Naidra Ayadi


Naidra Ayadi is a French actress. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2012 for her role in the film Polisse.

Life and career

Naidra Ayadi was born to a Tunisian family in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris. She spent several years working mainly in theatre acting and television before her breakthrough film role in 2011's Polisse, directed by Maïwenn. Ayadi won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in the film; she shared the award with Clotilde Hesme, who won it for her role in Angel & Tony.

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2005Zim and Co.SafiaPierre Jolivet
2011PolisseNoraMaïwennCésar Award for Most Promising Actress
2013Voyage sans retourKad's sisterFrançois Gérard
2013Prêt à toutRachidaNicolas Cuche
2013Les GazellesMyriamMona Achache
2013SMSLeilaGabriel Julien-Laferrière
2013Une histoire banaleNathalie's colleagueAudrey Estrougo
2015JailbirdsRobocopAudrey Estrougo
2016Il a déjà tes yeuxAnnaLucien Jean-Baptiste
2017Pris de courtNathalieEmmanuelle Cuau
2022The Origin of EvilSamiraSébastien Marnier
2022The Sixth ChildJudgeLéopold Legrand

Television

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
20143 x ManonZohraJean-Xavier de LestradeMiniseries
2014Vogue la vie VirginieClaire de La RochefoucauldTV movie
2015Rappelle-toiMaître Yasmine BenatefXavier DurringerTV movie
2016La Bête curieuseNadiaLaurent PerreauTV movie
2017Paris, etc.NoraZabou BreitmanTV series
2017HéroïnesSelma ZerktouniAudrey EstrougoTV series
Since 2017Black SpotLeila BaramiMathieu MissoffeTV series
2022OussekineFatna OussekineAntoine ChevrollierMiniseries
2022ParallelsSofia BelkerbilsBenjamin Rocher & Jean-Baptiste SaurelTV series