Dalenda Abdou Explained
| Dalenda Abdou |
| Birth Name: | Khira Bent Abdelkader Gharbi |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Tunis, French Tunisia |
| Death Place: | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Nationality: | Tunisian |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Dalenda Abdou, stage name of Khira Bent Abdelkader Gharbi (Arabic: دلندة عبدو; 2 November 1928 – 29 June 2021), was a Tunisian actress.[1]
Biography
Abdou began her career in the theatre in 1947 with the troupe Al Ittihad Al Masrahi de Béchir Rahal. She alternated between several other troupes, such as the Troupe du théâtre populaire led by .[2] She adopted the pseudonym of "Dalenda Abdou" after guidance from Béchir Rahal, a pioneer of Tunisian theatre and father of singer Oulaya. She played in several theatrical performances, such as The Two Orphans.
In 1951, Abdou made her debut with Radio Tunis, where she met actor and director Mongi Ben Yaïche. She began appearing in television shows, notably playing Hnani in Mhal Chahed.[3] She often played old women on television, a character she was considered to have mastered.
On 29 June 2021, Abdou died at age 92 in the from a long illness complicated by a COVID-19 infection.[4]
Filmography
Cinema
- 1973: Ommi Traki (Mother Traki) by Abderrazak Hammami
- 2010: Live (en) (short film) by Walid Tayaa
- 2015: Conflict of Moncef Barbouch[5]
Television
- 1992: El Douar (ar) by Abdelkader Jerbi
- 1996: El Khottab Al Bab (Grooms on the door) (guest of honor in episode 7 of season 1) by Slaheddine Essid, Ali Louati and Moncef Baldi: Habiba
- 1999: Anbar Ellil by Habib Mselmani: Ourida
- 2006: Hkeyet El Aroui by Habib El Jomni
- 2007: Salah w Sallouha
- 2007: Choufli Hal (Find me a solution) (guest of honor of episode 18 of season 4) by Slaheddine Essid: Aichoucha
- 2010: Casting by Sami Fehri
- 2014: Nsibti Laaziza (My dear mother-in-law) (guest of honor in episodes 15 and 20 of season 4) by Slaheddine Essid
Notes and References
- News: 20 June 2021. Dalenda Abdou n'est plus. French. La Presse de Tunisie. 29 June 2021.
- News: Melligi. Tahar. 10 September 2012. Les pionniers du théâtre et de la TV en Tunisie – Par Tahar MELLIGI : Dalenda Abdou, la plus vieille des jeunes comédiennes. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812021106/http://www.lequotidien.tn/60866-tunisie-culture-les-pionniers-du-thetre-et-de-la-tv-en-tunisie-par-tahar-melligi.html. 12 August 2017. French. Le Quotidien. 29 June 2021.
- News: 5 January 2014. Tunisie: Dalenda Abdou – Une comédienne absente, mais inoubliable. French. AllAfrica. 29 June 2021.
- News: 29 June 2021. Décès de l'actrice Dalenda Abdou. French. Kapitalis. 29 June 2021.
- News: 8 January 2015. "Conflit": Un film poignant et émouvant. French. Espacemanager.com. 29 June 2021.
