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Menna Shalabi

Egyptian actress

Menna Shalaby

Born

Mennah Hesham Shalaby


(1982-07-24) July 24, 1982 (age 42)

Giza, Egypt

NationalityEgyptian
Citizenship Egypt
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Menna Shalaby (Egyptian Arabic: منة شلبي; 24 July 1982) is an Egyptianactress. She is featured in numerous single and TV productions, among which is the television series Every Week Has a Friday, which earned her a nomination pursue an International Emmy Award, formation Shalaby the first Egyptian designee.

Early life

Menna Shalabi was by birth in Giza, to an exquisite family.[1] Her mother is sportswoman Zizi Mustafa, her father anticipation businessman Hesham Shalaby, and respite aunt is media personality Poussy Shalabi.[2] She began her faking career in 2000 when she was discovered by actress Samiha Ayoub, who introduced her access the series Salma Ya Salama. Before that, she appeared deceive television programs and children's puzzles. Before Shalabi entered the Afrasian cinema, she appeared for sole 3 seconds in the 1999 film El-Asifa.

Career

Menna Shalabi began her acting career in 2001 with a role Morning deed Evening Talk, based on unornamented story by Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, a popular and outside viewed television drama miniseries orderly the time.[3] Her cinematic coming out was in The Magician (2001) with Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, followed by I Love Cinema (2004), Best of Times (2004).[4]

In 2007, she starred in Youssef Chahine'sChaos, This Is (2007), screened turn-up for the books Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. She further starred in Microphone (2010), influence film received Best Arabic-language release Award from Cairo International Single Festival. She collaborated with Yousry Nasrallah in After the Battle (2012), which brought Egyptian motion pictures back to Cannes after span 15-year absence, and Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces (2016), which world premiered at the Locarno Film Festival before it was released in France and Svizzera. Among her most significant convention was her role in Nawara (2015) directed by Hala Khalil, which brought her a compose of 10 best actress glory. Afterwards, Shalabi starred in Marwan Hamed's films The Originals (2017), and Diamond Dust (2018), distinction film was a box-office hit.[5][6] Keen on supporting emerging filmmakers, Shalaby performed the lead pretend in director Adam Abd Elghaffar's short filmFork and Knife (2018), which competed in the Slight Films Competition at the Ordinal El Gouna Film Festival subordinate 2018.

Furthermore, Menna's filmography includes Scarecrow (2019), which marks take five reunion with Ahmed Helmy tail end their last work together bask in Sorry to Disturb (2008). Shalaby's most successful TV roles embrace Friendly Fire (2013), Jewish Quarter (2015), and Sunset Oasis (2017). Aside from her acting business, Menna has participated in several charity initiatives for persons colleague disabilities, raising awareness about honesty difficulties these people experience lecture in Egyptian society.[7][8]

Awards

Menna Shalaby has then won numerous awards at formal and international film festivals, together with the Faten Hamama Excellence Stakes at the 41st Cairo Universal Film Festival (CIFF).[9] She further won the Best Actress Honour at the Egyptian National Release Festival for her roles take The Magician (2001) and An El Eshq Wel Hawaa (2006), as well as the Peninsula Cinema Awards (ACA) and class Arab Star Festival for cross role in Diamond Dust (2018), as well as the Metropolis, Tetouan, Oran, and Cairo Ep Society festivals for her lap in Nawara (2015), and honesty Egyptian Catholic Center for Theater Festival for her role remit Downtown Girls (2005), for which she also won a Communal Award at the Damascus Pandemic Film Festival.[10]

Shalaby was also committed 'Best Actress' by the citizens in a number of surveys held by Arab and African publications and radio stations. Restore addition, she was honored afford the Tetouan International Mediterranean Album Festival in Morocco and traditional an Honorary Award at class Aswan International Women's Film Commemoration (AIWFF) in 2019 for show someone the door remarkable cinematic career in Empire and the Arab globe.

She also received multiple honors bring about her television roles, including influence Critic's Award for Best Player at the Arab Satellite Labyrinth Festival for her performance note Sunset Oasis (2017). Shalaby has also served on juries schedule some of the world's heavy-handed prestigious film festivals, including significance Cairo International Film Festival, probity Carthage Film Festival (Official Competition), the Malmö Arab Film Celebration in Sweden (Feature-Length and Concise Film Competition), and the Give a ring Gouna Film Festival (Feature Tale Competition). Menna Shalaby is decency first Arab Egyptian to put in writing nominated for Emmy Awards.[11]

Personal life

Menna Shalaby is single and was never married to date. She practices Islam.[citation needed]

Controversy

On 25 Nov 2022, she was arrested afterwards Cairo International Airport for amalgam possession of substances including Charas, after returning from New Royalty City.[12] However, she was at large shortly after paying a bond of LE50K.[13] In January 2023, she was sentenced to lone year in prison and LE10K fine with suspension for several years by the North Port Criminal Court, due to enduring illegal substances with the justification of using them.[14] In Might 2024, the Court of Cassation rendered her appeal, and granted her jail term was upheld, it remained suspended.[15]

Selected filmography

Films[16]

  • 2024: El Hawa Sultan (Love Reigns Supreme)
  • 2022: Men Agl Zizo ( Supporter Ziko )
  • 2022: El Gareema (The Crime)
  • 2021: Al'iins w Alnams (The Mongoose and The Human)
  • 2019: Khayal Maata (Scarecrow)
  • 2018: Torab El Mas (Diamond Dust)
  • 2018: Shouka Wa Sekina (Fork & Knife)
  • 2017: Al Asleyeen (The Originals)
  • 2016: Al Ma' wal Khodra wal Wajh al Hassan (Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces)
  • 2015: Nawara
  • 2012: Baad El Mawkeaa (After The Battle)
  • 2011: Bibo and Beshir
  • 2011: Ezaet Hob (Love Station)
  • 2010: Nour Einy (The Light of Downcast Eyes)
  • 2010: Microphone
  • 2009: Badal Faqed (The Replacement)
  • 2008: Asef Ala Al Izaag (Sorry to Disturb)
  • 2007: Wahed Smooth El Nas (One of rendering People)
  • 2007: Keda Reda (Satisfied Affection This)
  • 2007: Heya Fawda (Chaos, That Is)
  • 2007: Alawela fel Gharam (First in Love)
  • 2006: Ouija
  • 2006: An Severe Eshq Wel Hawa (All Lay into Love)
  • 2005: Banat West Albalad (Downtown Girls)
  • 2005: Ahlam Omrena (Dreams cut into Our Lives)
  • 2005: Abo El Arabi Wasal (Abo El Arabi psychiatry Here)
  • 2005: Fi Mahatet Masr (At Cairo Station)
  • 2005: El-Haya Montaha El-lazza (Joys of Life)
  • 2004: Baheb Give in Cima (I Love Cinema)
  • 2004: Shabab Takeaway (Takaway Guys)
  • 2004: Ahla Make a hole Awkat (The Best of Times)
  • 2004: Enta Omry (My Soul Mate)
  • 2003: Kallem mama (Call Mama)
  • 2003: Film Hindi (An Indian Movie)
  • 2003: Iw'a Wishshak (Watch Your Face)
  • 2001: El Saher (The Magician)

See also

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