Mouna Noureddine

Saadia Oueslati (, born 23 January 1937), known professionally as Mouna Noureddine, is a Tunisian actress.

The pseudonym of Mouna Noureddine was suggested by Mohamed Hedi Remnissi, an artist working in the theater of Bizerte.

Biography

Early life Noureddine studied in the elementary school of Muslim girls in Hammam-Lif. During this period, she was part of a local theatre troupe called "Ennahdha ettamthilia" (the student rise). She got her degree in 1952 and enrolled in the schoolteachers college of Tunis. Two years later, she switched to the Arabic theatre school of Tunis.

At the age of fifteen, Noureddine, while still a student, meets during the rehearsals of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare the young comedian Noureddine Kasbaoui to whom she gets married later. Mouna Noureddine gave birth to two boys and four girls In 1954, she worked in the municipal Arabic theatre troupe directed by Zeki Touleïmat.

The year after, Mohamed Agrebi, the director of the Tunis Municipality troupe, selects her to join his team, and by the time she became the one to choose for the leading roles in most of the plays.

Career: theater, cinema and television Noureddine has played in around 150 plays, part of which was directed by Aly Ben Ayed : Abd al-Rahman III Ahl el berak Seven Sleepers al-Hallaj Antigone Atchane ya sabaya Beït Bernard alba Caligula Elloghz Ghira Tedhraf échira Hamlet The Marshall The Trojan Women Leila men elf lila Layla and Majnun Mourad III Ors eddam Sakr Quraysh Yerma In the cinema, she plays in a large number of Tunisian films including Khlifa the Tigneux, Sejnane, Fatma 75, Aziza, And tomorrow...?, The Man of Ashes or The Season of Men. Each of his interpretations, as well in Tunisia as in Maghreb and in Europe, made her earn recognition, critical praise and public appreciation. She plays in the troup of Tunis city at the Théâtre de la Ville, at the Théâtre Récamier, at the Théâtre de l'Odéon, at the Beethoven Festival, in Iran and even in Egypt. In television, she participated in several TV serials including El Khottab Al Bab (Suitors at the door), Mnamet Aroussia (The Dream of Aroussia), Choufli Hal (find Me a Solution) and Nsibti Laaziza (My Dear Beloved Mother-in-Law), all of it directed by Slaheddine Essid. After half a century of activities, in parallel with her status as director of the troup of Tunis City since 2002 – For the first time, since the creation of this company -, she continues to participate in Tunisian and international productions.

Rewards For her entire career, in 1985 she received the Honorary Prize from the Ministry of Culture. She has also been honored several times in numerous theater festivals in Tunisia and abroad.

Decorations Commander of the Order of the Tunisian Republic (2006); Grand officer of the Tunisian Order of Merit (2001).

Filmography Cinema Feature films 1958 : Goha by Jacques Baratier 1969 : Khlifa the stingy by Hamouda Ben Halima 1971 : And tomorrow...? by Brahim Babaï 1972 : In the land of Tararanni by Hamouda Ben Halima, Hedi Ben Khalifa and Férid Boughedir 1974 : Sejnane by Abdellatif Ben Ammar 1975 : Fatma 75 by Salma Baccar Ragol Bima'n Al-Kalima by Nader Galal (en) 1976 : Echebka, Rayha Wayn by Ghouti Bendeddouche 1980 : Aziza by Abdellatif Ben Ammar 1982 : Shadow of the Earth by Taïeb Louhichi The Ballad of Mamelouk by Abdulhafidh Bouassida : Fatma Maazoufet El Matar by Abdellah Rezzoug (en) 1986 : Man of Ashes by Nouri Bouzid : Nefissa Sabra Walwuhush by Habib Mselmani 1988 : Sama (ar) by Néjia Ben Mabrouk 1989 : The Barbarian by Mireille Darc Layla, My Reason (ar) by Taïeb Louhichi 1990 : Nomad heart by Fitouri Belhiba 1992 : The Sultan of the Medina by Moncef Dhouib Les Zazous de la vague by Mohamed Ali Okbi 1994 : The wind of fates by Ahmed Djemai 1996 : A Summer in La Goulette by Férid Boughdir Honey and Ashes by Nadia Fares Anliker 1997 : Keswa (the lost thread) (ht) by Kelthoum Bornaz : the mother 2000 : The Season of Men by Moufida Tlatli : the matriarch 2015 : The sky's limits (ar) by Fares Naanaa 2018 : Look at me by Nejib Belkadhi

Short films 1973 : Azziara (The Visit) by Hédi Ben Khalifa 2010 : The Wave by Mohamed Ben Attia

