Majdouline Idrissi

Majdouline Idrissi (born 10 March 1977) is a Moroccan actress and comedian.

Majdouline Idrissi
Born (1977-03-10) March 10, 1977
Rabat
NationalityMoroccan
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active2002-present

Biography

Idrissi was born in Rabat in 1977. 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]

Partial filmography
  • 2002 : Oueld El Derb
  • 2003 : El Bandia
  • 2006 : La Symphonie marocaine : Habiba
  • 2009 : Camille and Jamila : Jamila
  • 2010 : Pégase : Rihanna
  • 2011 : Sur la route du paradis : Leila
  • 2013 : Sarirou al assrar
  • 2013 : Youm ou lila
  • 2014 : L'Orchestre des aveugles : Fatima
  • 2014 : Itar el-layl : Nadia
  • 2016 : Divines : Myriam
  • 2017 : Au pays des merveilles
  • 2019 : Doumoue Warda
  • 2020 : Daba tazyan (TV series)

References
  1. "Majdouline Idrissi". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. "Majdouline Idrissi : "Je cherche un vrai homme plein de virilité"". Aujourdhui Le Maroc. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. Chabaa, Qods (5 November 2019). "L'acteur Aziz Hattab et la comédienne Majdouline Idrissi convolent en justes noces". Le360 (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. "Majdouline Idrissi". The Narrow Frame of Midnight. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. "Majdouline Idrissi: " Je ne peux pas porter de maillot de bain de peur d'être photographiée "". H24 (in French). 25 December 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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