/u/inheritance/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Mada Masr |language=en-US}} She has also advocated for increased diversity and accessibility in the film industry, telling GQ, "There are as many seats at the table as you want there to be.”{{Cite news |last=Al-Hadethi |first=Rand |date=October 10, 2021 |title=Rosaline Elbay On Arab Representation In Hollywood |url=https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/culture/rosaline-elbay-on-arab-representation-in-hollywood}} She stated her support for the 2023 SAG-AFTRA Strike.{{Cite web |last=Dagher |first=Hoda |date=2023-07-15 |title=The Future of Hollywood in Limbo as SAG-AFTRA Strike Halts $134 Billion Industry |url=https://scoopempire.com/the-future-of-hollywood-in-limbo-as-sag-aftra-strike-halts-134-billion-industry/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Scoop Empire |language=en-US}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Elbay announced her departure from a lead role in MBC Masr series Forgetfulness (Luebet Al Nesyan) due to a preexisting heart condition.{{Cite news |date=15 May 2020 |title=تامر حبيب يكشف سبب استبدال روزالين البيه بـ أسماء جلال في لعبة النسيان |url=https://www.elbalad.news/4322960 |newspaper=صدى البلد}}

Awards and nominations

Elbay was awarded the 2019 Al-Wafd Critics' Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best New Face for her role in Qabeel.{{Cite web |last=الوفد |date=18 June 2019 |title=روزالين البيه تحصد جائزة أحسن ممثلة دور ثان في حفل حزب الوفد |url=https://alwafd.news/ثقافة-وفن/2418281-روزالين-البيه-تحصد-جائزة-أحسن-ممثلة-دور-ثان-في-حفل-حزب-الوفد |access-date=28 June 2019 |website=الوفد}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

2018

|Fork & Knife

|The Mistress

2018

|Diamond Dust

|Um Tona

2023

|Jagged Mind

|Christine

2023

|Let Liv

|Marty

2024

|The Decision

|June

2025

|[https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt25049118/?ref_=nm_filmo_filminprod_1 Do No Harm]

|Leen

2026

|A Better Place

Post-production

|Music For The Requiem Mass

|Sarima

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

! class="unsortable" |Notes

2019

|Qabeel

|Sara

|Main Role

2019–present

|Ramy

|Amani

|Recurring Role

2023

|Kaleidoscope

|Judy Goodwin

|Main Role

2023

|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27259192/?ref_=tt_ov_inf Seventh-Year Itch]

|Emma (voice)

|Special Guest Star

2024–present

|The Diplomat

|Nora Koriem

|Recurring Role

= Music videos =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Song

!Artist

2018

|"Fakra"

|Massar Egbari

= Theatre<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile {{!}} Spotlight |url=https://www.spotlight.com/7835-7864-4240 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=www.spotlight.com}}</ref> =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

2022

|[https://playbill.com/article/rosaline-elbay-and-peter-mark-kendall-to-star-in-world-premiere-of-kareem-fahmys-dodi-diana-at-off-broadways-here Dodi & Diana]

2016

|Tamar

2016

|A Midsummer Night's Dream

2016

|Five Women Wearing The Same Dress

2015

|The Duchess of Malfi

2014

|Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

2013

|Twelfth Night