Nelly Mohamed was born in Alexandria to an Egyptian father and a Russian mother. She graduated from the Ballet institute at the Art’s Academy and thereafter pursued higher studies. Nelly Karim began dancing ballet at the Opera in 1991. In 1999, Nelly starred in the Ramadan trivia show. She has performed in the television series “Wajh al-Qammar” (“Face of the Moon”), “Hadeeth al-Sabah wa al-Masaa” (“Morning and Evening Talk”), “al-Houb al-Kabir” (“Major Love”) and “al-Bannat” (“The Girls”). Nelly is married and has two sons.