Amal Ayouch (born 1966) is a Moroccan actress who since the late 1990s
has performed in the French language both on stage and, above all, in
film. In January 2015, she was honoured with an award at the African
Women's Film Festival in Brazzaville. Ayouch has played a leading role
in Morocco's Fondation des arts vivants (Living Arts Foundation).Born
in Casablanca in 1966, Amal Ayouch showed interest in acting from an
early age, performing on stage at high school. When she was 18, she
arrived in Montpellier where she studied to become a pharmacist. While
at university, in 1987 she joined a theatre group attached to the
French literature department.She began her film career thanks to
another pharmacist, Hassan Benjelloun, who gave her an important part
in Les Amis d'hier (1998). Soon afterwards, Hakim Noury invited her to
star in Destin de Femme together with Rachid El Ouali. Playing a woman
who refused to submit to a difficult husband, she contributed to the
film's success.In 1999, she agreed to play a woman of loose morals in
Ali Zaoua directed by her cousin Nabil Ayouch. Similar roles followed
in Farida Belyazid's Casablanca, Casablanca (2002) and Chassan
Benjelloun's Les lèvres du silence (2001) and Farida Belyazid's
Casablanca, Casablanca (2002). She went on to star in Driss Chouika's
Le jeu de l'amour (2006), allowing her to master a difficult role in
intimate scenes with Younes Megri. She has also played in other
successful films including Les Anges de Satan (2007).
has performed in the French language both on stage and, above all, in
film. In January 2015, she was honoured with an award at the African
Women's Film Festival in Brazzaville. Ayouch has played a leading role
in Morocco's Fondation des arts vivants (Living Arts Foundation).Born
in Casablanca in 1966, Amal Ayouch showed interest in acting from an
early age, performing on stage at high school. When she was 18, she
arrived in Montpellier where she studied to become a pharmacist. While
at university, in 1987 she joined a theatre group attached to the
French literature department.She began her film career thanks to
another pharmacist, Hassan Benjelloun, who gave her an important part
in Les Amis d'hier (1998). Soon afterwards, Hakim Noury invited her to
star in Destin de Femme together with Rachid El Ouali. Playing a woman
who refused to submit to a difficult husband, she contributed to the
film's success.In 1999, she agreed to play a woman of loose morals in
Ali Zaoua directed by her cousin Nabil Ayouch. Similar roles followed
in Farida Belyazid's Casablanca, Casablanca (2002) and Chassan
Benjelloun's Les lèvres du silence (2001) and Farida Belyazid's
Casablanca, Casablanca (2002). She went on to star in Driss Chouika's
Le jeu de l'amour (2006), allowing her to master a difficult role in
intimate scenes with Younes Megri. She has also played in other
successful films including Les Anges de Satan (2007).
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