Melha Bedia Explained

Melha Bedia
Birth Date:	22 December 1990
Birth Place:	Paris, France
Relatives:	Ramzy Bedia (brother)

Melha Bedia (born 22 December 1990) is a French actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter. She created and starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series Miskina, Poor Thing.

Early life

Melha Bedia was born in Paris, the daughter of Algerian parents; her father is from Kabylia and her mother is from Oran.^[1] She is the younger sister of actor Ramzy Bedia.^[2] Initially, her brother did not support her comedy and acting career, citing a need to protect her.^{[3] [4]} She also has a sister named Rania.^[5]

Bedia was educated at a private Catholic school. She skipped second grade and obtained her baccalauréat at the age of 16. She had enrolled at the Sorbonne, but quit college before graduating.^{[6] [7]}

She played for the Paris Saint-Germain girls academy team until she was 16 years old, although she supports Marseille.^[8]

Career

Bedia began her comedy career opening for French rapper Diam's while working as her stylist on tour.^[9] In 2018, after taking on smaller acting roles, she co-wrote and starred in Ballsy Girl, a film about a woman who takes up pole dancing to embrace her femininity.

At the 45th César Awards in 2020, Bedia co-presented the César Award for Best Cinematography with Arnaud Valois.^[10]

In 2022, Bedia co-created, co-wrote, and co-directed the Amazon Prime Video comedy series Miskina, Poor Thing.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Chat	Fille au Téléphone	Short film	^[12]
2014	The Grad Job	Fati		^[13]
2016	Tout schuss	Brenda		^[14]
	Pattaya	Boulette		^[15]
	Hibou	Enquêtrice WWF		^[16]
2017	Bad Buzz	La vendeuse migrante		^[17]
2020	Ballsy Girl	Nour	Also co-writer	^[18]
	Simply Black	Melha Bedia		^[19]
	Le fumoir	Farah	Short film; also writer and director	^[20]
2022	Two Much for the Job	Sofia		^[21]
	The (in)famous Youssef Salem	Bouchra Salem		^[22]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012-14	Lascars	Nora	2 episodes	^[23]
2015	Les Kassos	Sharon	1 episode	^[24]
2019	Mike	Lacrima	1 episode	^[25]
2022	Miskina, Poor Thing	Fara	Main role; also creator, writer, and director	^[26]
2024	Dans 5 ans		TV movie	^[27]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Langlais . Pierre . Melha Bedia : "Il fallait que je vanne avant de me faire vanner" . Télérama . fr . 9 October 2022.
2. Web site: Jaeglé . Yves . Ramzy et Melha Bedia, frère et sœur tout en humour : «C'est la dernière interview qu'on fait ensemble» . Le Parisien . fr-FR . 18 January 2023.
3. Web site: Cardinal . Lea . "Je trouvais ça bête" : pourquoi Ramzy Bedia ne voulait pas que sa soeur Melha devienne humoriste - Gala . Gala . fr . 18 January 2023.
4. Web site: Biancarelli . Carla . "Très contre !" pourquoi Ramzy Bedia ne voulait pas que sa soeur Melha se lance dans le métier . Ohmymag . fr . 18 January 2023.
5. Web site: Goldszal . Clementine . Melha Bedia : « J'étais une petite rebeu à lunettes, en surpoids, mais avec un frère connu » . Le Monde . fr . 29 September 2022.
6. Web site: Patrelle . Jérémy . Melha Bedia : "Être la sœur de Ramzy m'a desservie, il m'a vraiment mis la misère" . GQ France . fr-FR . 10 March 2020.
7. Web site: Avril . Alexia . Melha Bedia donne des nouvelles de Diam's : « Elle va hyper bien » . Interlude . fr-FR . 12 March 2020.
8. Web site: Bonnet . Chrystelle . Melha Bedia: «Je refusais de porter le survêt du PSG pour m'entraîner» . L'Équipe . fr . 6 April 2018.
9. Web site: Letertre . Marilyne . Melha Bedia : "C'est Diam's qui m'a mis le pied à l'étrier" . Madame Figaro . fr . 24 July 2020.
10. Web site: Patrelle . Jeremy . Melha Bedia revient sur son terrible bide aux César . GQ France . fr-FR . 10 March 2020.
11. Web site: Fournier . Audrey . « Miskina, la pauvre », sur Amazon Prime Video : Melha Bedia, éternelle Bridget Jones de banlieue . Le Monde . fr . 30 September 2022.
12. Web site: Melha Bedia - La biographie de Melha Bedia avec Gala.fr . Gala.fr . fr . 1 August 2022.
13. Web site: The Grad Job . TVGuide . en.
14. Web site: Tout schuss (2016) . The A.V. Club . en.
15. Web site: Pattaya (2016) . The A.V. Club . en.
16. Web site: Hibou (2016) . The A.V. Club . en.
17. Web site: Bad Buzz (2017) . The A.V. Club . en.
18. Web site: Ballsy Girl (2020) . The A.V. Club . en.
19. Brody . Richard . "Simply Black," Reviewed: An Urgent Mockumentary About Racial Politics in France . The New Yorker . 4 October 2021.
20. Web site: Le fumoir . myCANAL . fr-FR.
21. Web site: Two Much for the Job de Frédéric Quiring (2020) . Unifrance.
22. Web site: The (in)famous Youssef Salem de Baya Kasmi (2022) . Unifrance.
23. Web site: Melha Bedia . Canneseries.
24. Web site: Casting Les Kassos S03 . AlloCiné . fr.
25. Web site: Filmographie Melha Bedia . AlloCiné . fr.
26. Web site: Miskina, la pauvre (2022) . The A.V. Club . en.
27. Web site: Bonnéry . Margot . « Dans 5 ans » : Hakim Jemili invente avec humour la société de 2028 . L'Humanité . 18 March 2024 . fr . 3 January 2024.