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- Poorna Jagannathan is an actress and producer. She is best known for her portrayal of Safar Khan in the HBO miniseries "The Night Of" as well for her role as Nalini Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen comedy series "Never Have I Ever" by Mindy Kaling.
She also initiated, produced and acted in the play "Nirbhaya," written and directed by Yaël Farber, which dealt with breaking the silences around sexual violence, including her own. "Nirbhaya" won the prestigious 2013 Amnesty International Award and was called by The Telegraph as the "One of the most powerful pieces of theater you'll ever see". The play is considered one of the most impactful moments in India's history of women's empowerment.
Jagannathan was previously a series regular in the Netflix psychological thriller series Gypsy, a recurring in the Apple TV+ crime drama miniseries Defending Jacob, and part of the ensemble cast for HBO's anthology series, Room 104.[4] She also starred in the cult Bollywood comedy, Delhi Belly as well as the movie Share, which was directed by Pippa Bianco, produced by A24, and released on HBO in 2019.
Jagannathan was named among the top 100 Most Impactful Asians by Gold House for 2021, as well as being named among the top 50 most powerful women in India in 2014. She was featured among the top 10 in Femina Magazine's "India's 50 most beautiful women" in 2012, in addition to Vogue naming her as one of 8 Indian women changing the face of beauty in India. - Actress
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Like many other female Italian film stars, Claudia Cardinale's entry into the business was by way of a beauty pageant. She was 17 years old and studying at the Centro Sperimentale in Rome when she entered a beauty contest, which resulted in her getting a succession of small film roles. Her earthy interpretations of Sicilian women got her noticed by Italian producers, and the combination of her beauty, dark, flashing eyes, explosive sexuality and genuine acting talent virtually guaranteed her stardom. After Careless (1962) she rose to the front ranks of Italian cinema, and became an international star in Federico Fellini's classic 8½ (1963) with Marcello Mastroianni. American audiences may best remember her from her starring role in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1968).- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Abdellatif Kechiche was born on 7 December 1960 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is a writer and director, known for Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), Games of Love and Chance (2003) and The Secret of the Grain (2007).- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Hend Sabry is a Cairo-based Tunisian actress and lawyer. She was born in Tunis on 20th November and received her license in law at the Faculty of Law of Tunis in 2001. Later she completed her masters in law intellectual property and copyright in 2004. Her acting debut was at the age of fourteen in the Tunisian production "Les Silences du Palais" (Silence of Palaces) in 1994. After starring a number of Tunisian productions, Hend's breakthrough was through "Muzakirat Murahiqua" (A Teenager's Diary) that was considered the most controversial film in 2002. Her role gave her immediate stardom across the Arab world and in a short span of time she became one of the most prominent Tunisian actresses in Egypt and the Arab world. Sabry is prominently involved in social and humanitarian work; since 2009, she has been working closely with the UN World Food Programme on raising awareness about hunger in the region. In 2010, Sabry had officially become a WFP Regional Ambassador. She is also one of four women who have contributed in the Facebook campaign inspired by the Arab spring titled "The Uprising of Women in the Arab World" which promotes gender equality in accordance with the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights and calls to grant freedom, independence and security for Arab women."- Actress
- Additional Crew
During the 1950s and 1960s bosomy, scintillating, dark-haired Tunisian leading lady Sandra Milo played bored patricians, manipulative mistresses and other enticing ladies of questionable morals with typical sensuous flare in scores of Italian and French productions.
Born Elena Liliana Greco in Tunis on March 11, 1933, Sandra made her film debut at age 20 co-starring tauntingly alongside Alberto Sordi in Lo scapolo (1955) and renamed herself. For the next full decade, she unleashed her fiery figure on a number of tempted male players in scores of saucy comedies, feisty costumers and steamy melodramas. Such films included Nero's Mistress (1956), The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957), The Mirror Has Two Faces (1958) [The Mirror Has Two Faces], Toto in the Moon (1958) [Toto in the Moon], General Della Rovere (1959) [General della Rovere], and the period comedy romp The Green Mare (1959) starring the great French actor Bourvil, which served as the inspiration to the bawdy classic "Tom Jones."
Ms. Milo appeared to fine advantage in two of Fellini's greatest masterpieces - 8½ (1963) and Juliet of the Spirits (1965). She personified the aloof Italian temptress opposite Europe's most virile, passionate leading men -- Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Sorel, etc.
Leaving films in 1968, Sandra was little seen on camera and did not return to the big screen until over a decade later, now sporadically appearing as severe-looking blondes. Primarily filming in Italy well into her octogenarian years, such movies have included the comedy Riavanti... Marsch! (1979), the dramedy Grog (1982), the musical fantasy Cindy - Cinderella '80 (1984), the comedy Camerieri (1995), the romantic dramedy Incantato (2003), the comedies Sleepless (2009), Happy Family (2010), Una notte agli studios (2013), There's No Place Like Home (2018) and Free - Liberi (2020).- Director
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The accomplished Tunisian director, Kaouther Ben Hania, boasts two Oscar nominations, a testament to her exceptional cinematic prowess. Her groundbreaking work consistently earns international acclaim. In the highly competitive main competition of the Cannes Film Festival in 2023, her poignant film "Four Daughters" not only stood out but also clinched the prestigious l'Oeil d'Or. Additionally, it has earned a nomination for Best Documentary at the 2024 Academy Awards.
