Selma Alaoui

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Selma Alaoui
Born (1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 44)
Rabat, Morocco
Occupations
  • Actress
  • theatre director
  • playwright
  • lecturer
Years active2006–present

Selma Alaoui (born 20 September 1980) is a French actress, theatre director and playwright, based in Brussels, Belgium. She made her film acting debut as the leading role in Academy Award-nominated short film A Sister (2018).

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Early life

Selma Alaoui was born on 20 September 1980 in Rabat, Morocco to a French mother of Polish origin and a Moroccan father. [1] After studying literature in Lille, she trained in acting and directing at Institut national supérieur des arts du spectacle et des techniques de diffusion in Brussels.

Career

In 2007, she co-founded theatre collective, Mariedl, with Emilie Maquest and Coline Struyf. [2] The collective disbanded in 2023.

Alongside her theatrical career, she starred as the leading role of Delphine Girard's short film A Sister in 2018. The short film was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. [3] She also starred in 2023 film Through the Night , the feature-length adaptation of the short film. [4] For her performance, she received a nomination for the Best Actress at the 14th Magritte Awards. [5]

As a lecturer, she has taught at the INSAS, Institut des arts de diffusion, and Conservatoire royal de Mons. [1]

Work

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006La marea
2006–2007Blanche-neige
2007–2009Anticlimax—As director
2008–2010 Hansel and Gretel
2010–2012Ivanov Re/mix
2010–2011I Would Prefer Not To—As director and playwright
2010–2011Projet Lulu
2011–2012Grisélidis
2013L'amour la guerre—As director and playwright
2013La peur
2013Chiennes
2014Mange ta glace
2014Still Too Sad Too Tell You
2014Homme sans but
2015Notes pour le futur—As director
2016Apocalypse Bebe—As director
2016Apres la peur
2018Ce qui arrive
2019Linda vista
2020Sciences-fictionsAlso as director and playwright
2021Femme disparait—As director and playwright
2024Au bord—As director and playwright

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010VampiresElisabeth
2010Walking Ghost PhaseGwenShort film
2011 The Kid with a Bike Nadine
2017 The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
2018 A Sister AlieShort film
2023 Through the Night AlyNominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress
2024SamiaSamiaAlso as director and writer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016AmnêsiaPauline
2017–2018 Unit 42 Dianne Wauters
2023Alter EgoChief of police

References

  1. 1 2 Gevart, Bertrand; Bouras, Dimitra; Sohet, Tom (26 April 2018). "Selma Alaoui, comédienne". Cinergie. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Spoto, Estelle (20 November 2015). "Notes pour le futur : Selma Alaoui". Bruzz . Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ↑ ""Une sœur", court-métrage belge coproduit par la RTBF, est nommé pour les Oscars". RTBF . 13 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Engelen, Aurore (14 March 2022). "Delphine Girard and Veerle Baetens meet again for Quitter la nuit". Cineuropa . Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Belga (21 January 2025). "Magritte du cinéma 2025 : "La nuit se traîne", nommé 11 fois, en tête des nominations de la 14e édition". La Libre Belgique . Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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