Monia Chokri
| Monia Chokri | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1983 (age 31–32) Quebec City, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
Monia Chokri (born 1983) is a Canadian actress.
Biography
Born in Quebec City in 1983, she began her acting career after she completed her studies at Montreal's Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in 2005.[1]
In addition to having played in several theatre productions in Montreal, she has received notable roles in films presented at the Cannes Film Festival directed by Québécois filmmakers who are better known outside of Canada, namely Denys Arcand and Xavier Dolan. In Heartbeats, she played Marie, a young woman who falls in love with the same man as her gay male best friend Francis, played by Dolan, who also directed. The quality of her acting has been noted by critics, notably in Les Inrockuptibles[2] and Le Monde.[3]
At the end of 2010, the readers of Les Inrockuptibles named her #4 on their list of the top actresses of the year for her performance in Heartbeats.
Filmography
- Days of Darkness (2007), Aziza
- Frédérique au centre (2008), Frédérique
- Hier, demain, hier (2009), Maya
- Heartbeats (2010), Marie
- Laurence Anyways (2012), Stéfanie Belair
- Clémenceau (2012), Charlotte Beauséjour
References
- ↑ http://www.davidremington.com/membres/Monia_Chokri/index.shtml
- ↑ http://blogs.lesinrocks.com/cannes2010/index.php/critiques/les-amours-imaginaires-superbe-mosaique-pop-et-retro-00368
- ↑ http://festivalcannes.blog.lemonde.fr/2010/05/15/critique-les-amours-imaginaires-de-xavier-dolan-un-certain-regard/