Shaden Kanboura was born and raised in Haifa. She studied theatre acting at the Haifa university 2008-2012. She is an independent actress in both theatre and cinema. She co-founded Khashabi Theatre (an independant theatre in Haifa) and is also an active member of the theatre group Khashabi Ensemble.

She has acted in several short movies and feature films. Sand Storm, winner of the Ophir Award, was her first experience of working in cinema. She won the Fedora Award for Artistic Achievement in an Israeli Feature Film, 2016, and also the Ophir Award for Best Actress, 2017, for her role as Nour in the award winning film In Between. 

“I feel that our movie, In Between, is a welcoming window into a subculture that is somehow interesting and shocking to people around the world. I was always fascinated about meeting new people from distant parts of the world and finding things we have in common and our differences. I think it helps us to know ourselves better and appreciate humanity more.  Therefore I am super excited for this opportunity! My best teachers in music and acting were from Russia and I think it has to do with the great respect this culture has for art. I cannot wait to meet the people and their art and I am ready for the cold!"