Anissa Daoud () is a Franco-Tunisian actress, author and producer. Living between Paris and

Tunis Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...

, she is part of the art collective Artists Producers Associates (APA).

Career

Anissa Daoud grew up in

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

, of Tunisian parents. Self-taught, her acting career started in cinema with leading roles in ''She and He'' () by

Elyes Baccar Elyes Baccar is a Tunisian feature film and documentary director, writer and producer. He is best known for his work on the films ''She & He'', ''Lost in Tunisia'' and ''Tunis by Night''. Life and career Elyes was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He s ...

, ''Thalathun'' by Fadhel Jaziri, The Long Night by Syrian director Hatem Ali or ''La Tendresse Du Loup'' by Jilani Saadi, for which she has received many awards. At the Theatre, she took part, as an actress and staging assistant, in the productions of director Mohamed Guellati in France, Africa or Palestine (the Freedom Theatre in Jenin) for several years. She also worked under the direction of Franco-Comoran choreographer :fr:Karry Kamal Karry. In 2010, she got back to her Italian roots in Naples interpreting, in Italian, the role of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet directed by Alexander Zeldin for the Napoli Teatro Festival. Since 2009, Anissa has joined director

Lotfi Achour Lotfi Achour (Arabic: لطفي عاشور) is a Tunisian writer, producer and director for theater and cinema. He is the author of more than 25 theater productions on different stages (London, Paris, Festival In d'Avignon, Tunis, Carthage, Hammam ...

as co-playwright and actress on the musical and theatrical shows ''Hobb Story, Sex in The Arab City'' and ''Macbeth: Leila and Ben has Bloody History'', created for the

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. Together they founded the APA : Artists Producers Associated, and through it, she has been producing various shows and movies, some of which were in official competitions at top festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand,

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, Cannes or the Venice Film Festival. More recently she has played the female lead role in ''Jeunesse Tunsienne- Tunisian Spring'' by

Raja Amari Raja Amari (born 4 April 1971) is a Tunisian film director and script writer. She is best known for her films ''Satin Rouge/ Red Satin'' (2002), and '' Dowaha/Les Secrets/Buried Secrets'' (2009), both of which have earned international awards and ...

and produced by Arte, winning the Best Actress Award in Durban International Film Festival – South Africa, and in ''Les Frontières du Ciel'' by Fares Naanaa for which she has also received the Best Actress award at the Rencontre des Réalisateurs Tunisiens. In 2016 she is one of main characters, the co-writer and co-producer of the first feature of Lotfi Achour ''"Demain dès l'Aube''".

Filmography

Cinema

Actress

Feature films

*2004 :

She and Him She & Him is an American musical duo consisting of Zooey Deschanel (vocals, piano, ukulele) and M. Ward (guitar, production). It was formed in 2006 in Portland, Oregon.Scaggs, Austin"Smoking Section: Modest Mouse, Zooey Deschanel, Kings of Leo ...

: She *2004 : Summer Wedding by Mokhtar Ladjimi : The bride *2006 : Tenderness of the Wolf by Jilani Saadi *2008 : Thalathoun (Around thirty) by Fadhel Jaziri *2009 : The Long Night by

Hatem Ali Hatem Ali (; 2 June 1962 – 29 December 2020) was a Syrian television and cinema director, writer and actor. Biography Ali was born in Fiq, Golan Heights, then his family was forced to move to Damascus after Israel occupied that region. He ...

*2014 : Tunisian Spring by

*2015 : '' Les Frontières du ciel'' (The Borders of the Sky) by Fares Naanaa * 2016 : ''Demain dès l'aube'' de

*2016 : Tomorrow at dawn by

: Zeïneb *2017 : Beauty and the Pack by

Kaouther Ben Hania Kaouther Ben Hania, also written Kaouther Ben Henia or Kaouther Benhenia (), is a Tunisian film director. Her 2017 film '' Beauty and the Dogs'' was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. ...

: Faïza

Short movies

* 1999 : ''Tunis... fille du siècle'' (

... daughter of the century) of Taïeb Jellouli *2010 : The Album by Shiraz Fradi *2010 : Tightening by Najwa Slama Limam *2014 : Let me finish by

Doria Achour Doria Achour (born 1 March 1991) is a French-Tunisian film director and actress. Biography Achour is the daughter of the Tunisian film director and actor Lotfi Achour and a Russian mother who is a playwright. Her older brother is a playwright, a ...

: Sonia *2014 : Father of

: Sonia *2016 : The Rest is the work of man by Doria Achour

Television

*2002 : Divorce caprice (Talak Incha) by Moncef Dhouib : Fiancée of Chadi (Guest of honor) *2008 : ''Toi-même tu sais'' (You Know Yourself) by John Gabriel Biggs *2008 : ''Villa Jasmin'' by Ferid Boughedir

Documentaries

*2008 : ''Hé ! N'oublie pas le cumin'' (Hey! Don't forget the

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) by Hala Abdullah Jacob *2013 : ''Artistes en Tunisie'' (Artists in Tunisia) by

Serge Moati Serge Moati (born Henry Moati; 17 August 1946) is a French journalist, television presenter, film director and writer. He is the brother of Nine Moati, author of the novel '' Les Belles de Tunis''. As is his sister, Serge Moati is a French citiz ...

