Leïla Bekhti

About

Leïla Bekhti (ليلى بختي) is a French-Algerian actress, born on March 6, 1984, in Issy-les-Moulineaux. She notably received the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2011 for her role in Tout Ce Qui Brille. In 2010, Leïla Bekhti married actor Tahar Rahim, whom she met in 2007 on the set of the film A Prophet. Leïla Bekhti was born into an Algerian family from Sidi Bel Abbès in western Algeria, who settled in the Paris region. Born in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Leïla Bekhti grew up in Bagneux. She is the youngest of three children. While a high school student, she regularly bought Casting magazine, with the sole intention of having fun looking for ads that might be of interest to her, without taking any action each time they did. After obtaining a literary baccalaureate (with a theater option) from the Maurice-Genevoix high school in Montrouge, she reluctantly enrolled in a university and...

Known for

BrefSeries • 2011Paris Je T'aimeMovie • 2006Midnight SunSeries • 2016The FlameSeries • 2020The EddySeries • 2020All That GlittersMovie • 2010The TorchSeries • 2022Serge le MythoSeries • 2016All Your FacesMovie • 2023Mesrine: Killer InstinctMovie • 2008A ProphetMovie • 2009Sink or SwimMovie • 2018BeirutMovie • 2018Once Upon My MotherMovie • 2025How I Became a SuperheroMovie • 2020The RestlessMovie • 2021Perfect NannyMovie • 2019Before the Winter ChillMovie • 2013SatanMovie • 2006Maria MontessoriMovie • 2023The SourceMovie • 2011Loving MemoriesMovie • 2023All Three of UsMovie • 2015Battle of the ClassesMovie • 2019