Oulaya Amamra
Oulaya Amamra | |
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 Amamra at the 2017 César Awards | |
| Born | 12 November 1996 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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 in 2017 for Divines.
Amamra is the younger sister of director Houda Benyamina. Amamra attended Catholic school and studied classical dance for 15 years.[1]
Benyamina cast Amamra for a lead role in Divines, although initially concerned that the project could threaten their relationship.[1] In January 2017, Amamra won the Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress for the role.[2] She won Most Promising Actress at the 2017 César Awards on 24 February.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| 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 Most Promising Actress AFI Fest Special Mention Acting[4] Carthage Film Festival Best Actress[5] |
| 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 | |
| 2019 | Le sel des larmes | Philippe Garrel | Post-production | |
| Les ennemis | André Téchiné | Post-production | ||
| The Little Drummer Girl | Salma | Park Chan-wook | TV miniseries |
References
- ^ a b Baronian, Renaud (31 August 2016). "Cinéma : "Divines", c'est le mot !". Le Parisien. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ 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. 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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