Oulaya Amamra (born 12 November 1996) is a French actress known for starring in the 2016 films Divines and Tamara. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Lumière Award for Best Female Revelation for Divines.
Personal life Amamra was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother. She is the younger sister of director Houda Benyamina. Amamra attended Catholic school and studied classical dance for 15 years.
Benyamina cast Amamra for a lead role in Divines, although she was initially concerned that the project could threaten their relationship.
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 2010 Fracture Student Alain Tasma TV movie 2012 Le commencement Guillaume Tordjman Short2014 Ghetto Child Houda Benyamina & Guillaume Tordjman 3xManon Yaël Jean-Xavier de Lestrade TV miniseries2015 L'orchestre des aveugles Chama Mohamed Mouftakir Moroccan film (Arabic) Belle gueule Sarah Emma Benestan Short Un métier bien Soraya Farid Bentoumi Short 2016 Divines Dounia Houda Benyamina César Award for Most Promising ActressLumière Award for Best Female RevelationAFI Fest Special Mention ActingCarthage Film Festival Best Actress Tamara Jelilah Alexandre Castagnetti Mariam Mariam Faiza Ambah Short Mr Gaspacho Julie Guillaume Tordjman Short 2017 La bête curieuse Asma Laurent Perreau TV movie2018 The World Is Yours Lamya Romain Gavras The Little Drummer Girl Salma Park Chan-wook TV miniseries 2019 Farewell to the Night Lila Saïdi André Téchiné 2020 The Salt of Tears Djemila Philippe Garrel Vampires Doina Radescu 2022 Smoking Causes Coughing Ammoniaque Mr. Oizo2022Citoyen d'honneurSelmaMohamed Hamidi 2025 How Are You? (Comment ça va?), Voice role (Penguin) Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel
References
External links Oulaya Amamra at the Internet Movie Database