Majdouline Idrissi

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Majdouline Idrissi
Born (1979-10-24) October 24, 1979 (age 44)
NationalityMoroccan
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active2002-present

Majdouline Idrissi Born on (24th October 1979), she is a Moroccan actress and comedian.

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Biography

Idrissi was born in Rabat in 1979. Her parents are of Berber ancestry. [1] Idrissi dreamed of becoming a ballerina, enrolling in ballet lessons at the age of four. At age 16, she moved to Montreal to study business management, and discovered her passion for cinema after she went with a friend to a theater competition. [2] In 2003, she made her film debut in El Bandia, which was popular among younger audiences. [1] She starred as Habiba in the 2006 film La Symphonie marocaine, directed by Kamal Kamal. [3] Idrissi played Jamila in Souad Hamidou's 2009 film Camille and Jamila. She portrayed Rihanna, a sick girl at a mental asylum, in Pégase in 2010, and received her first prize for her performance. [2] In 2016, Idrissi played Myriam, one of the leading female roles, in Divines , directed by Houda Benyamina. The film won the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. [1] Idrissi has also acted in theatrical productions and has been praised for her versatility as an actress. [4]

In a 2019 interview, she stated that she cannot wear a bathing suit to the beach for fear of public harassment from photographers due to her fame. [5]

Acting credits

Film

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Denotes films that have not yet been released
yeartitleroleDirectornotes
2002Oueld El Derb Said Naciri
2003The Bandits Said Naciri
2006 The moroccan Symphony Habiba Kamal Kamal Moroccan submission for

the 79th Academy Awards.

It snows in MarrakeshHicham AlhayateShort film
2007Nancy and The MonsterNancyMahmoud Frites
2008Ex-ShamkarMahmoud Frites
2009The Man who sold the world Imad Noury  ; Swel Noury
Camille and JamilaJamila Souad Amidou Short film
2010PegaseRihanna Mohamed Mouftakir She won Best actress in a leading role

award at the 2010 National film festival in Tangier.

2011The road to paradiseLeila Houda Benyamina Short film
2013Pillow Secrets Jillali Ferhati
Youm ou Lila (A Day and a Night) Naoufel Berraoui
2014 The Narrow Frame of the Midnight Nadia Tala Hadid
2015The Blind OrchestraFatima Mohamed Mouftakir the film Won the Tanit d'Or.
Aida Driss Mrini Moroccan submission for

the 88th Academy awards.

2016 Divines Myriam Houda Benyamina the film won the Caméra d'Or.
2017Au pays des merveillesLeila Jihane Bahar English Title : "In Wonderland"
Lahnech (The Snake)Bouchra Driss Mrini
2023DadosAbdelouahed Mjahed
2024Triple A Jihane Bahar Post-production
TBAAna Mashi Ana Hicham El Jebbari Post-producion
TBALes uns contre les autres Mehdi Meklat  ; Badroudine Said AbdallahPost-producion
TBAThe Broker, the Grasshopper and the Ant Yassine Fennane In production

Television

Yeartitlerolenotes
2005A Very Respectable FamilySitcom : 30 episodes
The LabyrinthSihamTelevision film
2006Le Petit BonheurSamiraTelevision film
The Right PathNawalTelevision film
2007Amal's FatherAmalTelevision film
2010Yak Hna JiraneSitcom
2011The Five SeasonsHindTelevision film
2016L'AubergeSitcom : 30 episodes
Hyati (My Life)AminaDrama series : 30 episodes
Hna Tah RialTelevision film
2017The orphelinMiniseries : 15 episodes
Addasser (The arrogant)LeilaTelevision film
2019-2020Daba tazyanComedy series : 45 episodes
2021Wlad El-MarssaDrama series : 30 episodes
Sortek Bin AinyaDrama series : 24 episodes
2021-2023Wlad El A'am (The cousins)Drama series : 60 episodes
2022Nisf Kamar (Demi-lune)Drama series : 30 episodes
TBAMahboubi : Love Story Anthology miniseries : 1 episode

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References

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