Oulaya Amamra
French actress
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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 Lumière Award for Best Female Revelation for Divines.[1][2]
Oulaya Amamra | |
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Amamra at 2024 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 12 November 1996 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Relatives | Houda Benyamina (sister) |
Personal life
Amamra was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother.[3] She is the younger sister of director Houda Benyamina. Amamra attended Catholic school and studied classical dance for 15 years.[4]
Benyamina cast Amamra for a lead role in Divines, although she was initially concerned that the project could threaten their relationship.[4]
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 Lumière Award for Best Female Revelation AFI Fest Special Mention Acting[5] Carthage Film Festival Best Actress[6] |
| 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 | |
| 2025 | How Are You? (Comment ça va?), | Voice role (Penguin) | Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel | Short animated film screened in Berlinale 2025 on 15 February.[7] |
