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Lyna Khoudri
Khoudri in 2020
Born (1992-10-03) 3 October 1992 (age 32)[1]
Algiers, Algeria[1]
NationalityAlgerian-French[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Lyna Khoudri (French: [lina kudʁi]; Arabic: لينا خضري; born 3 October 1992) is an Algerian-French[a] actress. In 2017, she won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the 74th Venice International Film Festival for The Blessed. In 2020, she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in Papicha. In 2021, she portrayed a student activist in Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch. In 2023, Khoudri portrayed Constance Bonacieux in The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers: Milady. Khoudri has been a brand ambassador for the French fashion house Chanel since 2022.

Early life

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Khoudri was born in 1992 in Algiers, Algeria,[4] to a journalist father and a violinist mother.[5] When Khoudri was 2 years old,[6] the family moved to Aubervilliers, France, as exiles following death threats due to the danger of her father's profession during the Algerian Civil War.[7]

At the age of 18, Khoudri acquired French citizenship.[2][3]

Khoudri received her professional training at Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris.[8]

Khoudri speaks French, Arabic and English.[2][9]

Career

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In 2014, Khoudri had her first acting role in the French television series Josephine, Guardian Angel.[10]

In 2017, she won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the 74th Venice International Film Festival for her performance in Sofia Djama's film The Blessed.[11][12]

In 2019, she played Louna in six episodes of the Canal+ miniseries Savages, directed by Rebecca Zlotowski.[13] That year, she also played Nedjma in Mounia Meddour's film Papicha, about a young Algerian woman who uses fashion as cultural resistance during the Algerian Civil War.[14] Khoudri had Marion Cotillard as her Godmother for the César Awards Revelations dinner in January 2020.[15][16] For her role in Papicha, she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress in February 2020.[16]

In 2021, Khoudri played Juliette, a student activist and the girlfriend of Timothée Chalamet's character in Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch.[6] Their storyline centers on a student riot.[17] Khoudri attended the film's premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or.[18]

In 2022, Khoudri played Samia in Cédric Jimenez's November, for which she was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress.[19]

In 2023, Khoudri starred in the monologue Perdre son sac, written and directed by Pascal Rambert at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris.[20] She also portrayed Constance Bonacieux, the love interest of D'Artagnan (portrayed by François Civil) in two French film adaptations of Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel The Three Musketeers directed by Martin Bourboulon; The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers: Milady.[21] The same year, she co-starred with Civil again in Romain Cogitore's romantic thriller A Place to Fight For (Une zone à défendre), the first French original film from Disney+, in which she played an environmental activist who falls in love with Civil's character, an undercover police officer.[22]

In 2024, Khoudri starred in Bruno Dumont's sci-fi film The Empire,[23] and in the Italian-Belgian-American drama film How Kids Roll, the directorial debut of Italian-American director Loris Lai,[24] set in the Gaza Strip amidst the Israeli–Palestinian conflict during the Second Intifada in 2003,[25]

Upcoming projects

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In June 2023, it was announced that Khoudri will collaborate again with The Three Musketeers director Martin Bourboulon in a television series for Apple TV+ titled Carême, about the world's first celebrity chef, Marie-Antoine Carême, starring Benjamin Voisin in the title role and Khoudri as Henriette, Carême's lover.[26]

In 2024, Khoudri will star in the short film An Urban Allegory, co-directed by Alice Rohrwacher and JR.[27]

In April 2024, it was announced that Khoudri will voice the female lead in the French-Belgian animated film In Waves, the feature directorial debut of Phuong Mai Nguyen.[28]

In May 2024, Khoudri joined Martin Bourboulon's Afghanistan evacuation drama In The Hell of Kabul: 13 Days, 13 Nights.[29]

In August 2024, Khoudri joined Mélissa Drigeard's Le Gang des Amazones.[30]

In 2025, Khoudri will star in Tarik Saleh's political thriller Eagles of the Republic.[31] opposite Fares Fares,[32]

