Mouna Noureddine

**Mouna Noureddine** (Arabic: منى نور الدين, born **Saadia Oueslati**, 23 January 1939 in Tunis) is a Tunisian actress.

## Carrer 
She obtained her graduation certificate in 1952 and then entered the school for teachers in Tunis, which she eventually left for the Arab theater school in Tunis.

In 1954, she worked in the municipal troupe of the Arab Theater directed by the Egyptian Zéki Touleïmat. The following year, Mohamed Agrebi recruited her for the Tunis municipality troupe he directed, and subsequently she became a subscriber to leading roles in most of the plays. In the wake of this early success, she obtained a diploma in drama.

In 1957, she successfully passed the recruitment competition for full-time actors for the needs of the troupe in the city of Tunis. Mouna Noureddine is as comfortable on stage as in front of the cameras, interpreting texts in Tunisian as well as in literal Arabic as well as in French.

She went on stage at the age of 15, making the theater merge with her life, to such an extent that the meeting of the one who will share her life and give her his pseudonym - Noureddine Kasbaoui - takes place during the rehearsals of a play by William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice. Mouna Noureddine performs many roles in the troupe's repertoire, notably under the direction of Aly Ben Ayed: Sakr Kouraïch, Al Hallaj, Yerma, Le maréchal, Ghira Tedhraféchira, Hamlet, Elloghz, Leïla men elf lila, Ors eddam, Mejnoun Leïla, Mourad III, Beït Bernard alba, Ahl el berak, Caligula, Atchane ya sabaya, Les Troyennes, etc.

In the cinema, she plays in a large number of Tunisian films including Khalifa le teigneux, Sejnane, Fatma 75, And tomorrow ...?, Cécile's eyes, L’Homme de cendres, The thief of tasting, The season of men, etc. Each of his performances, in Tunisia as well as in the Maghreb and in Europe, earned him consecration, critical praise and public ovation. She plays in the found of the city of Tunis at the Théatre des Nations, the Récamier, the Théâtre de la ville, the Théâtre de l'Odéon, the Beethoven Festival, in Iran and in Egypt.

After half a century of activity, alongside her status as director of the Tunis city troupe since 2002 - a first since the creation of this company - she continues to perform in Tunisian and international productions as well as on stage. For the whole of her career, in 1985 she obtained the honorary prize of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage Protection, the insignia of the Order of Cultural Merit and was elevated to the rank of Officer of the Insignia of the Republic of Tunisia. She is also honored several times in many theater festivals in Tunisia and abroad.

## Filmography 
### Cinema 
#### Feature films 
* 1958 : *Goha* by Jacques Baratier
* 1969 : *Khlifa the stingy* by Hamouda Ben Halima
* 1971 : *And tomorrow...?* by Brahim Babaï
* 1972 : *Au pays du Tararanni* (In the land of Tararanni) by Hamouda Ben Halima, Hedi Ben Khalifa and Férid Boughedir
* 1974 : *Sejnane* by Abdellatif Ben Ammar
* 1975 :
** *Fatma 75* by Salma Baccar
** ''Ragol Bima'n Al-Kalima* (A manly man) by Nader Galal (English)
* 1976 : *Echebka, Rayha Wayn* (Where is going the engagement?) by Ghouti Bendeddouche
* 1980 : *Aziza* by Abdellatif Ben Ammar
* 1982 :
** *Shadow of the Earth* by Taïeb Louhichi
** *The Ballad of Mamelouk* by Abdulhafidh Bouassida : Fatma
** *Maazoufet El Matar* (The rain song) by Abdellah Rezzoug (English)
* 1986 :
** *Man of Ashes* by Nouri Bouzid : Nefissa
** *Sabra Walwuhush* (Sabra and the Monsters)  by Habib Mselmani
* 1988 : *Sama* (Sky) (ar) by Néjia Ben Mabrouk
* 1989 :
** *The Barbarian* by Mireille Darc
** *Layla, my reason* (ar) by Taïeb Louhichi
* 1990 : *Nomad heart* by Fitouri Belhiba
* 1992 :
** *The Sultan of the Medina* by Moncef Dhouib
** *Les Zazous de la vague* (The Zazous of the wave) by Mohamed Ali Okbi
* 1994 : *The wind of fates* by Ahmed Djemai
* 1996 :
** *A Summer in La Goulette* by Férid Boughdir
** *Honey and Ashes* by Nadia Fares Anliker
* 1997 : *Keswa (the lost thread)* (ht) by Kelthoum Bornaz : the mother
* 2000 : *The Season of Men* by Moufida Tlatli : the matriarch
* 2015 : *The sky's limits* (ar) by Fares Naanaa
* 2018 : *Look at me* by Nejib Belkadhi

