Souheila Yacoub (born 29 June 1992) is a Swiss actress, theater maker, former rhythmic gymnast, and Miss Suisse Romande 2012 winner. Her films include ''

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'' (2018), ''

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'' (2023), and '' Dune: Part Two'' (2024). On television, she appeared in the

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miniseries '' Savages'' (2019).

Life and career

Yacoub was born in

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to a Tunisian father and a

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mother. She has a sister. Yacoub attended La Haute école fédérale de sport de Macolin and joined the Swiss National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team as a teenager, competing in the

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and

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World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. She left school at 16 to focus on gymnastics. When the team did not qualify for the

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, Yacoub quit the sport altogether. Although she did not officially testify against the coaches amid the 2021 abuse allegations, she supported her former teammates' claims and told a number of stories of the coaches' behaviour, such as limiting how much members could eat or drink and benching them for putting on a kilo. After quitting, Yacoub returned home. Uncertain what to do next, her sister suggested she apply for Miss Suisse Romande. Yacoub also enrolled in local dance and acting classes. After winning Miss Suisse Romande 2012, Yacoub was offered a scholarship for a three-year programme at the

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in Paris. She further trained at the CNSAD. Yacoub made her television debut in six episodes of the

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soap opera ''

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''. Upon graduating from the Cours Florent, Yacoub landed her first major theatre role on the Paris stage as Wahida in

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's play ''Tous des oiseaux'' at Théâtre national de la Colline. She then starred in

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's 2018 horror film ''

'' and the 2019

miniseries '' Savages''. In 2020, Yacoub appeared in the multilingual internationally co-produced war drama series ''No Man's Land''. She starred in

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's black and white film '' The Salt of Tears'', which premiered at the

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, as well as ''The Braves'' and ''A Brighter Tomorrow'' in 2021. Yacoub is the founder of theatre company 23h59.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yacoub, Souheila Living people 1992 births 21st-century Swiss actresses Swiss beauty pageant winners Swiss expatriates in France Swiss people of Belgian descent Swiss people of Tunisian descent Swiss rhythmic gymnasts 21st-century Swiss sportswomen