Menna Shalabi | |
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 Shalabi at the 2019 Cairo International Film Festival | |
| Born | Mennah Hesham Shalabi July 24, 1981 |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Citizenship |  Egypt |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Menna Shalabi, also spelled Shalaby (Egyptian Arabic: منة شلبي; 24 July 1981) is an Egyptian actress.
She is featured in numerous cinematic and TV productions, among which is the television miniseries Every Week Has a Friday.
Menna Shalabi has previously won numerous awards at national and international film festivals, including the Faten Hamama Excellence Award at the 41st Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF).[1] She also won the Best Actress Award at the Egyptian National Film Festival for her roles in The Magician (2001) and An El Eshq Wel Hawaa (2006), as well as the Arabian Cinema Awards (ACA) and the Arab Star Festival for her role in Diamond Dust (2018), as well as the Dubai, Tetouan, Oran, and Cairo Film Society festivals for her role in Nawara (2015), and the Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival for her role in Downtown Girls (2005), for which she also won a Special Award at the Damascus International Film Festival.[2]
Menna was also voted 'Best Actress' by the public in a number of surveys held by Arab and Egyptian publications and radio stations. In addition, she was honored by the Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival in Morocco and received an Honorary Award at the Aswan International Women's Film Festival (AIWFF) in 2019 for her remarkable cinematic career in Egypt and the Arab globe.
She also received multiple honors for her television roles, including the Critic's Award for Best Actress at the Arab Satellite Channels Festival for her performance in Sunset Oasis (2017). Menna has also served on juries for some of the world's most prestigious film festivals, including the Cairo International Film Festival, the Carthage Film Festival (Official Competition), the Malmö Arab Film Festival in Sweden (Feature-Length and Short Film Competition), and the El Gouna Film Festival (Feature Narrative Competition). Menna Shalabi is the first Arab Egyptian actress to be nominated for Emmy Awards.[3]
On 25 November 2022, she was arrested at Cairo International Airport for her possession of substances including Marijuana, after returning from New York City.[4] However, she was released shortly after paying a bail of LE50K.[5] In January 2023, she was sentenced to one year in prison with suspension, due to obtaining illegal substances with the intention of using them.[6]
