Wajiha Jendoubi is a Tunisian actress and comedian.

Biography

Jendoubi was born in 1972. Originally from Kairouan, she finished her theatrical studies in 1995. For her graduation project, Jendoubi wrote a play alongside another student and played the role of a future bride, which she described as unforgettable. She was quickly noticed by Tunisian directors and appeared in several television soap operas such as ''Mnamet Aroussia'', ''Ikhwa wa Zaman'' and ''Aoudat Al Minyar'', the last of which is her best-known work. In 2010, she appeared in ''

The Season of Men ''The Season of Men'' ( ar, موسم الرجال , translit. ''Maussim al-rijal'', french: La saison des hommes) is a 2000 French-Tunisian drama film directed by Moufida Tlatli. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 ...

''. Jendoubi performed the one-woman-show ''Madame Kenza'' in 2010. She discovered the pleasure of being the only person on the stage, and her goal was to hold her audience in suspense, having fun and bringing out whatever she felt. In 2015, she was appointed alongside Myriam Belkadhi and Emna Louzyr Ayari as a representative of Tunisia for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. In 2017, Jendoubi starred as Bahja in Salma Baccar's film ''El Jaida''. She was named an officer of the Order of the Republic in 2019. In December 2019, Jendoubi claimed that she was not paid by Attessia TV for her performances in the shows ''Le Président'', ''Flashback'' and ''Ali Chouerreb''. She is married and the mother of two children. Her husband Mehdi is in charge of sound and light during her shows. When the

Arab Spring The Arab Spring ( ar, الربيع العربي) was a series of Nonviolent resistance, anti-government protests, Rebellion, uprisings and Insurgency, armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in T ...

began in Tunisia, Jendoubi was initially supportive but noticed darkness appearing. In response to the violent religious extremism that developed, she created a comedy show as a way of combatting it in post-revolution Tunisia.

Filmography

;Films *2000 : ''

'' : Salwa *2001 : ''Fatma'' *2010 : ''Linge sale'' (short film) : Jamila *2016 : ''Parfum de printemps'' *2017 : ''El Jaida'' : Bahja ;Television *1998 : ''Îchqa wa Hkayet'' : Chrifa *2000 : ''Mnamet Aroussia'' : Lilia Thabti/Lilia Chared Azzouz *2002 : ''Gamret Sidi Mahrous'' : Sabiha Souilah *2003 : ''Ikhwa wa Zaman'' : Souad *2004 : ''Loutil (L'Hôtel)'' *2005 : ''Aoudat Al Minyar'' : Rakia *2009 : ''Aqfas Bila Touyour'' *2010 : ''Garage Lekrik'' *2012 : ''Dipanini'' *2013 : ''Yawmiyat Imraa'' : Daliya *2015 : ''Naouret El Hawa'' (season 2) : Safia *2016 : ''Nsibti Laaziza'' (season 6) : Rafika *2016 : ''Le Président'' : Salsabil Barmakli *2016 : ''Bolice 2.0'' *2017 : ''Dawama'' *2017 : ''La Coiffeuse'' *2017 : ''Flashback'' (season 2) *2019 : ''El Maestro'' *2019 : ''Ali Chouerreb'' of Rabii Tekali &

Madih Belaïd Madih nabawi ( ar, مديح نبوي, pl. Madā'ih nabawiyah), one of the principal religious genres of Arabic music, is a song form dedicated to expressing praises, love and devotion for the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his family. The genre dates ...

(season 2) : Mrs Abid *2020 : ''The Tailor: Home Confinement''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jendoubi, Wajiha 1960 births Living people 20th-century Tunisian actresses 21st-century Tunisian actresses Tunisian film actresses Tunisian television actresses Tunisian stage actresses People from Kairouan