Leïla Bekhti
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 6, 1984 (age 42)
- Birthplace
- Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Biography
Leïla Bekhti (ليلى بختي) is a French-Algerian actress, born on March 6, 1984, in Issy-les-Moulineaux. She notably received the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2011 for her role in Tout Ce Qui Brille. In 2010, Leïla Bekhti married actor Tahar Rahim, whom she met in 2007 on the set of the film A Prophet. Leïla Bekhti was born into an Algerian family from Sidi Bel Abbès in western Algeria, who settled in the Paris region. Born in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Leïla Bekhti grew up in Bagneux. She is the youngest of three children. While a high school student, she regularly bought Casting magazine, with the sole intention of having fun looking for ads that might be of interest to her, without taking any action each time they did. After obtaining a literary baccalaureate (with a theater option) from the Maurice-Genevoix high school in Montrouge, she reluctantly enrolled in a university and took an art therapy course there.[4] She also attended a theater school in Paris for six months, without much regular attendance. While working various odd jobs—including as a saleswoman in a clothing store owned by her brother in Orléans—to pay for her classes, she then enrolled at the Stéphane-Gildas school in Paris, then Bérengère Basty's class at the Art'aire Studio. In 2005, encouraged by friends, she went to the casting of Sheitan, a film by Kim Chapiron with Vincent Cassel (also the film's producer), and obtained one of the main roles, that of Yasmine, a young woman with no fears. Leïla Bekhti then played in the TV film Harkis with Smaïn and rediscovered the history of Algeria, the country where her family comes from. We find Leïla Bekhti in Paris, Je T’Aime then in Roschdy Zem's first film Mauvaise Foi. Then, her friend Géraldine Nakache offered her the main role alongside her in Tout Ce Qui Brille, a real box-office success, which earned her a César for Most Promising Actress. In 2011, she played in Toi, Moi, Les autres and Itinéraire Bis. After La Source Des Femmes, Leïla Bekhti returned to the screen in A Better Life with Guillaume Canet in January 2012. This was followed by more than fifty films and as many notable roles, in both drama and comedy, for film and television (see filmography). In her private life, Leila Bekhti met actor Tahar Rahim on the set of Jacques Audiard's film A Prophet, released in 2009. They married discreetly in 2010 and went on to have five children.
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Filmography
The Painted Bride
Movie · as (Voice)
Violette
Movie · as Violette Toussaint
Once Upon My Mother
Movie · as Esther Perez
The Original+
Movie · as Self - Guest
Grand Corps Malade au Zénith de Lille
Movie · as Self : Guest
Loris Giuliano en balade
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Loving Memories
Movie · as Julie Delaunay
Maria Montessori
Movie · as Lili d’Alengy
All Your Faces
Movie · as Nawelle
Beau geste
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Torch
TV · as Alexandra · 9 eps
Saddle Up For Revenge
Movie · as Crystal Clear
The Third War
Movie · as Yasmine
The Restless
Movie · as Leïla
LOL : Qui rit, sort !
TV · as Self · 7 eps
How I Became a Superhero
Movie · as Callista
The Eddy
TV · as Amira · 8 eps
The Flame
TV · as Alexandra · 9 eps
Battle of the Classes
Movie · as Sofia
Perfect Nanny
Movie · as Myriam
I'll Go Where You Go
Movie · as Mina
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
Movie · as Self
Beirut
Movie · as Nadia Skiles
A Man in a Hurry
Movie · as Jeanne
Carnivores
Movie · as Mona Barni
Sink or Swim
Movie · as Amanda
Bonsoir !
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The View from Up Here
Movie · as Lila
Speak Up
Movie · as Guest of Honour
Midnight Sun
TV · as Kahina Zadi · 8 eps
Serge le Mytho
TV · as Nina · 30 eps
Quotidien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Astragal
Movie · as Albertine
All Three of Us
Movie · as Fereshteh Tabib
Polonium
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Now or Never
Movie · as Juliette Lesage
Le Débarquement
Movie
Before the Winter Chill
Movie · as Lou
Le Débarquement 2
Movie · as Various Characters
... à la française !
Movie · as Sofia
Le Débarquement
TV · 1 ep
Casting(s)
TV · as Self / Silverwoman · 2 eps
Armed Hands
Movie · as Maya Dervin
Nous York
Movie · as Samia
Itinéraire bis
Movie · as Nora
The Source
Movie · as Leila
A Better Life
Movie · as Nadia
Leila
Movie · as Leïla
Bref
TV · as Leïla Bekhti · 1 ep
All That Glitters
Movie · as Lila
Bacon on the Side
Movie · as Anissa
Fracture
Movie · as Zora
Conte de la frustration
Movie · as Safia
Longlasting Youth
TV · as Alina · 4 eps
A Prophet
Movie · as Djamila
Twenty Show: The Film
Movie · as Yasmine
Myriam's choice
Movie · as Myriam
Myriam's Choice
TV · as Myriam · 2 eps
Dolls and Angels
Movie · as Lya
Harkis
Movie · as Leila
Choosing Love
Movie · as Sarah
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Movie · as Fellaga's daughter
Ali Baba and the 40 thieves
Movie · as Morgiane
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
TV · as Morgane · 2 eps
Paris Je T'aime
Movie · as Zarka (segment "Quais de Seine")
Quais de Seine
Movie · as Zarka
Satan
Movie · as Yasmine
Bad Faith
Movie · as Mounia
For the Love of God
Movie · as Meriem
Les Tricheurs
TV · as Vally Devailly · 3 eps
Burger Quiz
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Cérémonie des César
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep