Menna Shalabi

Menna Shalabi, also spelled Shalaby, (منة شلبي; 24 July 1981) is an Egyptian actress.

She is featured in numerous cinematic and TV productions, among which is the television series Every Week Has a Friday, which earned her a nomination for an International Emmy; making Shalabi the first Egyptian to be nominated for the award.

Awards
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). 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 for Cinema Festival for her role in Downtown Girls (2005), for which she also won a Special Award at the Damascus International Film Festival. 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 to be nominated for Emmy Awards.

Personal life
Menna Shalabi is single and was never married to date. She practices Islam.

Controversy
On 25 November 2022, she was arrested at Cairo International Airport for her possession of substances including Marijuana, after returning from New York City. However, she was released shortly after paying a bail of LE50K. In January 2023, she was sentenced to one year in prison and LE10K fine with suspension for three years by the North Cairo Criminal Court, due to obtaining illegal substances with the intention of using them. In May 2024, the Court of Cassation rendered her appeal, and although her jail term was upheld, it remained suspended.