Monia Chokri (born 27 June 1982) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker.
Life and career
Born in
Quebec City
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in 1982, Chokri began her acting career after she completed her studies at
Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal The Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal is a Canadian government-funded dramatic school founded in 1954. The first director was Jan Doat. He was succeeded by Jean Valcourt in 1955 on the condition that a branch also be opened in Quebec Cit ...
in 2005. Her mother is of Scottish descent, while her father is Tunisian with Berber roots.
In addition to having played in several theatre productions in Montreal, Chokri has received notable roles in films presented at the
Cannes Film Festival
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directed by Québécois filmmakers who are better known outside of Canada, namely
Denys Arcand
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and
Xavier Dolan
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. In '' Heartbeats'', she played Marie, a young woman who falls in love with the same man as her gay male best friend Francis, played by Dolan, who also directed. The quality of her acting has been noted by critics, notably in ''
Les Inrockuptibles
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'' and ''
Le Monde
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''.
At the end of 2010, the readers of ''
Les Inrockuptibles
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2019 Cannes Film Festival
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.
''
Babysitter
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'', in which she was both the director and an actress, was released in 2022. She received a
Canadian Screen Award
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11th Canadian Screen Awards
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Filmography
* '' Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)'', 2007 – Aziza
* ''Frédérique au centre'', 2008 – Frédérique
* ''Hier, demain, hier'', 2009 – Maya
* '' Heartbeats (Les Amours imaginaires)'', 2010 – Marie
* '' Laurence Anyways'', 2012 – Stéfanie Belair
* ''Clémenceau'', 2012 – Charlotte Beauséjour
* ''
Gare du Nord
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Babysitter
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KVIFF
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (, KVIFF) is an annual film festival held in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become Central and Eastern Europe's leading film event.
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