Other work

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Khoudri has been a brand ambassador for the French fashion house Chanel since 2022, after having collaborated with the brand since 2020, following their first collaboration for the 2020 César Awards Revelations.[33] Khoudri made her catwalk debut during Chanel 2022/23 Cruise show in Monte Carlo, Monaco on 5 May 2022.[33][34]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Director Notes
2016 Polina Elève Karl Valérie Müller, Angelin Preljocaj
Rageuses Khalissa Kahina Asnoun Short film
2017 Les Roméos et Juliettes Lyna Baya Belal, Elyssa Smiri Short film
The Blessed (Les Bienheureux) Feriel Sofia Djama
The Party's Over (La Fête est Finie) Amel Marie Garel-Weiss
Luna Chloé Elsa Diringer
Avaler des couleuvres Souad Jan Sitta Short film
2018 Albertine a disparu Albertine Véronique Aubouy Short film
2019 Fatiya Fatiya Marion Desseigne-Ravel Short film
Papicha Nedjma Mounia Meddour
The Specials (Hors normes) Ludivine Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano
Republique: The Interactive Lucie Simon Bouisson
The Breitner Commando (Qu'un sang impur…) Assia Bent Aouda Abdel Raouf Dafri
2020 The Spark (Brûle) Maya Elvire Munoz Short film
Gagarine Diana Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh
2021 Haute Couture Jade Sylvie Ohayon
The French Dispatch Juliette Wes Anderson
Secret Name Nélie Laborde Aurélia Georges
2022 Houria Houria Mounia Meddour
November (Novembre) Samia Cédric Jimenez
2023 Babyphone Charlotte Ana Girardot Short film
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan Constance Bonacieux Martin Bourboulon
A Place to Fight For (Une zone à défendre) Myriam Romain Cogitore
The Three Musketeers: Milady Constance Bonacieux Martin Bourboulon
2024 The Empire Line Bruno Dumont
How Kids Roll Farah Loris Lai
An Urban Allegory † Alice Rohrwacher and JR Short film
2025 Eagles of the Republic † Donya Tarik Saleh Post-production[31]
TBA In The Hell of Kabul: 13 Days, 13 Nights † Martin Bourboulon Post-production[35]
TBA Le Gang des Amazones † Mélissa Drigeard Filming[30]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Josephine, Guardian Angel Vanessa Grangier TV series; episode: "Les Boloss"
2015 Re-belle La Belle Mini-series
2016 Blood on the Docks Amandine Sayad TV series; 1 episode
2019 Savages Louna Mini-series, 6 episodes

Theatre

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Year Title Director Notes Ref.
2014 Et le théâtre pour vous c'est quoi ? Laurent Chétouane Théâtre de la Commune, Mk2 Bibliothèque [36][37]
2016 Hamlet Kebab Rodrigo García [38]
2017–2018 Actrice Pascal Rambert Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord and tour [37]
2023 Perdre son sac Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord

Awards and nominations

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Year Award / Festival Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Venice Film Festival Orizzonti Award for Best Actress The Blessed Won [11]
2018 Festival Jean-Carmet Audience Award for Best Actress Avaler des couleuvres Won [39]
2019 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival Valois Award for Best Actress Papicha Won [40]
2020 César Awards Most Promising Actress Won [16]
2023 César Awards Best Supporting Actress November Nominated [19]

Notes

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  1. ^ Khoudri became a French citizen at the age of 18.[2][3]

References

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  17. ^ Sharf, Zack (15 January 2020). "Wes Anderson's 'French Dispatch' Budget Rivals 'Grand Budapest,' Film Will Not Be Four Hours Long". IndieWire. Penske Brothers Media LLC. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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  25. ^ "I bambini di Gaza: ecco il trailer del film del regista italo-americano Loris Lai" [The children of Gaza: here is the trailer of the film by Italian-American director Loris Lai]. The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). 9 March 2024.
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