In 2021, "The Man Who Sold His Skin" garnered an Oscar nomination in the category of Best International Feature, adding another remarkable achievement to Kaouther's portfolio. Furthermore, it secured the Best Actor prize at the 2020 Venice Film Festival's Horizons Section. In 2017, her work "Beauty and the Dogs" was distinguished with the Best Sound Creation Award at Cannes' Un Certain Regard. Her debut at Cannes' ACID section in 2014 with "Challat of Tunis" marked an early milestone in her successful career. Kaouther's talents extend beyond feature films. Her documentaries and shorts, including "Zaineb Hates the Snow" and "Wooden Hand," have consistently garnered acclaim and thrived in international festivals.- Actor
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Before his sky-rocketing breakthrough in the Arab world, Dhafer L'Abidine enjoyed a successful career in the West, appearing in international film productions, such as Children of Men (2006), Sex and the City 2 (2010), Centurion (2010), Black Forest (2012), and Rise of the Footsoldier (UK). L'Abidine took part in the American TV series The Looming Tower which received four Emmy nominations. Additionally, Dhafer finished filming his role in Netflix's new French-speaking series The Eddy. available on Netflix, the series is produced and directed by the Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle (La la Land), written by Jack Throne, and co-produced by Alain Poul.
His drama hit, Aroos Beirut, whose second season debuted on MBC4, has received great reviews across the Arab world. Furthermore, his latest film Bloodline, the first Arabic-speaking vampire horror, is now available on Shahid VIP. In 2021, Dhafer's debut feature Ghodwa, which he directed, produced, and acted in, scooped the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award at the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival. The film is in the final stages now, and it is expected to be released soon. Dhafer is gearing up for his role in the third season of the hit TV series Aroos Beirut.
In 2021, Tunisian star Dhafer L'Abidine was named a brand ambassador for Cartier. In the role, L'Abidine will collaborate with the house on various events and appearances. Dhafer's acting journey started in 1999 when he moved to the UK to join the Birmingham School of Acting, from which he graduated with a Professional Acting Diploma in 2002. A year later, Dhafer made his acting debut in the UK in the popular TV series Dream Team (Sky TV) for two seasons. He then went on to appear in numerous popular British television dramas, including Spooks (BBC), Strike Back (Sky TV/CINEMAX), Wallander (ITV), Wire in the Blood (ITV), Hunted (BBC/HBO), season 5 of the French TV series Engranages on Canal+ and the American TV series Transporter on TNT and HBO Canada. Recently, Dhafer appeared in the British TV series Fearless. Always keen on appearing in TV dramas in the Arab world, Dhafer starred in the TV series Eugénie Nights (2018), which takes place in Cairo and Port Said in 1946. In 2017, he starred in the two successful TV series Caramel and Halawat Al Dounia, for which he won the Murex D'or for Best Arab Actor in a TV series in 2018. L'Abidine starred in Al Khoroug TV series (2016), Taht Al Saytara TV series (2015), for which he won the Best Actor award at the Arab Satellite Channels Festival. He won critical acclaim for his performances in Farq Tawqeet (2014), Neran Sadeqa (2013), Vertigo (2012), and Zakerat Al Jassed (2010), which featured an array of A-list stars from across the region, and the Tunisian TV series Maktoub (2008). As for Arab films, L'Abidine starred in several Tunisian films, including Dowaha (Buried Secrets) (2009), Fin December (2010), and Fausse Note (2012). And outside Tunisia, he starred in the Egyptian action-comedy film Esmat Abu Shanab (2016), and the Lebanese film Habbet Caramel (2017). Dhafer is a UN Women's champion and he works closely with the United Nation on the issues of gender equality and violence against women. In March 2018, Dhafer attended an event titled Understanding Masculinities in the Middle East and North Africa Region at the Japan Society in New York as a guest of honor. The event was organized by the UN Women, Brazilian organization Promundo, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).- Actor
- Art Department
- Set Decorator
El Hedi ben Salem was born on 4 March 1936 in Redeyef, Gafsa, Tunisia. He was an actor and set decorator, known for Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) and Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972). He died on 14 March 1976 in Nîmes, Gard, France.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Acclaimed stunt film pilot, Fred North was born in Tunisia in 1961 to French expat parents and began his journey to becoming a pilot at eight years old, the very second he saw and set foot in a helicopter. From the jungles of Costa Rica and Madagascar to the Eurasian Steppe and the Swiss Alps, Fred has flown in some of the world's most perilous and demanding conditions, serving as Camera Helicopter Pilot and Chief Pilot for world renowned rally car races such as "Paris-Dakar" and "Paris-Moscow-Beijing" and as coordinator for the famous sport trek, "Raid Gauloises." At 41, determined to use his skills as a pilot and his natural eye for the camera to tell stories, Fred moved to Los Angeles, making the transition to from "pilot who films" to Film Pilot. Specializing in the film industry for more than 30 years, Fred is an expert in aerial cinematography, having accumulated more than 15,000 hours shooting feature films and commercials, and more than 20,000 total flying hours. He has over 200 film credits including Inception, James Bond: Spectre, Mission Impossible, Guardians of the Galaxy, and several movies in the Fast and Furious franchise, and has worked with such acclaimed directors as Roland Emmerich, Michael Bay, Tony Scott, Peter Berg, Damian Chazelle, Doug Liman, Joel Schumacher and more. in 2002, Fred achieved the World Record for "Altitude with a Helicopter", climbing to 42,500 feet in South Africa.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Tarak Ben Ammar was born on 12 June 1949 in Tunis, French Protectorate Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He is a producer and actor, known for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Hannibal Rising (2007) and The Equalizer 3 (2023).- Actor
