Malika Belbey (born 15 June 1974) is an Algerian actress.
Biography
Belbey was born in
Tiaret, in western Algeria. She graduated from the Algiers School of Dramatic Arts. Belbey began her career in the theatre by acting in "Nedjma," which was adapted from the novel written by
Kateb Yacine and directed by
Ziani Cherif Ayad. She made her television debut in 2004 in ''
The Player''.
Belbey made her cinematic debut in 2006, in ''
Barakat!''
In 2007, she appeared in the film ''
Morituri'', based on the novel by
Yasmina Khadra. The thriller follows a police officer who investigates a terrorist group during the
Algerian Civil War
The Algerian Civil War ( ar, rtl=yes, الْحَرْبُ الْأَهْلِيَّةُ الجَزَائِرِيَّةُ, al-Ḥarb al-ʾAhlīyah al-Jazāʾirīyah) was a civil war in Algeria fought between the Algerian government and various Is ...
. Belbey starred in the TV series ''
Djemai Family'' in 2008. She appeared in ''Ad-Dhikra El Akhira'' in 2010 and 2011.
In March 2014, she was honored at the 13th Gulf Radio and TV Festival in Bahrain.
In 2019, Belbey played two different roles in
Salim Hamdi
Salim, Saleem or Selim may refer to:
People
* Salim (name), or Saleem or Salem or Selim, a name of Arabic origin
* Salim (poet) (1800–1866)
*Saleem (playwright) (fl. 1996)
*Selim I, Selim II and Selim III, Ottoman Sultans
*Selim people, an et ...
's ''Reconnaissance''. She received the Best Actress Prize at the Maghreb Film Festival in
Oujda
Oujda ( ar, وجدة; ber, ⵡⵓⵊⴷⴰ, Wujda) is a major Moroccan city in its northeast near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of about 558,000 people. It ...
, Morocco. Belbey starred as Nabila in the 2020 television series ''Yema''.
She described her character as a woman who has suffered a lot of injustice but was able to rebuild her life and create a home despite spending 10 years in prison. After reading the script, Belbey was afraid of playing a similar role as in previous soap operas, and worked with director
Madih Belaïd
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to flesh out the character.
Filmography
Movies
*2006 : ''
Barakat!''
*2007 : ''
Morituri''
*2008 : ''Le dernier passager'' (short film)
*2009 : ''Point final 1er novembre 1954''
*2019 : ''Reconnaissance''
Television
*2004 : ''
The Player'' : Sonia
*2006 : ''Le printemps noir''
*2008 : ''
Rendezvous with Destiny'' : Hanane
*2008 : ''
Djemai Family'' : The Indian Adra (season 1 episode 17)
*2010-2011 : ''Ad-Dhikra El Akhira'' : Halima
*2015 : ''Weld Mama''
*2018 : ''Lella zineb''
*2019 : ''Rays Kourso''
*2019 : ''
Wlad Lahlal'' : Zoulikha
*2020 : ''Ahwal Anes'' : Mother of Redha
*2020 : ''Yema'' : Nabila
References
External links
Malika Belbeyat the
Internet Movie Database
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1974 births
Living people
21st-century Algerian actresses
Algerian film actresses
People from Tiaret