Leïla Bekhti Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Leïla Bekhti (born 1984) is a French film and television actress of Algerian origin. She is best known for her roles in Sheitan, Tout ce qui brille and Paris, je t'aime. Bekhti was born in Issy-les-Moulineaux to an Algerian family from Sidi Bel-Abbes. She is the youngest of three children. She went to theater school in Paris (18e) before entering the course of Stéphane Gildas, at Tolbiac, then the course of Bérengère Basty at the Art’aire studio. To live and pay for the courses she worked odd jobs (clothes, telemarketing). In 2005, her friends convinced her to go to the casting of  MORE

Leïla Bekhti (born 1984) is a French film and television actress of Algerian origin. She is best known for her roles in Sheitan, Tout ce qui brille and Paris, je t'aime. Bekhti was born in Issy-les-Moulineaux to an Algerian family from Sidi Bel-Abbes. She is the youngest of three children. She went to theater school in Paris (18e) before entering the course of Stéphane Gildas, at Tolbiac, then the course of Bérengère Basty at the Art’aire studio. To live and pay for the courses she worked odd jobs (clothes, telemarketing). In 2005, her friends convinced her to go to the casting of Sheitan, where she selected for the role of Yasmin, a young beurette. Released on 1 February 2006, Sheitan spent thirteen weeks in theaters, selling around 300,000 tickets. The same year, she acted opposite Smaïn in Alain Tasma's telefilm Harkis. The film told the story of an Algerian family who suffers persecution from French forces, despite having fought on their side in the Algerian War. Bekhti was interested in the film's subject as several members of her family, including her grandfather, fought in the ranks of the FLN. In film, she landed the role of Zarka in Paris, je t'aime (segment "Quais de LESS