Monia Chokri (born 27 June 1982) is a Canadian actress and film director.

Life and career

Born in

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in 1982, she began her acting career after she completed her studies at Montreal's Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in 2005. Her mother is of Scottish origin through Scandinavian ancestors, while her father is descended from Tunisian Berber roots. In addition to having played in several theatre productions in Montreal, she has received notable roles in films presented at the

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directed by Québécois filmmakers who are better known outside of Canada, namely

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and

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. In '' Heartbeats'', she played Marie, a young woman who falls in love with the same man as her gay male best friend Francis, played by Dolan, who also directed. The quality of her acting has been noted by critics, notably in

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and

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. At the end of 2010, the readers of

named her #4 on their list of the top actresses of the year for her performance in '' Heartbeats''. Her debut as a director, the short film ''

An Extraordinary Person ''An Extraordinary Person'' (french: Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Monia Chokri and released in 2013.Julie Ledoux"Le court métrage Quelqu’un d’extraordinaire de Monia Chokri en compétition au Festiv ...

(Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire)'', was released in 2013 and won the

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."Chutes extraordinaires et royaumes mortels: 7 courts métrages québécois de La distributrice de films". ''24 images'', Vol. 172 (June/July 2015). Her feature debut, ''

A Brother's Love ''A Brother's Love'' (french: La femme de mon frère, lit=My Brother's Wife) is a 2019 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Monia Chokri. It had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. ...

(La femme de mon frère)'', premiered at the

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."'A Brother's Love': Cannes Review"
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'', 15 May 2019.

Filmography

* '' Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)'', 2007 - Aziza * ''Frédérique au centre'', 2008 - Frédérique * ''Hier, demain, hier'', 2009 - Maya * '' Heartbeats (Les Amours imaginaires)'', 2010 - Marie * ''

Laurence Anyways ''Laurence Anyways'' is a 2012 Canadian romantic drama film written, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan. The film competed in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where Suzanne Clément won the Un Certain Regard Aw ...

'', 2012 - Stéfanie Belair * ''Clémenceau'', 2012 - Charlotte Beauséjour * ''

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'', 2013 - Joan * ''

Nouvelle adresse ''Nouvelle adresse'' is a Canadian television drama series, which premiered in 2014 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé. Created by Richard Blaimert, the series focuses on Nathalie Lapointe (Macha Grenon), a single mother in her early forties whose termina ...

'', 2014–2015 * '' Endorphine'', 2015 * ''

The Saver ''The Saver'' is a Canadian drama film, written and directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld, and released in 2015. Based on a novel by Edeet Ravel, the film stars Imajyn Cardinal as Fern, a young girl who is determined to assert her independence af ...

'', 2015 * ''

Heal the Living ''Heal the Living'' (french: Réparer les vivants) is a 2016 drama film directed by Katell Quillévéré from a screenplay she co-wrote with Gilles Taurand, based on the 2013 novel ''Réparer les vivants'' (''Mend the Living'') by Maylis de Keran ...

'', 2016 * '' A Taste of Ink'', 2017 - Julia * '' Ravenous (Les Affamés)'', 2017 - Tania * '' Emma Peeters'', 2018 - Emma * ''

(La femme de mon frère)'', 2019; as director * ''

We Are Gold ''We Are Gold'' (french: Nous sommes Gold) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Éric Morin and released in 2019. The film stars Monia Chokri as Marianne, a successful indie rock musician returning to her hometown in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue r ...

(Nous sommes Gold)'', 2019 - Marianne * ''

Before We Explode ''Before We Explode'' (french: Avant qu'on explose) is a Canadian sex comedy film, directed by Rémi St-Michel and released in 2019. The film stars Étienne Galloy as Pier-Luc, a teenager who fears that the diplomatic war of words between Don ...

(Avant qu'on explose)'', 2019 * ''

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'', 2022 - Nadia; also director * '' Falcon Lake'', 2022 - Violette

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chokri, Monia 1983 births Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Quebec City Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Film directors from Quebec Canadian women film directors Canadian stage actresses French Quebecers Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian people of Tunisian descent Canadian people of Berber descent