Lyna Khoudri facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lyna Khoudri
Khoudri at the Berlinale 2024
Born	(1992-10-03) 3 October 1992 (age 32) Algiers, Algeria
Nationality	Algerian-French
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present

Lyna Khoudri (born 3 October 1992) is a talented actress from Algeria and France. She has won several important awards for her acting. In 2017, she received the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the 74th Venice International Film Festival for her role in the film The Blessed. Later, in 2020, she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her work in Papicha.

You might also know her from the 2021 movie The French Dispatch, where she played a student activist. In 2023, she took on the role of Constance Bonacieux in the popular films The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers: Milady. Since 2022, Lyna Khoudri has also been a special ambassador for the famous French fashion brand, Chanel.

Early life and education

Lyna Khoudri was born in 1992 in Algiers, which is the capital city of Algeria. Her father was a journalist, and her mother was a violinist. When Lyna was only two years old, her family moved to Aubervilliers, France. They had to leave Algeria because her father's job was dangerous during a difficult time in their country.

When she turned 18, Lyna became a French citizen. She studied acting at the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris, which is a well-known theater school. Lyna can speak three languages: French, Arabic, and English.

Acting career highlights

Lyna Khoudri started her acting journey in 2014 with a role in a French TV series called Josephine, Guardian Angel.

Award-winning roles

In 2017, Lyna gained a lot of attention for her role in the film The Blessed. She played a character named Feriel and won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. This is a very prestigious award given at a major film festival.

Her next big success came in 2019 with the film Papicha. In this movie, she played Nedjma, a young Algerian woman who uses fashion to express herself during a time of conflict. For this powerful performance, Lyna won the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2020. The César Awards are like the Academy Awards (Oscars) in France.

Famous film appearances

Lyna Khoudri has appeared in several other notable films. In 2021, she was part of the cast of The French Dispatch, a movie directed by the famous Wes Anderson. She played Juliette, a student activist, and shared scenes with actor Timothée Chalamet. Their story in the film was about a student protest.

In 2023, Lyna starred in two big French movies based on the classic novel The Three Musketeers. She played Constance Bonacieux, who is the love interest of the main character, D'Artagnan. She acted alongside François Civil in both The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers: Milady. That same year, she also worked with François Civil again in A Place to Fight For, a romantic thriller from Disney+. In this film, she played an environmental activist.

Recent and upcoming projects

Lyna Khoudri continues to be very busy with new projects. In 2024, she appeared in the sci-fi film The Empire and the drama How Kids Roll.

She also has several exciting projects coming soon:

• She will work again with the director of The Three Musketeers, Martin Bourboulon, on a TV series for Apple TV+ called Carême.
• She will lend her voice to the main female character in an animated film called In Waves.
• She is set to star in a political thriller called Eagles of the Republic in 2025.

Other work and fashion

Besides acting, Lyna Khoudri has also become a well-known face in the fashion world. Since 2022, she has been a brand ambassador for Chanel, a very famous French fashion house. She had worked with Chanel since 2020, even attending the César Awards with them. In May 2022, Lyna even walked the runway for Chanel's fashion show in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Filmography

Feature films

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2016	Polina	Elève Karl	Valérie Müller, Angelin Preljocaj
	Rageuses	Khalissa	Kahina Asnoun	Short film
2017	Les Roméos et Juliettes	Lyna	Baya Belal, Elyssa Smiri	Short film
	The Blessed (Les Bienheureux)	Feriel	Sofia Djama
	The Party's Over (La Fête est Finie)	Amel	Marie Garel-Weiss
	Luna	Chloé	Elsa Diringer
	Avaler des couleuvres	Souad	Jan Sitta	Short film
2018	Albertine a disparu	Albertine	Véronique Aubouy	Short film
2019	Fatiya	Fatiya	Marion Desseigne-Ravel	Short film
	Papicha	Nedjma	Mounia Meddour
	The Specials (Hors normes)	Ludivine	Nakache, OlivierOlivier Nakache, Toledano, ÉricÉric Toledano
	Republique: The Interactive	Lucie	Simon Bouisson
	The Breitner Commando (Qu'un sang impur…)	Assia Bent Aouda	Abdel Raouf Dafri
2020	The Spark (Brûle)	Maya	Elvire Munoz	Short film
	Gagarine	Diana	Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh
2021	Haute Couture	Jade	Sylvie Ohayon
	The French Dispatch	Juliette	Anderson, WesWes Anderson
	Secret Name	Nélie Laborde	Aurélia Georges
2022	Houria	Houria	Mounia Meddour
	November (Novembre)	Samia	Jimenez, CédricCédric Jimenez
2023	Babyphone	Charlotte	Ana Girardot	Short film
	The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan	Constance Bonacieux	Martin Bourboulon
	A Place to Fight For (Une zone à défendre)	Myriam	Romain Cogitore
	The Three Musketeers: Milady	Constance Bonacieux	Martin Bourboulon
2024	The Empire	Line	Bruno Dumont
	How Kids Roll	Farah	Loris Lai
	An Urban Allegory		Alice Rohrwacher and JR	Short film
2025	Eagles of the Republic	Donya	Tarik Saleh	Post-production
TBA	In The Hell of Kabul: 13 Days, 13 Nights		Martin Bourboulon	Post-production
TBA	Le Gang des Amazones		Mélissa Drigeard	Filming

Television

Theatre performances

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Lyna Khoudri para niños