Helana Sawires is an Australian actress best known for portraying the lead role of Dianne, a medical student, in the first Australian Muslim romantic comedy film, Ali's Wedding (2017).
[1][2] She also appeared in 2016 short film Banana Boy, directed by Steven Woodburn.
[3] She lives in Marrickville where she grew up in a large Egyptian family with five siblings.
[4] She went to Sydney's Newtown High School of the Performing Arts.
Her role as Dianne in Ali's Wedding brought her a nomination for Best Actress at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards.