Suliane Brahim (born 1 April 1978) is a French actress. With a background in theatre, she has also performed in film and on television, most recently in a lead role in the series '' Zone Blanche'' (''Black Spot'').

Biography

Brahim was born the eldest of three children in

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, France, to a father of Moroccan descent and a

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mother. She was raised in

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. She studied the

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at the

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, planning on a humanitarian career, as well as theatre at École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre. In 1996, Brahim performed in her first play and continued into the next decade, becoming a boarder and, later, member of

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

. Her performances onstage include ''

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'', ''

Dom Juan ''Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre'' ("Don Juan or The Feast of the Stone tatue) is a five-act 1665 comedy by Molière based upon the Spanish legend of Don Juan Tenorio. The aristocrat Dom Juan is a rake who seduces, marries, and abandons Elvir ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Since 2013, Brahim has been in several films and television shows, leading to her being cast as Major Laurène Weiss in the

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thriller ''Zone Blanche'' in 2017 and Virginie in ''The Swarm'' (French: ''La Nuée'') in 2020. She is also a recipient of the

Prix Suzanne Bianchetti The Prix Suzanne Bianchetti is an award in French cinema given annually since 1937 to the most promising young film actress.Colin Crisp. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958'', p. 315 (Indiana University Press; 2015) ...

, given to the most promising young French actress.

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* * 1978 births Living people French film actresses French stage actresses French television actresses French people of Breton descent French people of Moroccan descent Actors from Bourges Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses {{France-film-actor-stub