Lina El Arabi (born 11 August 1995) is a French actress of Moroccan heritage.[2][3]
Lina El Arabi | |
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 Lina El Arabi on film poster of A Wedding, 2016[1] | |
| Born | 11 August 1995 Choisy-le-Roi, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | A Wedding, Furies |
Biography
El Arabi was born in Choisy-le-Roi, France, in 1995. At age six, she began playing violin at the Choisy-le-Roi conservatory,[4] and at ten, she got involved in theatre work.[5] She later also studied journalism at the Institut pratique du journalisme in Paris.[4]
In 2016, she was cast in the lead role of the television film Ne m'abandonne pas, about a radicalized Muslim teenager.[6]
In 2017, she landed the lead role of Zahira Kazim in Stephan Streker's A Wedding (French: Noces), where she plays a young Belgian-Pakistani girl who is forced by her family into a traditional marriage. El Arabi won the Valois award for best actress at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival.[7]
In 2019, El Arabi had a recurring role in the comedy series Family Business, which was distributed internationally by Netflix.[8]
In 2024, she landed the leading role in the French Netflix series Furies.
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | A Wedding | Zahira Kazim | |
| 2017 | Eye on Juliet[9] | Ayusha |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ne m'abandonne pas | Chama | Television film |
| 2017 | Kaboul Kitchen | Pissenlit | 12 episodes |
| 2019 | Family Business | Aïda Benkikir | 7 episodes |
| 2024 | Furies | Lyna Guerrab | 8 episodes |