Sana Akroud | |
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 Sana Akroud (right) with Mohammed Marouazi (Left) | |
| Born | November 18, 1980 Taroudant, Morocco |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Education | Ecole Supérieure Art Dramatique and Animation Culturelle |
| Occupation(s) | Actor filmmaker screenwriter film producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Mohammed Marouazi (2012-2022) |
Sana Akroud (born November 18, 1980) is a Moroccan actress, filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer. [1]
She was born on November 18, 1980, in Taroudant, a city in the Sous region of Morocco. After graduating in 1997 from the Ecole Supérieure Art Dramatique and Animation Culturelle in Rabat. [2] [3]
Akroud then played in cinema, notably in Terminus des anges co-signed by Hicham Lasri, Narjiss Nejjar and Mohamed Mouftakir, and released in 2009. She starred in Ismail Saidi's Ahmed Gassiaux, released the same year, and in Yousry Nasrallah's Egyptian feature film Femmes du Cairo, released in 2012. Akroud also participated in distributions for television series, such as Yassine Fennane's Okba Lik. [4] [5] [6]
| Year | Title | Functioned as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actress | Writer | Director | |||
| 2011 | The Five Seasons | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Les Noces du Loup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also executive producer |
| 2015 | Khnifist R'mad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also producer |
| 2020 | Myopia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also producer |
| Year | title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Douiba | Television film |
| 2004 | Maw'id Ma'a Lmajhoul | Drama series : 30 episodes |
| 2005- 2007 | Romana and Brtal | Historical series : 26 episodes |
| 2006 | Abdou with the Almohads | |
| 2006 | Lil Azwaj Faqat | Television film |
| 2007 | Whatever Lola Wants | |
| 2007 | Shrikty Moushkilty | Sitcom : 30 episodes |
| 2007 | Sunset | Television film |
| 2008 | Souk Nssa | Television film |
| 2009 | Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story | |
| 2009 | Okba Lik | Television film |
| 2010 | Terminus des anges | |
| 2010 | Ahmed Gassiaux | |
| 2010 | Okba Lik (the series) | Comedy Series : 30 episodes |
| 2013 | Les noces du Loup | Television film |
| 2013 | The Bait | Television film |
| 2015 | Khnifist R'mad | |
| 2017 | Momo Ainya | Comedy romantic series : 30 episodes |
| 2019 | Al Bahja Tani | Sitcom : 30 episodes |
| 2020 | Myopia | |
| 2020 | Little America | Episode 8 : The son |
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