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Monia Chokri

Monia Chokri

Acting

Biography

Monia Chokri (born June 27, 1982) is a Canadian actress and film director. Born in Quebec City in 1982, she began her acting career after she completed her studies at Montreal's Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in 2005. Her mother is of Scottish origin through Scandinavian ancestors, while her father is descended from Tunisian Berber roots. In addition to having played in several theatre productions in Montreal, she has received notable roles in films presented at the Cannes Film Festival directed by Québécois filmmakers who are better known outside of Canada, namely Denys Arcand and Xavier Dolan. In Heartbeats, she played Marie, a young woman who falls in love with the same man as her gay male best friend Francis, played by Dolan, who also directed. The quality of her acting has been noted by critics, notably in Les Inrockuptibles and Le Monde. At the end of 2010, the readers of Les Inrockuptibles named her #4 on their list of the top actresses of the year for her performance in Heartbeats. Her debut as a director, the short film An Extraordinary Person (Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire), was released in 2013 and won the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film at the 16th Jutra Awards. Her feature debut, A Brother's Love (La femme de mon frère), premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Babysitter, in which she was both the director and an actor, was released in 2022. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Nature of Love
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The Nature of Love

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The Nature of Love
Françoise
Poster for Heartbeats
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Heartbeats

7.1(1.1K)
Heartbeats
Marie
Entre chien et loupMOVIE
MOVIE

Entre chien et loup

Entre chien et loup
Yesterday, Today, YesterdayMOVIE
MOVIE

Yesterday, Today, Yesterday

Yesterday, Today, Yesterday
La trilogie du canard (Élise, Gédéon, Sofia)MOVIE
MOVIE
La trilogie du canard (Élise, Gédéon, Sofia)
N.T.N.EMOVIE
MOVIE

N.T.N.E

N.T.N.E
Poster for Falcon Lake
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Falcon Lake

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Falcon Lake
Violette
Poster for Laurence Anyways
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Laurence Anyways

7.6(0.9K)
Laurence Anyways
Stéfanie Bellair
Poster for Clemenceau
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Clemenceau

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Clemenceau
Charlotte Beauséjour
Poster for Gare du Nord
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Gare du Nord

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Gare du Nord
Joan

Production

Poster for An Extraordinary Person
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An Extraordinary Person

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An Extraordinary Person
Director
Poster for The Nature of Love
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The Nature of Love

7.1(0.2K)
The Nature of Love
Director
Poster for An Extraordinary Person
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An Extraordinary Person

6.8(0.0K)
An Extraordinary Person
Writer
Poster for Heartbeats
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Heartbeats

7.1(1.1K)
Heartbeats
Still Photographer
Puisqu'il le fautMOVIE
MOVIE

Puisqu'il le faut

Puisqu'il le faut
Writer
Poster for A Brother’s Love
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A Brother’s Love

6.5(0.1K)
A Brother’s Love
Editor
Poster for A Brother’s Love
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A Brother’s Love

6.5(0.1K)
A Brother’s Love
Executive Producer
Poster for A Brother’s Love
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A Brother’s Love

6.5(0.1K)
A Brother’s Love
Set Designer
Poster for A Brother’s Love
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A Brother’s Love

6.5(0.1K)
A Brother’s Love
Director
Poster for Babysitter
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Babysitter

5.8(0.1K)
Babysitter
Director

Gallery

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