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Laëtitia Eïdo
Laëtitia Eïdo in 2019
Born	(1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 39) France
Education	Cours Florent
Occupation(s)	Actress, film director
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Fauda television series
Website	laetitiaeido.com

Laëtitia Eïdo (born October 25, 1985) is a French actress, born to a French father and a Lebanese mother. She is best known as Dr. Shirin El Abed, one of the leading roles in the Israeli Netflix series Fauda, and as the voice of Mira in the Adult Swim adult animated television series Primal.

She is also known for her roles in the American HBO Cinemax Strike Back series, A Borrowed Identity by Eran Riklis and the Israeli production Tel Aviv on Fire. Laëtitia was awarded the Best Actress Award at Montreal's Festival Vues du Monde' at Fespaco and at the Agadir Festival for her title role of the historical character Fatma N'Soumer in the French-Algerian feature film Fadhma N'Soumer [fr].

Her multicultural background has led to her being cast as various different nationalities and playing roles in several languages. Eido has worked on both French, American, and other international productions.

Biography

Laëtitia Eïdo was born to a French father and a Lebanese mother.

Acting career

Eïdo has played the roles of strong women both on the big and small screens.

She first trained in classical acting techniques in Paris, she attended workshops with theatre companies such as Peter Brook's or Jacques Lecoq's. She then studied in depth S. Meisner acting techniques in Paris and New York. She thus first started her acting career in the theatre where she interpreted known classical roles such as Andromache, in Racine's Greek tragedy, Eglé, Marivaux's character in the Quarrel.

In 2017 she took part in the new adaptation of the book the 4th wall of Sorj Chalandon staged by Arnaud Stéphan, at the National Theatre of Bretagne in Rennes. She then directed her career towards cinema and television. She plays many roles such as Cleopatra in The Destiny of Rome [fr] for the channel ARTE, Eshana for the series called Hero Corp directed by Simon Astier, the role of Jade in a French series called Yes I Do, produced by Studio+, as well as the leading feminine role in the film Holy Air directed by Shady Srour. She also starred in the film Tel Aviv on Fire directed by Sameh Zoabi.

In 2014, she took on the role of Fatma n'Soumer, a drama film shot in the Algerian Berber mountains in the Kabyle language, taking on the traits of a resistant woman who repels the first French invasion in 1850. That same year she played Fahima in the drama Dancing Arabs, directed by Eran Riklis.

In 2015, she landed her breakthrough role as Dr. Shirin El Abed in the international television series Fauda. That same year, she was a ‘Talent’ Alumna at the Berlin Film Festival (2015) and a jury member in festivals like Jerusalem, Oran or Cannes for the ‘Queer Palm’ award.

Awards and nominations

• In 2016, Best Actress - Views of the World Film Festival of Montreal (Fadhma n'Soumer)
• In 2016, Best Actress - Sotigui Awards - Fespaco Festival (Fadhma n'Soumer)
• In 2017, nominated Best Actress - Tribeca Film Festival of New York (Holy Air)
• In 2017, nominated Best Actress - International Film Festival of Jerusalem (Holy Air)

Filmography

References

1. Berrin, Danielle (15 November 2017). "Q&A with Laëtitia Eïdo: Actress Wants Her Work to Be a 'Link Between People'". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
2. ^ Lesme, Anthony (3 January 2018). "Laëtitia Eïdo, actrice à la lisière de plusieurs mondes et bâtisseuse de paix" (in French). TV5Monde. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
3. Shavit, Avner (19 March 2015). "Let it Laëtitia: Interview with Laëtitia Eïdo about "Dancing Arabs", "Fauda" and Peace" (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Laëtitia Eïdo at IMDb
• Interview Laëtitia EÏDO: FAUDA Tv-series / Jerusalem FIlm Festival 2015 on Vimeo
• Lesme, Anthony (3 January 2018). "Laëtitia Eïdo, actrice à la lisière de plusieurs mondes et bâtisseuse de paix" (in French). TV5Monde. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

• French actresses
• 21st-century French actresses
• French film actresses
• French television actresses
• French people of Lebanese descent
• Living people
• 1985 births