Lyna Khoudri

Not to be confused with Lina Khoury.

Lyna Khoudri
File:LYNA KHOUDRI CESAR 2020.jpg Khoudri in 2020
Born	(1992-10-03) 3 October 1992 Algiers, Algeria
Nationality	Algerian-French
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present

Lyna Khoudri (Arabic: لينا خضري‎‎, born 3 October 1992) is an Algerian-French actress. For her role in the Sofia Djama-directed film Les Bienheureux (2017), she won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. In 2020, for her role in Papicha, she won the Cesar Award for Most Promising Actress. She worked for several years for this role, with director Mounia Meddour, who also won the César Award for Best first feature Film in 2020. She portrays a student activist in Wes Anderson's ensemble film The French Dispatch (2021).

Early life

Khoudri was born in 1992 in Algiers, Algeria, to a journalist father and a violinist mother. The family moved to Aubervilliers, France, as exiles following death threats due to the danger of her father's profession during the Algerian Civil War. Khoudri received her professional training at Théâtre national de la Colline.

Career

In 2014, Khoudri received her first acting role in the French television series Josephine, Guardian Angel.

In 2019, she played Louna in the Canal+ miniseries Les Sauvages for several episodes. That year, she also played Nedjma in the film Papicha, about a young Algerian woman who uses fashion as cultural resistance during the Algerian Civil War.

For The French Dispatch, Khoudri's role is as a militant student activist and the girlfriend of Timothée Chalamet's character; their storyline centers on a student riot. Khoudri attended the premiere with Anderson, Chalamet, and other members of the cast at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival where the film competed in the official selection for the Palme d'Or.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2016	Polina (film)	Elève Karl	Valérie Müller, Angelin Preljocaj
2017	Les Bienheureux	Feriel	Sofia Djama
	La Fête est Finie	Amel	Marie Garel-Weiss
	Luna	Chloé	Elsa Diringer
2019	Papicha	Nedjma	Mounia Meddour
	The Specials	Ludivine	Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano
2020	Gagarine	Diana	Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh
2021	Haute Couture	Jade	Sylvie Ohayon
	The French Dispatch	Juliette	Wes Anderson
	Secret Name	Nélie Laborde	Aurélia Georges
2022	Houria	Houria	Mounia Meddour
	November	Samia	Cédric Jimenez
2023	The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan	Constance Bonacieux	Martin Bourboulon
	The Three Musketeers: Milady	Constance Bonacieux	Martin Bourboulon
	Une zone à défendre	Myriam	Romain Cogitore

External links

• Lyna Khoudri at the Internet Movie Database