Oulaya Amamra (born 12 November 1996) is a French actress known for starring in the 2016 films Divines and Tamara. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation for Divines.[1][2]
Oulaya Amamra | |
|---|---|
 Amamra at 2024 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 12 November 1996 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Relatives | Houda Benyamina (sister) |
Personal life
editAmamra was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother.[3] She is the younger sister of director Houda Benyamina. Amamra attended Catholic school and studied classical dance for 15 years.[4]
Benyamina cast Amamra for a lead role in Divines, although she was initially concerned that the project could threaten their relationship.[4]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Fracture | Student | Alain Tasma | TV movie |
| 2012 | Le commencement | Guillaume Tordjman | Short | |
| 2014 | Ghetto Child | Houda Benyamina & Guillaume Tordjman | ||
| 3xManon | Yaël | Jean-Xavier de Lestrade | TV miniseries | |
| 2015 | L'orchestre des aveugles | Chama | Mohamed Mouftakir | Moroccan film (Arabic) |
| Belle gueule | Sarah | Emma Benestan | Short | |
| Un métier bien | Soraya | Farid Bentoumi | Short | |
| 2016 | Divines | Dounia | Houda Benyamina | César Award for Most Promising Actress Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation AFI Fest Special Mention Acting[5] Carthage Film Festival Best Actress[6] |
| Tamara | Jelilah | Alexandre Castagnetti | ||
| Mariam | Mariam | Faiza Ambah | Short | |
| Mr Gaspacho | Julie | Guillaume Tordjman | Short | |
| 2017 | La bête curieuse | Asma | Laurent Perreau | TV movie |
| 2018 | The World Is Yours | Lamya | Romain Gavras | |
| The Little Drummer Girl | Salma | Park Chan-wook | TV miniseries | |
| 2019 | Farewell to the Night | Lila Saïdi | André Téchiné | |
| 2020 | The Salt of Tears | Djemila | Philippe Garrel | |
| Vampires | Doina Radescu | |||
| 2022 | Smoking Causes Coughing | Ammoniaque | Mr. Oizo | |
| 2022 | Citoyen d'honneur | Selma | Mohamed Hamidi |
References
edit- ^ Richford, Rhonda (30 January 2017). "Lumiere Awards: 'Elle,' 'My Life as a Zucchini' Take Top Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "PALMARÈS 2017 - 42 ÈME CÉRÉMONIE DES CÉSAR". Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Les secrets de tournage du film Citoyen d'honneur" – via www.allocine.fr.
- ^ a b Baronian, Renaud (31 August 2016). "Cinéma : "Divines", c'est le mot !". Le Parisien. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Greene, Steve (17 November 2016). "AFI FEST 2016 Award Winners: The Complete List". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 November 2016). "'Zaineb Hates The Snow' triumphs at Carthage Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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