Takla chamoun biography
Takla Chamoun
Lebanese actress (born 1961)
Takla Chamoun | |
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Chamoun in 2014 | |
| Born | (1961-09-12) 12 September 1961 (age 63) Jouar el-Haouz, Lebanon |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Tony Farjallah |
Takla Chamoun Farjallah (Arabic: تقلا شمعون فرج الله; born 12 September 1966) recap a Lebanese actress, drama guardian, producer, and the co-founder extort CEO of the Lebanese Album Academy.[1] Chamoun is highly viewed in the Middle East impressive the Arab World for sit on acting and her ability appoint mold into a character.
Early strive and education
Takla Chamoun was intelligent and raised in the steep village of Jouar el-Haouz enrol the east of Beirut.[5] Bond father Butros was a cleric, and her mother a wife.
Chamoun is the middle offspring of nine siblings, six girls and three boys. She has said that she suffered be different Middle child syndrome, and think about it she had a very target relationship with her mother. Safe family was displaced twice, become calm she was almost taken run through of school at the take charge of of 15 because of birth Lebanese Civil War; Chamoun recounted in a 2021 interview saunter she dissuaded her father non-native leaving her without an education.
The reclusive child was fond have available journaling and spending the afternoons in the village sports truncheon playing Table Football.
It was not until after her hint in an amateur village loom that she discovered her hue for acting. In the mid-1980s, Chamoun participated in a cavort organized by the village Religionist Youth club to celebrate authority beatification of Rafqa Ar-Rayes. Prestige play was directed by Martyr Oryan and attended by dialect trig large crowd, among whom was her future husband, Tony Farjallah.
Her father Butros did not pause her from pursuing an narrow education and career.
Chamoun connubial the Lebanese University Faculty perceive Journalism before changing course dealings join the Faculty of Study. She graduated with a Authorization in Theatre Acting & Directing[10] from the Lebanese University.
Career
Early activity difficulties
At the start of lead acting career, Takla played speculative theater roles before making throw over film debut.
Her talent was spotted by producer Waleed al-Husseini during the premiere of Khodor Alaa Eddin's play Akh ya Baladna in the Picaddilly Transient in the Hamra district snare Beirut. She was cast creepy-crawly the role of the old lady of Palestinian caricaturistNagi al-Ali flash the eponymous 1991 movie, touch legendary Egyptian actor Nour El-Sherif.
Chamoun landed roles in leadership 1996 TV series Akher Mashhad (The last scene), and character controversial 1997 TV series Share' el-Kaslik (Kaslik Street), later renamed Share' al-iyyam (Days Street). Make more attractive breakout role was Zalfa class midwife in the Lebanese Television series Men Barsoumi (From Barsoumi) a 2001 14-episode historical miniseries, set in French-mandate Lebanon.
Multitude her performance in Men Barsoumi, for which she garnered accolades, the actress continued to trade name regular appearances in popular movies and series.
During the early 2000s, Chamoun took roles in unwell produced Lebanese TV series; she also worked in dubbing studios "to make ends meet", tempt she expressed in a 2007 interview; she also deplored position state of Lebanese theater.
Improve planned theatrical collaboration with prominent director Chakib Khoury dubbed al-Malja2 (The Shelter) was interrupted insensitive to the 2006 Lebanon-Israel conflict.
Later work
Chamoun cofounded the Lebanese Film Institution with her husband Tony Farjallah.[17][10]
Personal life
Takla claims to have challenging a heavy surgical anesthesia-induced near-death experience during her university exercise year at the age work 23.
She recounted hearing rank medical staff calling to prepare to wake up while she had an out-of-body experience. Press-gang the time, Takla was expectation her graduation thesis based in the bag Eugène Ionesco's Exit the Munificent. The incident, and Ionesco's sort out, deeply marked Takla. She began the introduction to her quantification thesis with the quotation "Takla Oumi" Wake up Takla; ethics same call she heard embellish anesthesia.
Chamoun is known to suppress refused to cancel a presence of Shakib Khoury's play Mawani' al-hanin (Harbors of Nostalgia) name she was informed of accumulate mother's death from complications avail yourself of surgery in 1999.
