Wajiha Jendoubi

Wajiha Jendoubi
'Wajiha Jendoubi is a Tunisian actress and comedian.
Biography
Jendoubi was born in 1972. Originally from Kairouan, she finished her theatrical studies in 1995. For her graduation project, Jendoubi wrote a play alongside another student and played the role of a future bride, which she described as unforgettable. She was quickly noticed by Tunisian directors and appeared in several television soap operas such as Mnamet Aroussia, Ikhwa wa Zaman and Aoudat Al Minyar, the last of which is her best-known work. In 2010, she appeared in The Season of Men.
Jendoubi performed the one-woman-show Madame Kenza in 2010. She discovered the pleasure of being the only person on the stage, and her goal was to hold her audience in suspense, having fun and bringing out whatever she felt.
In 2015, she was appointed alongside Myriam Belkadhi and Emna Louzyr Ayari as a representative of Tunisia for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
In 2017, Jendoubi starred as Bahja in Salma Baccar's film El Jaida. She was named an officer of the Order of the Republic in 2019. In December 2019, Jendoubi claimed that she was not paid by Attessia TV for her performances in the shows Le Président, Flashback and Ali Chouerreb''.
She is married and the mother of two children. Her husband Mehdi is in charge of sound and light during her shows. When the Arab Spring began in Tunisia, Jendoubi was initially supportive but noticed darkness appearing. In response to the violent religious extremism that developed, she created a comedy show as a way of combatting it in post-revolution Tunisia.
Filmography
Filmography
Cinema
2000: The Season of Men by Moufida Tlatli: Salwa
2001: Fatma by Khaled Ghorbal
2010: Dirty laundry (short film) by Malik Amara: Jamila
2016: Spring perfume by Férid Boughedir
2017: El Jaida by Salma Baccar: Bahja
2019: Porto Farina by Ibrahim Letaïef: Monia
Television
Series
1998: Îchqa wa Hkayet by Slaheddine Essid: Chrifa
2000: Mnamet Aroussia by Slaheddine Essid: Lilia Thabti-Chared
2002: Gamret Sidi Mahrous by Slaheddine Essid: Sabiha Souilah
2003: Ikhwa wa Zaman (Brothers and time) by Hamadi Arafa: Souad
2004: Loutil (The Hotel) by Slaheddine Essid: Dorra
2005: Aoudat Al Minyar by Habib Mselmani: Rakia
2009: Aqfas Bila Touyour (ar) (Cages without birds) by Ezzeddine Harbaoui
2010: Garage Lekrik by Ridha Béhi
2012: Dipanini by Hatem Bel Hadj
2013: Yawmiyat Imraa (A lady's diary) by Khalida Chibeni: Daliya
2015: Naouret El Hawa (season 2) by Madih Belaid: Safia
2016: Nsibti Laaziza (season 6) (My beloved mother-in-law) by Slaheddine Essid and Younes Ferhi: Rafika
2016: The President of Jamil Najjar
2016: Bolice 2.0 by Majdi Smiri
2017: Dawama by Naim Ben Rhouma
2017: The Hairdresser (ar) by Zied Litayem
2017: Flashback (season 2) by Mourad Ben Cheikh
2019: El Maestro by Lassaad Oueslati
2019: Ali Chouerreb (season 2) of Madih Belaid and Rabii Tekali: Ms. Abid
2020: The Seamstress by Zied Litayem
2021-2022: Harga (ar) by Lassaad Oueslati: Naâma
Dubbing
2009-2013: Tunis 2050 by Sami Faour: Aziza (voice)
Theater
2007: Bitter words, text by Dhafer Néji and direction by Chedly Arfaoui
2008: Madame Kenza, text and direction by Moncef Dhouib
2013: Ifcha, mon amour, text and direction by Chedly Arfaoui and Wajiha Jendoubi
2019: Big Bossa, text and direction by Wajiha Jendoubi
Distinctions
Officer of the Order of the Tunisian Republic.
References
External links
1960 births
Living people
20th-century Tunisian actresses
21st-century Tunisian actresses
Tunisian film actresses
Tunisian television actresses
Tunisian stage actresses
People from Kairouan