Sanâa Alaoui

Sanâa Alaoui, also known as Sanaa Alaoui (Arabic: سناء العلوي), is a French Moroccan actress.

Sanâa Alaoui
Born	(1987-04-29) April 29, 1987 (age 38) Casablanca, Morocco
Nationality	French-Moroccan
Other names	Sanaa Alaoui
Education	Lycée Lyautey
Occupation(s)	Film actress Television actress
Years active	2002–present

Life

Alaoui aws born on April 29, 1987, in Casablanca. She earned her high school degree at Lycée Lyautey in Casablanca.

As a polyglot, she collaborated with directors from various nationalities, such as Gustavo Loza, Adil El Arbi and Abdelkader Lagtaâ. She plays in five languages: Arabic, French, Spanish, English and German.

In 2021, she led the jury of the Festival AMAL in Spain.^[1]

Private life

Alaoui currently resides in Morocco, after several years spent in France.

Filmography

Film

• 2022: Collapsed Walls by Hakim Belabbes :
• 2018: Operation Red Sea (Opération Mer Rouge) by Dante Lam: Ina
• 2015: Black by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah: Mina
• 2014: Image by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah: Mina
• 2013: Vuelos prohibidos by Rigoberto Lopez: Monica
• 2011: Poupiya by Samia Charkioui (short film)
• 2008: Terminus des anges by Hicham Lasri, Narjiss Nejjar and Mohamed Mouftakir: Samia
• 2008: Ça se soigne ? by Laurent Chouchan: Samia
• 2008: Un novio para Yasmina (Un fiancé pour Yasmina) by Irene Cardona: Yasmina
• 2007: Yasmine et les hommes by Abdelkader Lagtaâ: Yasmine
• 2007: Oud Al ward ou la beauté éparpillée by Lahcen Zinoun: Oud l'Ward
• 2005: Ici et là by Mohamed Ismaïl: Samira
• 2004: Le Pain nu (Al khoubz al hafi) by Rachid Benhadj: Mohamed Choukri's mother
• 2004: Al otro lado (De l'autre côté) by Gustavo Loza: the mother
• 2004: Le Cadeau by Jamal Souissi (short film)
• 2002: Face à face by Abdelkader Lagtaâ: Amal
• 1996: Le Cri de la soie by Yvon Marciano: Aicha

Television

• 2022: Nisf Kamar of Jihane Bahar : Hanane
• 2020: Le secret enterréof Yassine Fennane : Ferdaous
• 2019: Coeur Karimof Abdelhay Laaraki : Professeur Nezha
• 2016: Le juge est une femme, ep. Mauvais genre: Dalila Bensalem
• 2011: Fischer fischt Frau, TV film by Lars Jessen: Mona
• 2011: Section de recherches: Leïla Rezoug
• 2010: Les Virtuoses, TV series, 1 episode: Nora Belassen
• 2008: Bajo el mismo cielo, TV film by Sílvia Munt
• 2008: Julie Lescaut, television series, 2 episodes: Maud
• 2008: Famille d'accueil, a series by Stéphane Kaminka, 3 ep.: Lila
• 2007: Duval et Moretti, a series by Stéphane Kaminka, 3 ep.: Lila
• 2006: Les Rimaquoi (France 5): various roles
• 2002: Préjudices: Nadia Chianti
• 2002: Les grands frères, leading ep.: Malika
• 2001: Le juge est une femme, ep. L'Ami d'enfance: Malika

Awards

• February 2018: tribute at the International Youth Film Festival in Meknès
• November 2017: tribute at the Festival méditerranéen cinéma et immigration in Oujda
• September 2017 : tribute at the Khouribga African Film Festival^[2]
• 2009: New Talent Award at the MedFilm Festival in Rome^[3]
• 2007: first prize for Feminine Role at Moroccan National Film Festival for her role in Lahcen Zinoun's Oud Al’ward ou La Beauté éparpillée.^[4]