May Elghety

May Elghety is a prominent award winning Egyptian actress born in Cairo to parents Mohamed Elghety ( Writer and TV presenter) and Mona Barouma ( Writer and TV presenter). May began her acting career as a child, making appearances on television shows such as Al Beshkar (1999), Al Shabaka Al Mashoura (The Magical Net) (2003) , Awasef Al Nesaa' (Women's Storms) (2005) and 'Bent Men El Zaman Da (A Girl from this Time) (2008) and in the film Captin Hima in 2008 by director Nasr Mahrous. The child actress also hosted multiple children programs on the national Egyptian channel Al Fadayaa Al Masrya from 2010 till 2013. After multiple auditions the child star was granted the lead role in a musical performed on the National Theater of Cairo titled Badr El Bedour & the Magical Well in 2013. Her singing, dancing, and acting performances captured the attention of audiences and critics. In 2013, May was offered the lead role Bayada in El Kaserat, a controversial TV series depicting the illegal act of child marriages in upper Egypt. Her performance landed her a prestigious award as Best upcoming actress in the Arab Drama Festival. Elghety was later cast in the sequel of El Gezira (2014) for director Sherif Arafa which earned her further recognition. After being cast as Aisha in Mohamed Diab's groundbreaking film Eshtebak (Clash) (2016) May firmly established a name for herself in the Egyptian film industry as she also earned international mentions in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety for her performance upon the film's debut in Cannes Film Festival in 2016. After Aisha, May took on a new challenging role in the short film NADA (2017) where she depicted a speech & hearing impaired dancer who attempts to communicate with a visual impaired pianist to help her with her performance. May's performance in the film earned her multiple awards and international recognition in film festivals in the USA, Spain, Sweden, Morocco and others. The actress depicted multiple roles in the following years in some of the most successful TV shows in the Ramadan season earning her nationwide recognition as well as a total of 19 Best Actress awards. Some of these roles included Fatma in Grand Hotel (2016), Habiba in La totfe' Al Shams (Don't let the sun set) (2017), Azhar in Tayea (2018), Mariam in Zodiac (2019), Rawda in Kol Esobo Yom Gomaa' (Every Week has a Friday) (2020) and Ward in Sultanet Al Moez (2020). Elghety's film Banat Thanawy (Highschool Girls) (2020) was also a nationwide sensation ranking 3rd in the box office for multiple weeks. May Elghety has earned a reputation as a fluid powerful actress capable of portraying a variety of roles. May's influence has extended beyond her acting career as she is a patron of humanitarian and Enviormental causes. May was announced as the goodwill ambassador for Greenish & Very Nile in 2018, both are Egyptian based NGO's that organize Nile clean up campaigns and raise awareness on sustainability, plastic hazards as well as climate concerns. May's upcoming projects include Al Tareekh Al Sery Le Kawthar (Kawthar's Secret History) a political thriller film by Mohamed Amin, Tahe'e (Investigation) (2020), a psychological thriller TV series revolving around a group of young people investigating a mystery, Amar 14 (The 14th Moon) a romantic drama film by Hadi Al Bagouri and the 2nd and 3rd seasons of Zodiac (2019).