Menna Shalabi, also spelled Shalaby ( ar, منة شلبي; born Mennah Hesham Shalabi on 24 July 1981) is an
Egyptian
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actress
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featured in numerous cinema and TV productions, among them the TV series ''Every Week Has a Friday''.
Awards
Menna Shalabi is the first Arab
Egyptian
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actress to be nominated for
Emmy Awards
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.
Controversy
On 25 November 2022, she was arrested at
Cairo International Airport
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for her possession of substances including
Marijuana
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, 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 with suspension, due to obtaining illegal substances with the intention of using it.
See also
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Cinema of Egypt
The cinema of Egypt refers to the flourishing film industry based in Cairo, sometimes also referred to as Hollywood on the Nile. Since 1976, the capital has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival, which has been accredited by the Intern ...
References
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Egyptian television actresses
Egyptian film actresses
21st-century Egyptian actresses
Living people
1982 births
People from Giza