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Amelle Chahbi
Born	(1980-08-21) 21 August 1980 (age 44) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	actress, writer, film director
Years active	2002 - present

Amelle Chahbi (born 21 August 1980) is a French comedian, writer and director.

Biography

Of Algerian and Moroccan descent, she was born in Paris and trained at the school of the Théâtre international Béatrice Brou, with the ligue d'improvisation théâtrale de Paris and at the Marais Dance Centre. She began performing comedy at the open stages held at the Théâtre Trévise [fr] and at the Café Oscar in Paris. She was the opening act for performances by Jamel Debbouze and Tomer Sisley.

Chahbi appeared on the Comédie+ channel and caught the public eye when she began appearing on Canal+ as Miss Météo. She appeared regularly on Jamel Comedy Club. In 2010, she became part of the cast of the television show Ce soir avec Arthur [fr]; she left the show in 2012. She also appeared on the program Vendredi tout est permis avec Arthur [fr].

She had a small role in the 2002 comedy Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted) (French title Filles perdues, cheveux gras). In 2009, she provided the voice of Chloé in the French version of the film Beverly Hills Chihuahua. She appeared in the 2009 film The Barons, the 2014 film Le Crocodile du Botswanga and the 2017 film Coexister.

In 2014, she directed her first film Amour sur place ou à emporter [fr], based on her script for the play of the same name. The stage version had played to sold-out audiences.

Filmography

Theater

Personal life

From 2007 to 2018, Amelle is in couple with the actor and comedian Fabrice Éboué. On 15 January 2015 she gave birth to their first child, a boy named Nael. On 1 December 2018 Fabrice Eboué announced their separation after eleven years of relationship.

References

1. ^ "Amelle Chahbi". Cosmopolitan (in French).
2. ^ "Amelle Chahbi". Voici (in French). 15 January 2015.
3. ^ "Amelle Chahbi". Tendances Orange (in French).
4. "L'équipe du film était réunie pour l'avant-première de sa réalisation". Purepeople (in French).
5. "Fabrice Eboué et Amelle Chahbi parents : Le prénom de leur premier bébé dévoilé".
6. "Fabrice Eboué papa : Son bébé avec Amelle Chahbi est né".
7. "Fabrice Éboué et Amelle Chahbi, la rupture : "Je suis séparé depuis peu"".

External links

• Amelle Chahbi at IMDb

• 1980 births
• Living people
• Actresses from Paris
• French women dramatists and playwrights
• French film directors
• French women comedians
• Comedians from Paris
• French people of Algerian descent
• French people of Moroccan descent