Television Tunisian TV serials 1988 : Inspect with us by Abderrazak Hammami (episode of The Eclipse of the Earth) : Aziza 1992 : Liyam Kif Errih by Slaheddine Essid : Jalila 1994 : Ghada by Khaled Mansour, Habib Jemni and Nabil Bessaida (guest of honor) Amwej by Slaheddine Essid : Fatma 1995 : Habbouni wedalalt by Slaheddine Essid : Habiba Normal days by Habib Mselmani : Wahida 1995 and 2000 : Edhak Ledonia by Abderrazak Hammami : Hayet 1996–1997 : El Khottab Al Bab by Slaheddine Essid, Ali Louati and Moncef Baldi : Mannana 1997 : Bab El Khokha by Abdeljabbar Bhouri and Nabil Bessaida : Douja Tej min chouk by Chawki Mejri and Rached Koukech : the queen mother (guest of honor) 1999 : Anbar Ellil by Habib Mselmani and Ahmed Rjeb : Mannoubiya 2000 : Honey and oleander by Ibrahim Letaief : Aroussia Mnamet Aroussia by Slaheddine Essid : Aroussia Hannafi 2002 : Gamret Sidi Mahrous by Slaheddine Essid: Mamiya 2003 : Khota Fawka Assahab by Abdellatif Ben Ammar and Mohamed Mongi Ben Tara : Khadija 2005 : Chara Al Hobb by Hamadi Arafa : Sallouha 2005–2009 : Choufli Hal by Slaheddine Essid and Abdelkader Jerbi : Fadhila 2010–2018 : Nsibti Laaziza by Slaheddine Essid and Younes Ferhi : Fatma Gavayess alias Ftaïma 2012 : Dar Louzir by Slaheddine Essid : Frida 2015 : Lilet Chak by Majdi Smiri and Jamil Najjar : Fatma alias Fattoum 2019 : Dar Nana by Mohamed Ali Mihoub, and written by Younes Ferhi : Jawida 2022 : Harga (ar) (season 2) by Lassaad Oueslati and Jouda Méjri : Zina Hab Mlouk by Nasreddine Shili : Frida

Foreign series 1981 : Arcole or the Promised Land by Marcel Moussy 1999 : Il commissario Montalbano (episode "Il ladro di merendine") by Andrea Camilleri : Aisha

TV films 1987 : Un bambino di nome Gesù (it) by Franco Rossi 1990 : The Drop of Gold by Marcel Bluwal 1993 : The Eyes of Cécile by Jean-Pierre Denis 1994 : Tödliche Dienstreise by Driss Chraïbi and Ray Müller 1995 : The Black Sheep (1995) by Francis de Gueltzl, with Hend Sabri 2009 : Choufli Hal by Abdelkader Jerbi

Videos 2018 : advertising spot for the Tunisian tomato paste brand Abida

Theater 1954 : One Thousand and One Night, directed by Abderrazek Hammami and Abdelmajid Belakhel, written by Mahfoudh Abderrahman and adapted for the theater by Noureddine Kasbaooui 1956 : The Merchant of Venice directed by Zaki Toulimat, written by William Shakespeare 1956 : Jealousy Makes You Crazy directed by Zaki Toulimat and written by Hedi Abidi 1959: Hamlet directed by Aly Ben Ayed and Abdelmajid Belakhal and written by William Shakespeare 1960 : Layla and Majnun directed by Hassan Zmerly and produced by Groupe Médina de Tunis 1964 : People of the Cave directed by Aly Ben Ayed and written by Tawfiq al-Hakim 1966 : Yarma 1966 : Mourad III directed by Aly Ben Ayed and written by Tawfiq al-Hakim 1967–1986 : "The Marshal" directed by Abderrazek Hammami and Aly Ben Ayed, and written by Noureddine Kasbaoui : La Maréchale Douja 1971 : Eight Women 1975 : Atshan Ya Sabaya directed by Moncef Souissi, and written by Samir Ayadi, with the participation of Khadija Souissi, Issa Harrath, Slim Mahfoudh, Halima Daoued, Aziza Boulabiar, Ahmed Mouaouia and Hedi Zoghlami 1988 : Que Le Bonheur Dure, written and with the direction of Abdelaziz Meherzi and with the participation of Hamadi Arafa 2005–2006 : The Marshal (Second version) 2015 : I was made a victim, written and with the direction of Abdelaziz Meherzi Caligula Abd al-Rahman III directed by Abdelaziz Agrebi The eagle of Quraysh. Bayt Birnard Alba directed by Aly Ben Ayed, and written by Federico García Lorca Klaa Maber directed by Abderrazek Hammami with the participation of Monia Ouertani, Rim Zribi, Cherif Abidi, Slim Mahfoudh and Aziza Boulabiar Mansur al-Hallaj directed by Moncef Souissi, Saïd Slimane, and written by Ezzedine Madani From the Works of Shakespeare