Leïla Bekhti

Leïla Bekhti is a young French Kabyle film and television actress, born at Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France in 1984.

She is a "natural" actress. She went to theater school in Paris (18e) before entering the course of Stéphane Gildas, at Tolbiac, then the course of Bérengère Basty at the Art’aire studio. To live and pay for the courses she worked odd jobs (clothes, telemarketing).

In 2005, she went to the casting of Sheitan, where she commits to the role of a fresh and a little savage "beurette", and also meets her agent who helps her career.

Filmography

• Sheitan (2005), directed by Kim Chapiron.
• Paris, je t'aime (2005).
• Tricheurs (ending 2006), new teleivision series of M6 with Pascal Légitimus.
• Harkis (2006), television film by Alain Tasma for France 2 story by Dalila Kerchouche.
• Pour l'amour de Dieu (ending 2006), television film for Arte about Muslim intégrisme with actors Smaïn and Rachid Hami.
• Mauvaise foi (ending 2006), first film by Roschdy Zem.
• Leïla (ending 2007), film by Alain Tasma, where she plays the title role.

References

• Template:Fr icon Interview in Écran Large
• Leïla Bekhti at IMDb