#### Short films 
* 1973 : *Azziara* (The Visit) by Hédi Ben Khalifa
* 2010 : *The Wave* by Mohamed Ben Attia

### Television 
#### Tunisian TV serials 
* 1988 : Ib7ath m3ana (*Inspect with us*) by Abderrazak Hammami (episode of The Eclipse of the Earth) : Aziza
* 1992 : *Liyam Kif Errih* (Days are Like Wind) by Slaheddine Essid : Jalila
* 1994 :
** *Ghada* by Khaled Mansour, Habib Jemni and Nabil Bessaida (guest of honor)
** *Amwej* (Waves) by Slaheddine Essid : Fatma
* 1995 :
** *Habbouni wedalalt'' (I am the family's spoiled brat) by Slaheddine Essid : Habiba
** *Normal days* by Habib Mselmani : Wahida
* 1995 and 2000 : *Edhak Ledonia* (Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life)  by Abderrazak Hammami : Hayet
* 1996-1997 : *El Khottab Al Bab* (Suitors at the door) by Slaheddine Essid, Ali Louati and Moncef Baldi : Mannana
* 1997 :
** *Bab El Khokha* (The Peach’s Door) by Abdeljabbar Bhouri and Nabil Bessaida : Douja
** *Tej min chouk* (A Crown of thorns) by Chawki Mejri and Rached Koukech : the queen mother (guest of honor)
* 1999 : *Anbar Ellil* (Cestrum Nocturnum) by Habib Mselmani and Ahmed Rjeb : Mannoubiya
* 2000 :
** *Honey and oleander* by Ibrahim Letaief : Aroussia
** *Mnamet Aroussia* (Aroussia’s Dream) by Slaheddine Essid : Aroussia Hannafi
* 2002 : *Gamret Sidi Mahrous* (The Moon of Master Mahrus) by Slaheddine Essid: Mamiya
* 2003 : *Khota Fawka Assahab* (Steps on the Clouds) by Abdellatif Ben Ammar and Mohamed Mongi Ben Tara : Khadija
* 2005 : *Chara Al Hobb* (The Law of Love) by Hamadi Arafa : Sallouha
* 2005-2009 : *Choufli Hal* (Find Me a Solution) by Slaheddine Essid and Abdelkader Jerbi : Fadhila
* 2010-2018 : *Nsibti Laaziza* (My Beloved Mother-in-Law) by Slaheddine Essid and Younes Ferhi : Fatma Gavayess alias Ftaïma
* 2012 : *Dar Louzir* (The Minister’s House) by Slaheddine Essid : Frida
* 2015 : *Lilet Chak* (The Doubt Night) by Majdi Smiri and Jamil Najjar : Fatma alias Fattoum
* 2019 : *Dar Nana* (Nana’s House) by Mohamed Ali Mihoub, and written by Younes Ferhi : Jawida
* 2022 :
** *Harga* (ar) (Illegal Immigration) (season 2) by Lassaad Oueslati and Jouda Méjri : Zina
** *Hab Mlouk* by Nasreddine Shili : Frida

#### Foreign series 
* 1981 : *Arcole* or the *promised land* by Marcel Moussy
* 1999 : *Il commissario Montalbano* (episode Il ladro di merendine) (Commisioner Mantalbano : Episode “The Snack Theif”) by Andrea Camilleri : Aisha

#### TV films 
* 1987 : *Un bambino di nome Gesù* (Italian) (A Child Named Jesus) by Franco Rossi
* 1990 : ''La Goutte d'or* (The Drop of Gold) by Marcel Bluwal
* 1993 : *Les Yeux de Césile* (The Eyes of Cécile) by Jean-Pierre Denis
* 1994 : *Tödliche Dienstreise* (Fatal Business Trip) by Driss Chraïbi and Ray Müller
* 1995 : *The Black Sheep* by Francis de Gueltzl, with Hend Sabri
* 2009 : *Choufli Hal* by Abdelkader Jerbi

#### Videos 
* 2018 : advertising spot for the Tunisian tomato paste brand Abida

## Theater 
* 1954 : *Mille et une nuit* (One Thousand and One Night), directed by Abderrazek Hammami and Abdelmajid Belakhel, written by Mahfoudh Abderrahman and adapted for the theater by Noureddine Kasbaoui
* 1956 : *The Merchant of Venice* directed by Zaki Toulimat, written by William Shakespeare
* 1956 : *La Jalousie vous Rend Fou* (*Jealousy Makes You Crazy*) directed by Zaki Toulimat and written by Hedi Abidi
* 1959: *Hamlet* directed by Aly Ben Ayed and Abdelmajid Belakhal and written by William Shakespeare
* 1960 : *Layla and Majnun* directed by Hassan Zmerly and produced by Groupe Médina de Tunis
* 1964 : *People of the Cave* directed by Aly Ben Ayed and written by Tawfiq al-Hakim
* 1966 : *Yarma*
* 1966 : *Mourad III* directed by Aly Ben Ayed and written by Tawfiq al-Hakim
* 1967-1986 : *The Marshal* directed by Abderrazek Hammami and Aly Ben Ayed, and written by Noureddine Kasbaoui : La Maréchale Douja
* 1971 : *Eight Women*
* 1975 : *Atshan Ya Sabaya* (*I am thirsty, girls*) directed by Moncef Souissi, and written by Samir Ayadi, with the participation of Khadija Souissi, Issa Harrath, Slim Mahfoudh, Halima Daoued, Aziza Boulabiar, Ahmed Mouaouia and Hedi Zoghlami
* 1988 : Dam El Far7 (May the Happiness Remain*) , written and with the direction of Abdelaziz Meherzi and with the participation of Hamadi Arafa*
* 2005-2006 : *The Marshal* (Second version)
* 2015 : *Dahlamouni 7abaybi* (*I was made a victim*), written and with the direction of Abdelaziz Meherzi
* *Caligula*
* *Abd al-Rahman III* directed by Abdelaziz Agrebi
* *The eagle of Quraysh*.
* *Bayt Birnard Alba* directed by Aly Ben Ayed, and written by Frederico García Lorca
* *Klaa Maber* directed by Abderrazek Hammami with the participation of Monia Ouertani, Rim Zribi, Cherif Abidi, Slim Mahfoudh and Aziza Boulabiar
* *Mansur al-Hallaj'' directed by Moncef Souissi, Said Slimane, and written by Ezzedine Madani
* From the Works of Shakespeare

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