Sanâa Alaoui, also known as Sanaa Alaoui ( ar, سناء العلوي), is a French Moroccan

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Life

Alaoui aws born on April 29, 1987, in Casablanca. She earned her high school degree at Lycée Lyautey in Casablanca. As a polyglot, she collaborated with directors from various nationalities, such as Gustavo Loza,

Adil El Arbi Adil (also transliterated as Adel, ar, عادل) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. Adil is a variation of the name Adel, an Arabic male name that comes from the word Adl, meaning "fairness" and "justice". It is a common name in the M ...

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Abdelkader Lagtaâ Abdelkader Lagtaâ (born in 1948) is a Moroccan film director, known for his work in Morocco and French documentaries. Biography Born in 1948 in Casablanca, Abdelkader Lagtaâ graduated from The National Film School in Lodz in Poland. He direc ...

. She plays in five languages: Arabic, French, Spanish, English and German. In 2021, she led the jury of the ''Festival AMAL'' in Spain.

Private life

Alaoui currently resides in Morocco, after several years spent in

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Filmography

Film

* 2022: Collapsed Walls by

Hakim Belabbes Hakim Belabbes ( ar, حكيم بلعباس) (born 1961) is a Moroccan filmmaker. Early life He was born in Bouja'd. His father owned the only movie theatre in the city. He studied American and African literature at Muhammad V University in Ra ...

: * 2018: '' Operation Red Sea'' (''Opération Mer Rouge'') by Dante Lam: Ina * 2015: ''

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Bilall Fallah Adil El Arbi (born June 30, 1988) and Bilall Fallah (born January 4, 1986) are Belgian film and television directors of Moroccan descent. The duo, collectively billed as Adil & Bilall, are known for writing and directing the feature films ''Ima ...

: Mina * 2014: ''

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: Mina * 2013: '' Vuelos prohibidos'' by Rigoberto Lopez: Monica * 2011: '' Poupiya'' by Samia Charkioui (short film) * 2008: ''

Terminus des anges ''Terminus des anges'' (English: ''Angels' Last Stop'') is a 2010 Moroccan anthology film directed by Mohamed Mouftakir, Hicham Lasri and Narjiss Nejjar, released in 2010. The film is a combination of three short films, each directed by a differe ...

'' by

Hicham Lasri Hicham Lasri (born April 13, 1977) is a Moroccan comics artist, film director, novelist, producer and screenwriter. Biography Lasri was born on April 13, 1977, in Casablanca. He grew up in a family of five brothers and a sister. After obtaining ...

Narjiss Nejjar Narjiss Nejjar (born 1971) is a Moroccan filmmaker and screenwriter. Her film ''Les Yeux Secs'' (''Cry No More'') was screened at Cannes in 2003. Early life and career Nejjar was a student at ESRA in Paris, where she studied filmmaking. In 199 ...

and Mohamed Mouftakir: Samia * 2008: '' Ça se soigne ?'' by Laurent Chouchan: Samia * 2008: '' Un novio para Yasmina'' (''Un fiancé pour Yasmina'') by Irene Cardona: Yasmina * 2007: '' Yasmine et les hommes'' by

: Yasmine * 2007: '' Oud Al ward ou la beauté éparpillée'' by

Lahcen Zinoun Lahcen Zinoun (born in 1944) is a Moroccan choreographer, modern dancer and filmmaker. He is considered the most renowned contemporary Moroccan choreographer. Biography Zinoun was born in 1944 in ''La Cité ouvrière'' Socica of Hay Mohammadi, ...

: Oud l'Ward * 2005: ''Ici et là'' by Mohamed Ismaïl: Samira * 2004: '' Le Pain nu'' (''Al khoubz al hafi'') by

Rachid Benhadj Mohamed Rachid Benhadj ( ar, رشيد بن حاج, born 12 July 1949) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Algiers, Benhadj studied architecture and cinema at the University of Paris. He made his professional ...

: Mohamed Choukri's mother * 2004: ''

Al otro lado ''Al Otro Lado'' ("To The Other Side") is a 2004 Mexican film directed by Gustavo Loza. The film follows the story of three children, one from Mexico, Cuba, and Morocco, as they attempt to deal with realities of immigration in their societies ...

'' (''De l'autre côté'') by Gustavo Loza: the mother * 2004: ''

Le Cadeau ''Le Cadeau'', released in Italy as ''Il regalo'', is a 1982 French and Italian film. It stars Claudia Cardinale. It is based upon the play written by Italo Terzoli and Enrico Vaime. Plot Gregoire is retiring after many years with the same b ...

'' by Jamal Souissi (short film) * 2002: ''

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: Amal * 1996: '' Le Cri de la soie'' by Yvon Marciano: Aicha

Television

* 2022: Nisf Kamar of Jihane Bahar : Hanane * 2020: '' Le secret enterré''of Yassine Fennane : Ferdaous * 2019: '' Coeur Karim''of Abdelhay Laaraki : Professeur Nezha * 2016: '' Le juge est une femme'', ep. ''Mauvais genre'': Dalila Bensalem * 2011: '' Fischer fischt Frau'', TV film by Lars Jessen: Mona * 2011: ''

Section de recherches ''Section de recherches ("Investigation Unit")'' is a French television series first broadcast on TF1 on May 11, 2006. In Belgium, the series was shown on La Une from November 9, 2013. Plot The Investigation Unit is a special unit of the Natio ...

'': Leïla Rezoug * 2010: '' Les Virtuoses'', TV series, 1 episode: Nora Belassen * 2008: '' Bajo el mismo cielo'', TV film by Sílvia Munt * 2008: '' Julie Lescaut'', television series, 2 episodes: Maud * 2008: '' Famille d'accueil'', a series by Stéphane Kaminka, 3 ep.: Lila * 2007: '' Duval et Moretti'', a series by Stéphane Kaminka, 3 ep.: Lila * 2006: '' Les Rimaquoi'' ( France 5): various roles * 2002: '' Préjudices'': Nadia Chianti * 2002: '' Les grands frères'', leading ep.: Malika * 2001: '' Le juge est une femme'', ep. ''L'Ami d'enfance'': Malika

Awards

* February 2018: tribute at the International Youth Film Festival in

Meknès Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, amknas; french: Meknès) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th ...

* November 2017: tribute at the ''Festival méditerranéen cinéma et immigration'' 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 ...

* September 2017 : tribute at the

Khouribga African Film Festival Khouribga ( ber, ⵅⵯⵔⵉⴱⴳⴰ, xʷribga; ar, خريبڭة, ḵurībga, ) is the capital of Khouribga Province in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region, Morocco. With a population of 196,196 (2014 census), Khouribga owes its growth to the pho ...

* 2009: New Talent Award at the MedFilm Festival in Rome * 2007: first prize for Feminine Role at Moroccan National Film Festival for her role in

's ''Oud Al’ward ou La Beauté éparpillée''.

References

External links

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Télérama ''Télérama'' is a weekly French cultural and television magazine published in Paris, France. The name is a contraction of its earlier title: ''Télévision-Radio-Cinéma''. Fabienne Pascaud is currently managing editor. Ludovic Desautez is dep ...

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