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Manon Alia Azem (born 12 October 1990) is a French actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the
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series '' Trop la Classe'' (2006–2010), the
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series ''
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'' (2006), the ''Phineas and Ferb'' series (2007-2015), the
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series ''Détox'' (2022), and the
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drama '' Fifteen-Love'' (2023). Her films include ''
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'' (2017). As a dubbing artist, Azem has performed as the French voice of
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from 2001 to 2015, including in the ''
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'' films, and the French voice for Candace Flynn in the Disney Channel series "Phineas and Ferb".


Early life

Azen was born in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Her father is of Palestinian origin and worked as a
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at the
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in
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, while her mother is actress Laurence Jeanneret. After obtaining her baccalaureate, Azem studied at the
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.


Career

Azem's first dubbing role was that of Tildy in the
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cartoon ''Danny le petit mouton noir (
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),'' when she was 7 years old''.'' In 2001 she dubbed the voice of actress Emma Watson in the role of
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in the film
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, going on to become the official French voice in all the Harry Potter films until 2015 when she decided her voice had become too deep to portray the British actress. However, in 2021 she reprised her role and dubbed Watson's words in the documentary '' Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts'' and in August 2022 dubbed Watson's voice in an advertisement for Paradoxe perfume by
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. She is also the French voice of
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in '' Jessie'' and
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in ''
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''. For six seasons, Azem played Dunk, one of the main characters in the Disney Channel series '' Trop la Classe''. She is also known for her role as Officer Sara Casanova in the
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series ''
Section de recherches ''Section de recherches'' ("Investigation Unit") is a French television series first broadcast on TF1 on May 11, 2006. In Belgium, the series was shown on La Une from November 9, 2013. Plot The Investigation Unit is a special unit of the Nationa ...
''. In 2017 Azem had a leading role in the film ''
Gangsterdam ''Gangsterdam'' is a 2017 French comedy film starring Kev Adams, Manon Azem, Côme Levin and Rutger Hauer. Plot A student in Amsterdam tries to win over a young woman by chasing after a packet of drugs, which happens to belong to a Dutch orga ...
'' by Romain Levy, alongside
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and
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. In 2018, she dubbed the character Taelia in the video game '' World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth''. In 2022, she played a leading role in the
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series ''Détox''. In 2023, she played Khalida Lapthorn in the British drama television series Fifteen-Love alongside
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. It was released on
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.


Personal life

Azem, whose paternal family are Palestinian, has spoken about what she called "the racism, harassment, and apartheid Palestinians face", even if they hold Israeli passports. In 2024, she reported receiving death and
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for defending the Palestinian cause.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Azem. Manon 1990 births Living people 21st-century French actresses Actresses from Paris Cours Florent alumni French film actresses French people of Palestinian descent French television actresses French video game actresses French voice actresses Victims of cyberbullying