Oulaya Amamra
Amamra at the 2017 César Awards
Born (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
RelativesHouda Benyamina (sister)

Oulaya Amamra (born 12 November 1996) is a French actress known for starring in the 2016 films Divines and Tamara. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation for Divines.[1][2]

Amamra is the younger sister of director Houda Benyamina. Amamra attended Catholic school and studied classical dance for 15 years.[3]

Benyamina cast Amamra for a lead role in Divines, although she was initially concerned that the project could threaten their relationship.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes
2010 Fracture Student Alain Tasma TV movie
2012 Le commencement Guillaume Tordjman Short
2014 Ghetto Child Houda Benyamina & Guillaume Tordjman
3xManon Yaël Jean-Xavier de Lestrade TV miniseries
2015 L'orchestre des aveugles Chama Mohamed Mouftakir Moroccan film (Arabic)
Belle gueule Sarah Emma Benestan Short
Un métier bien Soraya Farid Bentoumi Short
2016 Divines Dounia Houda Benyamina César Award for Most Promising Actress
Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation
AFI Fest Special Mention Acting[4]
Carthage Film Festival Best Actress[5]
Tamara Jelilah Alexandre Castagnetti
Mariam Mariam Faiza Ambah Short
Mr Gaspacho Julie Guillaume Tordjman Short
2017 La bête curieuse Asma Laurent Perreau TV movie
2018 The World Is Yours Lamya Romain Gavras
The Little Drummer Girl Salma Park Chan-wook TV miniseries
2019 Farewell to the Night Lila Saïdi André Téchiné
2020 The Salt of Tears Djemila Philippe Garrel
Vampires Doina Radescu
2022 Smoking Causes Coughing Ammoniaque Mr. Oizo
2022 Citoyen d'honneur Selma Mohamed Hamidi

References

  1. ^ Richford, Rhonda (30 January 2017). "Lumiere Awards: 'Elle,' 'My Life as a Zucchini' Take Top Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ "PALMARÈS 2017 - 42 ÈME CÉRÉMONIE DES CÉSAR". Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b Baronian, Renaud (31 August 2016). "Cinéma : "Divines", c'est le mot !". Le Parisien. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. ^ Greene, Steve (17 November 2016). "AFI FEST 2016 Award Winners: The Complete List". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  5. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 November 2016). "'Zaineb Hates The Snow' triumphs at Carthage Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

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César Award for Best Female Revelation
Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation
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