Leïla Bekhti

Birthday

1984-03-06

Place of Birth

Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Biography

Leïla Bekhti (born 6 March 1984) is a French film and television actress of Algerian descent. She is best known for her roles in Sheitan, Tout ce qui brille and Paris, je t'aime. Bekhti was born in Issy-les-Moulineaux to an Algerian family from Sidi Bel-Abbes. She is the youngest of three children.She went to a theater school in Paris (18e) before entering the program of Stéphane Gildas in Tolbiac, then the program of Bérengère Basty at the Art’aire studio. To live and pay for her acting studies, she worked odd jobs (clothes, telemarketing).In 2005, her friends convinced her to go to the casting of Sheitan, where she was selected for the role of Yasmin, a young beurette. Released on 1 February 2006, Sheitan spent thirteen weeks in theaters, selling around 300,000 tickets.That same year, she acted opposite Smaïn in Alain Tasma's telefilm Harkis. The film told the story of an Algerian family who suffers persecution from French forces, despite having fought on their side in the Algerian War. Bekhti was interested in the film's subject as several members of her family, including her grandfather, fought in the ranks of the FLN.
Free Trial Channels
Leïla Bekhti

Stream
Ben Schwartz
Movies & TV Shows Free

Plus full 80,000+ Prime Video Titles and more!

prime WATCH FREE

30-Day unlimited streaming

All Movies List

Beirut

Beirut

2018 6.5
Beirut

as Nicole

2018
Now or Never

Now or Never

2014 5.7
Now or Never

as Juliette Lesage

2014
Leila

Leila

2011 5.1
Leila

as Leïla

2011
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2007 7.2
Paris Je T'aime

as Zarka (Quais de Seine)

2007
Satan

Satan

2006 5.6
Satan

as Yasmine

2006
banner AD

Stream over
800,000 titles
with Prime Video

30-day Free Trial, cancel anytime

Try 30-Day Free