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- Director
Michel Boujenah was born on 2 November 1952 in Tunis, French Protectorate Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He is an actor and writer, known for Heartstrings (2016), Three Men and a Cradle (1985) and Père et fils (2003).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Majd Mastoura was born on 30 April 1990 in Menzel Abderrahmane, Tunisia. He is an actor, known for Hedi (2016), Bidoun 2 (2014) and As I Open My Eyes (2015).- Director
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- Producer
Nacer Khemir was born in 1950 in Korba, Tunisia. He is a director and writer, known for Wanderers of the Desert (1984), The Dove's Lost Necklace (1991) and Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul (2005).- Director
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Karim Dridi was born on 9 January 1961 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is a director and writer, known for Khamsa (2008), Fureur (2003) and Pigalle (1994).- Erno Crisa was born on 10 March 1914 in Bizerte, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He was an actor, known for Caesar Against the Pirates (1962), Don Juan (1956) and Maciste contro lo sceicco (1962). He died on 5 April 1968 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Producer
Saïd Ben Saïd was born on 11 July 1966 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is a producer, known for Elle (2016), Bacurau (2019) and Maps to the Stars (2014).- Writer
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- Actor
Born on November 8, 1964 in Tunisia, Pierre Salvadori studied literature and cinema at the Censier site of the New Sorbonne University of Paris. He also followed a training in drama. He wrote his first screenplay in 1989 which, four years later, became the basis of Wild Target (1993), his first feature. About ten films followed, which confirmed qualities already present in "Cible émouvante" : sympathy for antiheroes, lightness often mixed with gravity (a lesson learned from his master Ernst Lubitsch), finely chiseled dialogs, the use of great actors who serve the text wonderfully (François Cluzet, Marie Trintigant, Guillaume Depardieu, José Garcia, Daniel Auteuil, Nathalie Baye, Catherine Deneuve)... His films, which vary from ultralight comedy (Priceless (2006)) to the darkest of films noirs (Les marchands de sable (2000)) all explore themes which are close to his heart : friendship and betrayal, truth and lies, seduction and devotion, adjustment or not to society... His last work to-date (In the Courtyard (2014) synthesizes to perfection the various trends that cross his work. Deftly mixing comedy (Antoine's offbeat behavior) with drama (Mathilde and Antoine's distress), lightness (the subtle dialogs) with gravity (how to fit into a decaying society), social commentary (France's economic situation) with zaniness (the eccentric neighbors), interpreted by two great actors (Catherine Deneuve in the difficult role of a woman who loses her balance and Gustave Kenvern as the depressed caretaker who tries to help her), Salvadori's masterpiece succeeds in every department and augurs well for the second part of his career.- Actor
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- Director
Maurice Poli was born on 2 December 1933 in Zarzis, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Sandokan the Great (1963), Caligula's Slaves (1984) and Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970). He died on 26 April 2020 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
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Mohamed Ben Attia was born on 5 January 1976 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is an actor and director, known for Hedi (2016), Dear Son (2018) and Behind the Mountains (2023).- Actress
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Saskia Cohen Tanugi was born in 1959 in Tunis, Tunisia. She was an actress and writer, known for Never Say Never Again (1983), Le faucon (1983) and Le maître des éléphants (1995). She died on 20 July 2020 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Actress
- Writer
- Animation Department
Dorra Zarrouk was born on 13 January 1980 in Tunisia. She is an actress and writer, known for Zombie Goes Zombie, Al Me'adeya (2013) and Hadid (2014).- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Férid Boughedir was born in 1944 in Hammam-Lif, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He is a director and writer, known for Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (1990), Sweet Smell of Spring (2016) and A Summer in La Goulette (1996).- Plinio Fernando was born on 15 September 1947 in Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He is an actor, known for Fantozzi (1975), Fantozzi in Heaven (1993) and Fantozzi contro tutti (1980).
- Actor
- Producer
Yassine Ben Gamra was born on 30 January 1985 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is an actor and producer, known for Sons of Moufida (2015), El-Foundou (2021) and Ibn Khaldoun (2021).- Producer
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Ariel Zeitoun was born on 26 September 1949 in Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He is a producer and director, known for Souvenirs souvenirs (1984), Colombiana (2011) and Bandidas (2006).