Naidra Ayadi is a French actress. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2012 for her role in the film Polisse.

Naidra Ayadi
Naidra Ayadi in February 2012
Born
OccupationActress
Years active2005 - present

Life and career

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Naidra Ayadi was born to a Tunisian family in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris.[1] She spent several years working mainly in theatre acting and television before her breakthrough film role in 2011's Polisse, directed by Maïwenn.[1] Ayadi won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in the film;[1] she shared the award with Clotilde Hesme, who won it for her role in Angel & Tony (2011).[2]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2005 Zim and Co. Safia Pierre Jolivet
2011 Polisse Nora Maïwenn César Award for Most Promising Actress
2013 Voyage sans retour Kad's sister François Gérard
2013 Prêt à tout Rachida Nicolas Cuche
Les Gazelles Myriam Mona Achache
SMS Leila Gabriel Julien-Laferrière
Une histoire banale Nathalie's colleague Audrey Estrougo
2015 Jailbirds Robocop Audrey Estrougo
2016 Il a déjà tes yeux Anna Lucien Jean-Baptiste
2017 Pris de court Nathalie Emmanuelle Cuau
2022 The Origin of Evil Samira Sébastien Marnier
The Sixth Child Judge Léopold Legrand

Television

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2014 3 x Manon Zohra Jean-Xavier de Lestrade Miniseries
Vogue la vie Virginie Claire de La Rochefoucauld TV movie
2015 Rappelle-toi Maître Yasmine Benatef Xavier Durringer TV movie
2016 La Bête curieuse Nadia Laurent Perreau TV movie
2017 Paris, etc. Nora Zabou Breitman TV series
Héroïnes Selma Zerktouni Audrey Estrougo TV series
Since 2017 Black Spot Leila Barami Mathieu Missoffe TV series
2022 Oussekine Fatna Oussekine Antoine Chevrollier Miniseries
2022 Parallels Sofia Belkerbils Benjamin Rocher & Jean-Baptiste Saurel TV series

Director / Writer

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Year Title Notes
2017 Leila

Theater

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Year Title Author Director Notes
2007 Meurtres de la princesse juive Armando Llamas Philippe Adrien Théâtre de la Tempête

Awards and nominations

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Naidra Ayadi at the 37th César Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2012 Polisse Most Promising Actress Won


References

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  1. ^ a b c "Biographie". Premiere (in French). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Biographie". Gala (in French). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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