
Souad Amidou
Souad Amidou (born 4 July 1959) is a French actress. She is the daughter of the actor Amidou. Her career started working with her father on the short film Le thé à la menthe in 1963. Then she was chosen by Claude Lelouch to play the daughter of Anouk Aimée in Un homme et une femme in 1966. When she was younger, she followed acting lessons from Anicette Fray. She followed her training at the "New Square Sylvia Monfort" then continued at Jean-Louis Martin-Barbaz, then with John Strasberg and Andreas Voutsinas. From the early 1980s, she was acting in cinema and television. She became popular with her role in Le Grand frère from Francis Girod that got her a nomination for the Caesar of the best female hope. She also worked under the direction of Gérald Oury, Jacques Deray, Ariel Zeitoun, Gérard Lauzier and Steven Spielberg. On 23 December 1987 she married the director Fabien Onteniente; the couple broke up on 15 March 1991. She received the Legion of Honour decoration in 2008. In 2009, she directed the first short film Camille and Jamila, but she proved her talent as a filmmaker with her second film Rendez-vous avec Ninette, presented in many festivals. Souad Amidou is vegan, member of the sponsorship committee of the Institut citoyen du cinéma and member of the NGO Vegan Marathon. Source: Article "Souad Amidou" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
- Known ForActing
- Born4 July 1959 (age 66)
- Place of BirthNanterre, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Souad Amidou

- Known ForActing
- Born4 July 1959 (age 66)
- Place of BirthNanterre, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Brillantes
2023

All You Need is Lie
2021

The Best Years of a Life
2019

La loi de Damien, l'égal des dieux
2019

7, rue de la Folie
2015

Black Really Suits You
2012

Goodbye Mothers
2008

Il faut sauver Saïd
2008

Munich
2005

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002

Shooting Stars
2002

The Best Job in the World
1996

Tom est tout seul
1995

The Fire Dance
1994

Drums of Fire
1990

Vaines recherches
1987

Levy & Goliath
1987

Le Passager du Tassili
1987

Malady of Love
1987

Diesel
1985

Petit Con
1984

Noisy Neighbours
1982

The Big Brother
1982

The Girls of Grenoble
1981
