After appearing in
Salma Ya Salama (2000) and
El Asifa (2001), Shalabi pursued her acting career with a role
Morning and Evening Talk, aired in 2001, the miniseries was based on a story by Nobel laureate
Naguib Mahfouz, a popular and widely viewed television drama miniseries at the time. Her cinematic debut was in
The Magician (2001) with
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, followed by
I Love Cinema (2004),
Best of Times (2004). In 2005, she appeared in five films, she co-starred in
El-Haya Montaha El-lazza,
Fi Mahatet Masr, which she starred alongside
Karim Abdel Aziz,
Abo El Arabi Wasal which she starred alongside
Hany Ramzy. She also co-starred in
Ahlam Omrena alongside
Mona Zaki. She starred in
Banat West Albalad by
Mohamed Khan. In 2007, she starred in
Youssef Chahine's Chaos, This Is (2007), screened at
Venice Film Festival and
Toronto International Film Festival. She also starred in
Microphone (2010), the film received Best Arabic-language film Award from
Cairo International Film Festival. She collaborated with
Yousry Nasrallah in
After the Battle (2012), which brought
Egyptian cinema back to
Cannes after a 15-year absence, and
Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces (2016), which world premiered at the
Locarno Film Festival before it was released in
France and
Switzerland. Among her most significant appearances was her role in
Nawara (2015) directed by
Hala Khalil, which brought her a record of 10 best actress awards. Afterwards, Shalabi starred in
Marwan Hamed's films
The Originals (2017), and
Diamond Dust (2018), the film was a box-office hit. Keen on supporting emerging filmmakers, Shalaby performed the lead role in director Adam Abd Elghaffar's
short film Fork and Knife (2018), which competed in the Short Films Competition at the
2nd El Gouna Film Festival in 2018. Furthermore, Menna's filmography includes
Scarecrow (2019), which marks her reunion with
Ahmed Helmy after their last work together in
Sorry to Disturb (2008). Shalaby's most successful TV roles include
Friendly Fire (2013),
Jewish Quarter (2015), and
Sunset Oasis (2017). Aside from her acting profession, Menna has participated in various charity initiatives for persons with disabilities, raising awareness about the difficulties these people experience in Egyptian society. == Awards ==