Souad Amidou
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1959-07-04 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Nanterre, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
- Also known as
- Souad Ben Hessaoud
Biography
Souad Amidou (born 4 July 1959) is a French actress.
She is the daughter of the actor Amidou. Her career started working with her father on the short film Le thé à la menthe in 1963. Then she was chosen by Claude Lelouch to play the daughter of Anouk Aimée in Un homme et une femme in 1966.
When she was younger, she followed acting lessons from Anicette Fray. She followed her training at the "New Square Sylvia Monfort" then continued at Jean-Louis Martin-Barbaz, then with John Strasberg and Andreas Voutsinas.
From the early 1980s, she was acting in cinema and television. She became popular with her role in Le Grand frère from Francis Girod that got her a nomination for the Caesar of the best female hope. She also worked under the direction of Gérald Oury, Jacques Deray, Ariel Zeitoun, Gérard Lauzier and Steven Spielberg.
On 23 December 1987 she married the director Fabien Onteniente; the couple broke up on 15 March 1991.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Police Commissioner Moulin
1976
as Mme le procureur
Joséphine, Guardian Angel
1997
as Nizah
La Valise en carton
1988
as Linda de Suza
Les Hordes
1991
as Sarah
La Maison des Rocheville
2010
as Antonella
L'Affaire Saint-Romans
1988
as Judith Saint-Romans
Mission : protection rapprochée
1999
as Diane
Rocca (série télévisée)
1993
as l'inspecteur Fred Dubreuil
Movies (26)
Munich
2005
as Yussef's Wife
A Man and a Woman
1966
as Françoise Gauthier
Shooting Stars
2002
as Fabienne
The Best Job in the World
1996
as Radhia
Drums of Fire
1990
Malady of Love
1987
as Farida
The Best Years of a Life
2019
as Françoise Gauthier, la fille d'Anne
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002
as la femme de chambre
Il faut sauver Saïd
2008
as La mère
Levy & Goliath
1987
as Malika
Diesel
1985
as Kim
The Girls of Grenoble
1981
as Liliane
Petit Con
1984
as Salima
Brillantes
2023
Tom est tout seul
1995
as Nurse
Le Nombril du monde
1993
as Amina
La loi de Damien, l'égal des dieux
2019
as Sabine Bernel
Black Really Suits You
2012
as Maléké
Vaines recherches
1987
as Soledad
All You Need is Lie
2021
as Odile
The Big Brother
1982
as Zina Khelifa
Le Passager du Tassili
1987
as Safia
The Fire Dance
1994
as Habiba M'Sika
Goodbye Mothers
2008
as Ruth Elkaim
Noisy Neighbours
1982
as Dancer
7, rue de la Folie
2015
as Fatima
About Souad Amidou
Souad Amidou (born 4 July 1959) is a French actress. She is the daughter of the actor Amidou. Her career started working with her father on the short film Le thé à la menthe in 1963. Then she was chosen by Claude Lelouch to play the daughter of Anouk Aimée in Un homme et une femme in 1966. When she was younger, she followed acting lessons from Anicette Fray. She followed her training at the "New Square Sylvia Monfort" then continued at Jean-Louis Martin-Barbaz, then with John Strasberg and Andreas Voutsinas. From the early 1980s, she was actin… With 36 credits spanning from 1966 to 2023, Souad Amidou has appeared in 26 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Souad Amidou Movies
- Munich (2005) — as Yussef's Wife
- A Man and a Woman (1966) — as Françoise Gauthier
- Shooting Stars (2002) — as Fabienne
- The Best Job in the World (1996) — as Radhia
- Drums of Fire (1990)
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