About Jalila Baccar
Born 1952. Jalila Baccar is a Tunisian actor and playwright.
Jalila Baccar (; born 1952) is a Tunisian playwright and actor.
Early life and education Baccar was born in Tunis on 23 November 1952. She became interested in drama while at school.
In 2003, she won the SACD Prize for Francophonie for Araberlin.
Their play Amnesia "which details all the ills of Tunisia under the now defunct regime, with its nepotism and corruption, economic hardships and police surveillance" was staged in Tunis in 2011, and then at the National Theatre in Bordeaux, France.
Marvin Carlson describes Baccar as "generally recognized as one of the leading women playwrights and performers in Tunisia and the Arab world".
Personal life Baccar is married to .
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Who is Jalila Baccar?
Tunisian playwright and actress
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Jalila Baccar was born on 23 November 1952 in Tunis.
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Jalila Baccar is an actor and playwright.
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Jalila Baccar is Tunisian.
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