Menna Shalabi

📖 Biography

Menna Shalaby (born July 24, 1982) is a celebrated Egyptian actress, widely regarded as one of the most talented, versatile, and critically acclaimed leading ladies in contemporary Arab cinema and television. Shalaby launched her cinematic career under the direction of visionary filmmaker Radwan El-Kashef in the acclaimed drama The Magician (El-Saher, 2001). She quickly established herself as a powerhouse performer through landmark films such as Girls of Downtown (Banat West El-Balad, 2005), Ibrahim El-Abyad (2009), and her tour-de-force award-winning performance in the social drama Nawara (2015). On television, she achieved historic recognition as the first Arab actress ever nominated for an International Emmy Award for her gripping performance in the psychological thriller series Every Week Has a Friday (2020), alongside co-starring in major blockbuster hits like the psychological crime thriller The Crime (2022).