Monia Chokri (born 27 June 1982) is a Canadian actress and film
director.Born in Quebec City in 1982, she began her acting career
after she completed her studies at Montreal's Conservatory of Dramatic
Arts in 2005. Her mother is of Scottish origin with Scandinavian
ancestors, while her father is from Tunisian Berber roots.In addition
to having played in several theatre productions in Montreal, she has
received notable roles in films presented at the Cannes Film Festival
directed by Québécois filmmakers who are better known outside of
Canada, namely Denys Arcand and Xavier Dolan. 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 and Le Monde.At the end of 2010, the readers of Les
Inrockuptibles named her #4 on their list of the top actresses of the
year for her performance in Heartbeats.
director.Born in Quebec City in 1982, she began her acting career
after she completed her studies at Montreal's Conservatory of Dramatic
Arts in 2005. Her mother is of Scottish origin with Scandinavian
ancestors, while her father is from Tunisian Berber roots.In addition
to having played in several theatre productions in Montreal, she has
received notable roles in films presented at the Cannes Film Festival
directed by Québécois filmmakers who are better known outside of
Canada, namely Denys Arcand and Xavier Dolan. 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 and Le Monde.At the end of 2010, the readers of Les
Inrockuptibles named her #4 on their list of the top actresses of the
year for her performance in Heartbeats.
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