Selma Alaoui
Selma Alaoui | |
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Born | Rabat, Morocco | 20 September 1980
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Years active | 2006–present |
Selma Alaoui (born 20 September 1980) is a French actress, theatre director and playwright, based in Brussels, Belgium. She made her film acting debut as the leading role in Academy Award-nominated short film A Sister (2018).
Early life
[edit]Selma Alaoui was born on 20 September 1980 in Rabat, Morocco to a French mother of Polish origin and a Moroccan father.[1] After studying literature in Lille, she trained in acting and directing at Institut national supérieur des arts du spectacle et des techniques de diffusion in Brussels.
Career
[edit]In 2007, she co-founded theatre collective, Mariedl, with Emilie Maquest and Coline Struyf.[2] The collective disbanded in 2023.
Alongside her theatrical career, she starred as the leading role of Delphine Girard's short film A Sister in 2018. The short film was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[3] She also starred in 2023 film Through the Night, the feature-length adaptation of the short film.[4] For her performance, she received a nomination for the Best Actress at the 14th Magritte Awards.[5]
As a lecturer, she has taught at the INSAS, Institut des arts de diffusion, and Conservatoire royal de Mons.[1]
Work
[edit]Theatre
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | La marea | ||
2006–2007 | Blanche-neige | ||
2007–2009 | Anticlimax | — | As director |
2008–2010 | Hansel and Gretel | ||
2010–2012 | Ivanov Re/mix | ||
2010–2011 | I Would Prefer Not To | — | As director and playwright |
2010–2011 | Projet Lulu | ||
2011–2012 | Grisélidis | ||
2013 | L'amour la guerre | — | As director and playwright |
2013 | La peur | ||
2013 | Chiennes | ||
2014 | Mange ta glace | ||
2014 | Still Too Sad Too Tell You | ||
2014 | Homme sans but | ||
2015 | Notes pour le futur | — | As director |
2016 | Apocalypse Bebe | — | As director |
2016 | Apres la peur | ||
2018 | Ce qui arrive | ||
2019 | Linda vista | ||
2020 | Sciences-fictions | Also as director and playwright | |
2021 | Femme disparait | — | As director and playwright |
2024 | Au bord | — | As director and playwright |
Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Vampires | Elisabeth | |
2010 | Walking Ghost Phase | Gwen | Short film |
2011 | The Kid with a Bike | Nadine | |
2017 | The Most Assassinated Woman in the World | ||
2018 | A Sister | Alie | Short film |
2023 | Through the Night | Aly | |
2024 | Samia | Samia | Also as director and writer |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Amnêsia | Pauline | |
2017–2018 | Unit 42 | Dianne Wauters | |
2023 | Alter Ego | Chief of police |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gevart, Bertrand; Bouras, Dimitra; Sohet, Tom (26 April 2018). "Selma Alaoui, comédienne". Cinergie. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Spoto, Estelle (20 November 2015). "Notes pour le futur : Selma Alaoui". Bruzz. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ ""Une sœur", court-métrage belge coproduit par la RTBF, est nommé pour les Oscars". RTBF. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Engelen, Aurore (14 March 2022). "Delphine Girard and Veerle Baetens meet again for Quitter la nuit". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Belga (21 January 2025). "Magritte du cinéma 2025 : "La nuit se traîne", nommé 11 fois, en tête des nominations de la 14e édition". La Libre Belgique. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Selma Alaoui at IMDb
- Selma Alaoui at AlloCiné (in French)
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Actors from Rabat
- French people of Moroccan descent
- French people of Polish descent
- 21st-century French actresses
- 21st-century French dramatists and playwrights
- French film actresses
- French theatre directors
- French women theatre directors
- French women dramatists and playwrights
- French expatriates in Belgium
- French lecturers