Souad Amidou
Actor
July 4, 1959 (66 years)
Souad Amidou (born 4 July 1959) is a French actress.
She is the daughter of the actor Amidou. Her career started working with her father on the short film Le thé à la menthe in 1963. Then she was chosen by Claude Lelouch to play the daughter of Anouk Aimée in Un homme et une femme in 1966.
When she was younger, she followed acting lessons from Anicette Fray. She followed her training at the "New Square Sylvia Monfort" then continued at Jean-Louis Martin-Barbaz, then with John Strasberg and Andreas Voutsinas.
From the early 1980s, she was acting in cinema and television. She became popular with her role in Le Grand frère from Francis Girod that got her a nomination for the Caesar of the best female hope. She also worked under the direction of Gérald Oury, Jacques Deray, Ariel Zeitoun, Gérard Lauzier and Steven Spielberg.
On 23 December 1987 she married the director Fabien Onteniente; the couple broke up on 15 March 1991.
She received the Legion of Honour decoration in 2008.
In 2009, she directed the first short film Camille and Jamila, but she proved her talent as a filmmaker with her second film Rendez-vous avec Ninette, presented in many festivals.
Souad Amidou is vegan, member of the sponsorship committee of the Institut citoyen du cinéma and member of the NGO Vegan Marathon.
Source: Article "Souad Amidou" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
She is the daughter of the actor Amidou. Her career started working with her father on the short film Le thé à la menthe in 1963. Then she was chosen by Claude Lelouch to play the daughter of Anouk Aimée in Un homme et une femme in 1966.
When she was younger, she followed acting lessons from Anicette Fray. She followed her training at the "New Square Sylvia Monfort" then continued at Jean-Louis Martin-Barbaz, then with John Strasberg and Andreas Voutsinas.
From the early 1980s, she was acting in cinema and television. She became popular with her role in Le Grand frère from Francis Girod that got her a nomination for the Caesar of the best female hope. She also worked under the direction of Gérald Oury, Jacques Deray, Ariel Zeitoun, Gérard Lauzier and Steven Spielberg.
On 23 December 1987 she married the director Fabien Onteniente; the couple broke up on 15 March 1991.
She received the Legion of Honour decoration in 2008.
In 2009, she directed the first short film Camille and Jamila, but she proved her talent as a filmmaker with her second film Rendez-vous avec Ninette, presented in many festivals.
Souad Amidou is vegan, member of the sponsorship committee of the Institut citoyen du cinéma and member of the NGO Vegan Marathon.
Source: Article "Souad Amidou" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | 4 Zéros · as Mère De Younès |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | All You Need Is Lie · as Odile |
| 2019 | La loi de Damien, l'égal des dieux · as Sabine Bernel |
| 2019 | The Best Years of a Life · as Françoise Gauthier, La Fille D'anne |
| 2014 | The Law Of ... · as Sabine Bernel |
| 2012 | Black Really Suits You · as Maléké |
| 2012 | Kaboul Kitchen · as Monadjat |
| 2010 | The House of the Rochevilles · as Antonella |
| 2008 | Islamour · as Cast |
| 2007 | Goodbye Mothers · as Ruth Elkaim |
| 2005 | Munich · as Yussef's Wife |
| 2005 | L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé · as Jenissa |
| 2002 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen · as La Femme De ChambreOn Plex |
| 2002 | Shooting Stars · as Fabienne |
| 1997 | Josephine, Guardian Angel · as Nizah |
| 1996 | The Best Job in the World · as Radhia |
| 1995 | Tom est tout seul · as Nurse |
| 1993 | Le nombril du monde · as Amina |
| 1990 | |
| 1988 | La valise en carton · as Linda De Suza |
| 1987 | Malady of Love · as Farida |
| 1987 | Le passager du Tassili · as Safia |
| 1987 | Lévy et Goliath · as Malika |
| 1985 | Diesel · as Kim |
| 1984 | Petit Con · as Salima |
| 1982 | Le grand frère · as Zina Khelifa |
| 1981 | Les filles de Grenoble · as Liliane |
| 1976 | Commissaire Moulin · as Mme Le Procureur |
| 1966 | A Man and a Woman · as Françoise Gauthier |
| 1998 | Roll on Sunday · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees · as Self |
| 1976 | César Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2006 | Research Unit · as Collaboration |