Biographies: Menna Shalaby - Actor

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Menna Shalaby is one of the brightest stars in the younger generation of Egyptian actors. She was born on July 24, 1981 in Cairo. She is the daughter of the famous dancer and performer Zizi Mustafa. Shalaby displayed a passion for performing from a very early age, no doubt due to the exposure to the industry her mother's fame provided. She would often sit in front of the mirror and pretend to be her famous mother, and also fake being sick to get out of going to school, which her mother declared was also acting. Menna made her film debut in "Al Saher" (The Magician) as Nour in 2001. She next scored a leading role beside Layla Elwy in "Baheb El Seema" (2004). Since then she's gone on to work with some of the most talented actors and directors, like Youssef Chahine with "Heya Fawda" (2007), Ahmed Abdallah with "Microphone" (2010) and Yousry Nasrallah with "After the Battle" (2012) about the infamous Battle of the Camel during the January 25 uprising. Her other film credits include "Banat Wust el Balad" (2005), "Ouija" (2006) and "Ezaet Hob" (2011).

31 July 2013
Ines Farag

Menna Shalaby was born in Giza. Her mother is dancer Zizi Mustafa. She appeared when she was young in several television programs. She made her acting debut in the 2000 series Salma Ya Salama. She gained fame through her role in the film The Magician, then appeared in the film I Love Cinema, after which she continued to work on both films and TV series.

18 August 2021
Dalia Saad