Leila Shenna ( ar, ليلى شنّا; born Morocco) is a Moroccan former actress who featured on film mostly in the 1970s. She is most commonly remembered in English speaking countries for her role as a ''

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'' in the 1979 film '' Moonraker'' as an evil air hostess.NY Times Shenna Filmography at New York Times
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''. (18 January 2007). However, she also starred in the 1968 film '' Remparts d'argile'' (initially released in Italy, later released in the United States in 1970 under the title ''Ramparts of Clay'') directed by

Jean-Louis Bertucelli Jean-Louis Bertuccelli (3 June 1942 – 6 March 2014) was a French film director and screenwriter. He died in March 2014, aged 71. Selected filmography *''Ramparts of Clay'' (1971) *''Docteur Françoise Gailland ''Docteur Françoise Gai ...

, the 1975

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winner '' Chronique des années de braise'' directed by

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina ( ar, محمد الأخضر حمينة; born in M'sila in 1934) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1975 film ''Chronicle of the Years of Fire''. He is one of the most prominent figures ...

, as well as the 1982 Algerian film '' Vent de sable'', also directed by Lakhdar-Hamina.NY Times Review of Vent De Sable (1982) in NYT
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''. The first two films were set in

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, the third simply in the desert. She also had a minor role in the 1977 film '' March or Die''. She is the cousin of

Malika Oufkir Malika Oufkir ( ar, مليكة أوفقير) (born April 2, 1953 in Marrakesh) is a Moroccan Berber writer and former "disappeared". She is the daughter of General Mohamed Oufkir and a cousin of fellow Moroccan writer and actress Leila Shenna. ...

, the writer of '' Stolen Lives: Twenty Years In A Desert Jail'', an account of the failed 1972 assassination attempt on the King of Morocco by her father (and Leila's uncle), General Mohamed Oufkir.

Filmography

*'' Win to Live'' (1968) *''

Ramparts of Clay ''Ramparts of Clay'' (french: Remparts d'argile), is a 1971 French drama film directed by Jean-Louis Bertuccelli. The film stars Leila Shenna, as well as the villagers of the Algerian village of Tehouda. The film was selected as the French entry f ...

'' (1970) – Rima *'' Sex-Power'' (1970) – La sirène *'' Décembre'' (1973) *''

Chronicle of the Years of Fire ''Chronicle of the Years of Fire'' ( ar, وقائع سنين الجمر, Waqāʾiʿu sinīna l-jamri; french: Chronique des Années de Braise; these names both mean "Chronicle of the Years of Embers") is a 1975 Algerian drama historical film direc ...

'' (1975) – La femme *'' El Chergui'' (1975) *'' Château Espérance'' (1976, TV Series) – Leila *'' March or Die'' (1977) – Arab Street Girl *'' Désiré Lafarge'' (1977, TV Series) *'' Moonraker'' (1979) – Hostess Private Jet *''

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'' (1982) – (final film role)

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