Fatima Ben Saïdane
{{Short description|Tunisian actress (born 1949)}}
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فاطمة بن سعيدان
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| birth_name = Fatima Ben Saïdane
| birth_place = Tunis, Tunisia
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| nationality = Tunisia
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| years_active = 1989–2020
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Fatima Ben Saïdane (born 25 December 1949) is a Tunisian actress.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-21 |title=FATIMA BEN SAÏDANE ACTOR |url=https://mubi.com/cast/fatima-ben-saidane |access-date=2020-11-21 |website=MUBI}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-21 |title=Fatima Ben Saïdane Darstellerin/Darsteller in Serien |url=https://www.fernsehserien.de/fatima-ben-saidane/filmografie |access-date=2020-11-21 |website=fernsehserien}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-21 |title=Fatima Ben Saïdane films |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb3d94a01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201134538/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb3d94a01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2019 |access-date=2020-11-21}}
Personal life
Ben Saïdane was born on 25 December 1949 in Tunis, Tunisia. {{Cite web |date=2020-11-21 |title=Fatima Ben SAÏDANE (Fatma Saidane) |url=https://en.notrecinema.com/communaute/stars/stars.php3?staridx=80841 |access-date=2020-11-21 |website=notrecinema}}
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, Ma Raison. 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.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-21 |title=Fatma Ben Saidane |url=https://elcinema.com/en/person/1057185/ |access-date=2020-11-21 |website=elcinema}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-21 |title=Fatma Ben Saïdane Actress |url=https://en.unifrance.org/directories/person/410860/fatma-ben-saidane |access-date=2020-11-21 |website=unifrance}}
Partial filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Silences of the Palace | Film | ||
| 2002 | The Daughter of Keltoum | Film | ||
| 2006 | Making Of | Film | ||
| 2008
| |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 |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm0069964}}
- [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fatma_Ben_Saidane Images]
- [http://africultures.com/personnes/?type=films&numb=10857 Filmography of Fatima Ben Saïdane]
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Category:Tunisian film actresses