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May Calamawy

1986 - Today

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May El Calamawy (pronounced [Mayy al-Qalamāwī]: Egyptian Arabic: [ˈmˤɑjj (el)ʔælæˈmæːwi]; born October 28, 1986) is an Egyptian-Palestinian actress. Calamawy gained recognition for her portrayal of Layla El-Faouly / Scarlet Scarab in the Marvel Studios miniseries Moon Knight (2022), marking the first Egyptian and Arab superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Born in Bahrain to an Egyptian father and a Palestinian-Jordanian mother, Calamawy was raised across Bahrain, Qatar, and the United States, where she has resided since 2015. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in theatre studies from Emerson College and later trained at the William Esper Studio in New York. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). May Calamawy is the 7,172nd most popular actor (up from 8,109th in 2024), the 8th most popular biography from Bahrain (up from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Bahraini Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, May Calamawy ranks 7,172 out of 13,578. Before her are Marc Warren, Ahn Bo-hyun, Rik Mayall, Barbara Crampton, Abigail Breslin, and Lewis Black. After her are Daisuke Ono, Karen Morley, Nick Stahl, Christy Chung, Bitty Schram, and Emilia Fox.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, May Calamawy ranks 185. Before her are Abou Diaby, Gunnar Nielsen, Aaron Swartz, Enzo Pérez, Victoria Amelina, and Yohan Cabaye. After her are Inbar Lavi, Pentala Harikrishna, Charlyne Yi, Lea Michele, Michael Oher, and Camilla Belle.

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In Bahrain

Among people born in Bahrain, May Calamawy ranks 8 out of 24. Before her are Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1936), Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1933), Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain (1969), Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (1825), Tarafa (543), and Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (1965). After her are Nawaf Shukralla (1976), Mamtha Mohandas (1984), Jacqueline Fernandez (1985), A'ala Hubail (1982), Salman Isa (1977), and Houda Nonoo (1964).

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Among ACTORS In Bahrain

Among actors born in Bahrain, May Calamawy ranks 1. After her are Mamtha Mohandas (1984), and Jacqueline Fernandez (1985).

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