
Acting
Ella Al-Shamahi
Place of birth
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Known for
Acting
Credits
12 titles
Known for
7.1PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
NOVA
1974
4.0According to recent science the Neanderthals are not the knuckle-dragging apemen of popular imagination. In fact they are our distant ancestors. About 2% of the DNA of most people is of Neanderthal origin—and it continues to affect us today. Ella Al-Shamahi enlists the skills of Andy Serkis, the master of performance capture, and a group of experts to investigate Neanderthals.
Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors
2018
6.3Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals humanity's incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution – and how the story is stranger and more surprising than ever imagined.
Human
2025
6.8An ambitious seven-year natural history series documenting six of the planet's most threatened ecosystems and meeting the people fighting to restore the Earth’s delicate balance.
Our Changing Planet
2022
6.4Exploring the bustling oases where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water.
Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis
2020
5.7Using original excavation data combined with cutting edge computer graphics, we recreate the grave of a mighty viking warrior woman as never seen before.
Viking Warrior Women
2019
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
10.0In this critical investigation into the most arresting victims of the climate emergency, biologist Ella Al-Shamahi joins a specialist autopsy into the death of a 40-foot sei whale, which washed up near Edinburgh. Across the 90-minute single doc, Ella sets out to uncover why whales are dying in record numbers and whether or not the crisis is man-made.
What Killed the Whale?
2022
6.3Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores the gripping science behind an astonishing Egyptian legend as she investigates whether toxins inside Tutankhamun's tomb and among the pharaoh's treasures could explain a number of mysterious deaths.
Tut's Toxic Tomb
2022
Series credits
7.1PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
NOVA
1974
7.1PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
NOVA
1974
4.0According to recent science the Neanderthals are not the knuckle-dragging apemen of popular imagination. In fact they are our distant ancestors. About 2% of the DNA of most people is of Neanderthal origin—and it continues to affect us today. Ella Al-Shamahi enlists the skills of Andy Serkis, the master of performance capture, and a group of experts to investigate Neanderthals.
Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors
2018
6.3Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals humanity's incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution – and how the story is stranger and more surprising than ever imagined.
Human
2025
6.8An ambitious seven-year natural history series documenting six of the planet's most threatened ecosystems and meeting the people fighting to restore the Earth’s delicate balance.
Our Changing Planet
2022
6.4Exploring the bustling oases where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water.
Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis
2020
7.0In 1922, the tomb of Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun was unearthed. Soon tales spread of a deadly jinx. Now the extraordinary scientific truth of the 'Pharaoh's Curse' is revealed.
Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb
2022
4.5Archaeologist and explorer Ella al-Shamahi heads for South America, in search of legendary cities and civilisations
Jungle Mystery: Lost Kingdoms Of The Amazon
2020
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Horizon: Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick?
2018
