Fatma Ben Saïdane
Fatima Ben Saïdane (born 25 December 1949) is a Tunisian actress. One of the earliest pillars of Tunisian cinema, she was best known for her roles in the blockbuster critically acclaimed films Making Of, Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces and Thala My Love.
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Fatma Ben Saïdane
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- Fatima Ben Saïdane فاطمة بن سعيدان
- Born
- 25 December 1949
- Birth Name
- Fatima Ben Saïdane
- Birthplace
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- French protectorate of Tunisia · Tunisia
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Fatima Ben Saïdane (born 25 December 1949) is a Tunisian actress. One of the earliest pillars of Tunisian cinema, she was best known for her roles in the blockbuster critically acclaimed films Making Of, Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces and Thala My Love.
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Fatma Ben Saïdane (born 1949) is an actress, a national of the French protectorate of Tunisia and Tunisia. The actress was born in Tunis.
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• Name — Fatima Ben Saïdane فاطمة بن سعيدان • Born — 25 December 1949 • Birth Name — Fatima Ben Saïdane • Birthplace — Tunis, Tunisia • Years Active — 1989–2020 • Occupation — Actress
Personal life
Personal life
Ben Saïdane was born on 25 December 1949 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Career
Career
Ben Saïdane started her film career in 1989 with the film Arab and played a minor role 'Asfour'. In the same year, she acted in the film Layla, My Reason. In 1990, she played the role 'Salouha' in the film Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces. After many minor supportive roles in late 1990s, she made lead appearance in six short and feature films in 2006: 10 Courts, 10 Regards, Dementia, Me, My Sister and the Thing, Mrs Bahja, Making Of and The TV Is Coming.
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Partial filmography
• Year — Film — Role — Genre — Ref. • 1994 — The Silences of the Palace — Film • 2002 — The Daughter of Keltoum — Film • 2006 — Making Of — Film • 2008 — Le Poisson noyé — Short film • 2013 — Get Married — Mme Lina — Short film • 2014 — The Night of the Blind Moon — Short film • 2015 — Chtar 50 — Short film • 2015 — Narcissus — Arousssia — Film • 2015 — Dicta Shot — Film • 2016 — Sweet Smell of Spring — Salouha — Film • 2016 — Chronique de mon village — Grand-mère — Film • 2016 — Thala My Love — Shift — Film • 2016 — WOH! — Zakia — Film • 2017 — Benzine — Film • 2017 — Water Rumours — Film • 2017 — El Jaida — Film • 2017 — When the Sky Began to Scream — Short film • 2018 — Bolbol — Bolbol — Short film • 2019 — Porto Farina — Aishah — Film • 2019 — The Scarecrows — Dora — Film • 2020 — Houria — Houria — Short film • 2020 — Machki w'Âoued — Rabii's Mother — Film
L'actrice Fatma Saidane au meeting d'Al Massar au palais des congrès de Tunis
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- 1.FATIMA BEN SAÏDANE ACTOR. MUBI. 2020-11-21.
- 2.Fatima Ben Saïdane Darstellerin/Darsteller in Serien. fernsehserien. 2020-11-21.
- 3.Fatima Ben Saïdane films. 2020-11-21.
- 4.Fatima Ben SAÏDANE (Fatma Saidane). notrecinema. 2020-11-21.
- 5.Fatma Ben Saidane. elcinema. 2020-11-21.
- 6.Fatma Ben Saïdane Actress. unifrance. 2020-11-21.
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