*2014 : ''7 vies'' (7 lives) by Lilia Blaise and Amine Boufaie

Director

*2016: Our woman in politics and in society (documentary) *2018:

Best Day Ever "Best Day Ever" is the first segment of the 20th episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', and the 80th episode overall. The episode was written by Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker, and Steven ...

(short film fiction, premiere at the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (, formerly ) is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festival as a ...

) *2020: Le Bain (short film from fiction)

Theater

, a poetic, political and

burlesque A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.

show about relationships colonial and neocolonial, and a creation on

Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...

, entitled Nakba, while walking I saw. In 2013, she signed with Jawhar Basti and Lotfi Achour the adaptation of the play by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

, in the context of post-revolution Tunisia. Their adaptation, called Macbeth : Leila and Ben – A Bloody History, was created in London for the Cultural

Olympiad An olympiad (, ''Olympiás'') is a period of four years, particularly those associated with the Ancient Olympic Games, ancient and Olympic Games, modern Olympic Games. Although the ancient Olympics were established during Archaic Greece, Greece ...

2012 ( en) and

World Shakespeare Festival The World Shakespeare Festival was a programme of events about William Shakespeare and his work. They took place mostly in London and Stratford-upon-Avon as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad which accompanied the Olympic Games. It was produced ...

. * War footing directed by Mohamed Guellati *Little

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directed by Mohamed Guellati *Rahmen : choreography by Karry Kamal Karry and directed by

*There's more good! directed by Mohamed Guellati *You have such pretty sheep, why don't you talk about sheep? : text and direction by Mohamed Guellati *

Nakba The Nakba () is the ethnic cleansing; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; of Palestinian Arabs through their violent displacement and dispossession of land, property, and belongings, along with the destruction of their s ...

, while walking I saw: directed by Mohamed Guellati *Hobb Story – Sex in the (

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) city : directed by Lotfi Achour (actress and co-playwright with Achour) *

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

: directed by Alexander Zeldin *Leila and Ben – A Bloody History : directed by Lotfi Achour (actress and co-playwright with Achour and Basti) *I am still alive : directed by Jacques Allaire

Distinctions

*Award for

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress award ...

at the Tarif African Cinema Festival for ''Tenderness of the

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'' *Award for Best Actress at the

Alexandria International Film Festival The Alexandria International Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries (AIFF) is a film festival in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1979. The festival is organized by the Egyptian Association of Film Writers and Critics (EAFWC). The AIF ...

for ''Tenderness of the Wolf'' *Award for Best Actress at the

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International Film Festival for ''Tenderness of the Wolf'' *Best Actress Award at the

Durban International Film Festival The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. It was founded in 1979 by Teddy Sarkin and Ros Sarkin. Presented by Centre for Creative Arts at the Univ ...

for '' Tunisian Spring'' *Prize for female interpretation at the Meeting of Tunisian directors for Les Frontières du ciel (''The sky borders'') *Haydée-Samama Chikli Prize for best female performance at the

Carthage Carthage was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classic ...

Cinematographic Days for ''Tomorrow from Dawn'' *Award for Best Actress at the

Malmö Arab Film Festival Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) is an Arab film festival based in Malmö, Sweden. MAFF is widely regarded as the most influential and largest Arabic film festival in Europe, and is the only one in Scandinavia. The first edition was held in 2011 ...

( en) for ''Tomorrow at Dawn'' *Best Supporting Actress Award at the Tunisian Film Festival for '' La Belle et la Meute''. * 2001 : ''Pied de guerre'' (The war foot) by Mohamed Guellati * 2001 : ''Petite fleur'' (Small

Flower Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, m ...

) by Mohamed Guellati * 2003 : ''Rahmen'' : by Elyès Baccar , choreography of Karry Kamal Karry * 2006 : ''Y'en a plus bon !'' (There is even better) by Mohamed Guellati * 2006 : ''Vous avez de si jolis moutons, pourquoi vous ne parlez pas des moutons ?'' by Mohamed Guellati * 2007 : ''Nakba, en marchant j'ai vu'' : by Mohamed Guellati and

Juliano Mer-Khamis Juliano Mer-Khamis (; ; born Juliano Khamis; 29 May 19584 April 2011) was an Israeli–Palestinian actor, director, filmmaker, and political activist of Jewish and Palestinian Eastern Orthodox Christian parentage. On 4 April 2011, he was assass ...

* 2009 : ''Hobb Story – Sex in the (Arab) city'' by Lotfi Achour (acting and co-writing) * 2010 : ''

'' of

by Alexander Zeldin * 2012 : ''Leila and Ben – A Bloody History'' : by Lotfi Achour (acting and co-writing with Lotfi Achour and Jawhar Basti) * 2014 : ''Je suis encore en vie'' (I am still alive) by Jacques Allaire

References

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