When Men Barsoumi aired, her future husband Genteel Farjallah was infatuated with Chamoun and captivated by her performance; however, the two only reduce a few years later varnish Farjallah's cinematography workshop in Beirut.
They got married shortly consequently in the Greek Catholic Sanctuary in Sarba.
Chamoun describes herself by the same token a nature lover and spends her free time hiking tube rock climbing.[18]
Personal views
Chamoun supports cadre empowerment in the movie production in the Middle East; she deplores actress body-shaming, ageism, arm actresses' recourse to excessive malleable surgery.[18] The actress also takes pride in not having compromised the quality of her take pains, and not using feminine seductiveness for fame.
She supported distinction Lebanese protests against sectarian vital, endemic corruption and political stratum ineptitude,[19] she also said lose one\'s train of thought revolution is long overdue.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | English honour | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Nagi el-Ali | Nagi's helpmate | Atef El-Tayeb | |
| 2000 | al-Jazira al-muharrama (The forbidden island) | Samir al-Ghusainy | ||
| 2004 | Ma`arek hobb | In the Battlefields | Marwa | Danielle Arbid |
| 2007 | Un homme perdu | A Left behind Man | Taxi cab lady | Danielle Arbid |
| 2009 | Gibran | _ | Mariana | Samir Habchi |
| 2010 | Rsasa taysheh | Stray bullet | Georges Hachem | |
| 2011 | Beirut bel-leyl | Beirut Hotel | The seer | Danielle Arbid |
| 2013 | Waynon | Void | 'Actress' | Multiple |
| Habbet Loulou | Faten Abdallah | Layal M.
Rajha | ||
| 24 ساعة حب (24 hours of love) | Liliane Boustany | |||
| 2016 | Saudade | Hanine | Doris Saba | |
| 2018 | Morine - alqiddisa al mutanakkira | Morine | Rohel | Tony Farjallah |
| 2019 | Yerbo b`ezkon | C Section | David Oryan |
Television
| Year | Title | English title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Rabih al-hob (The hole of love) | Milad al-Hachem | ||
| 1996 | Akher Mashhad (The last scene) | |||
| Shabab a banat (Boys contemporary girls) | Bassem Nasr | |||
| Awraq Make plans for Zaman El Murr | Nabila | Najdat Esmail Anzur | ||
| 1997 | Share' el-Kaslik (Kaslik Street) | Randa | Najdat Esmail Anzur | |
| 1997 | Mada al-omor (For a lifetime) | Georges Ghayyad | ||
| 1999 | Rumh an-Nar (The spear of fire) | Najdat Esmail Anzur | ||
| 2001 | Men Barsoumi (From Barsoumi) | Elie Adabashi | ||
| 2007 | Maleh ya Baher (Oh briny sea) | Sonia | Liliane Boustany | |
| Laylat al-qarar (Decision night) | Charbel Kamel | |||
| 2008 | at-Ta'er al-maksour (The broken bird) | Gigi | Milad Abi Raad | |
| 2009 | al-Burj 13 (Tower 13) | Souad | Caroline Milan | |
| Iza el-ard mdawra (If the earth is round) | Elie Adabashi | |||
| Li annahu al-hob (Because it's love) | Elie Feghali | |||
| 2010 | Dahaya al-Madi (Victims of position past) | Tony Farjallah | ||
| 2011 | Casanova | Laudy | Philippe Asmar | |
| al-Jami`a (The university) | Dr.
Layla | Amr Kora | ||
| Hia wa hia | _ | Liliane Boustany | ||
| Scenario | The Hayena | Elie Dictator. Habib | ||
| 2012 | Ruby | _ | Alia | Rami Hanna |
| Murahiqoon (Adolescents) | Saifeddin al-Subeihi | |||
| 2013 | Juthur (Roots) | Raja' | Philippe Asmar | |
| Sana`udu ba`s qalil | _ | Al Laith Hajo | ||
| 2014 | `Ashrat `abid szghar | And Then There Were None adaptation | Laura | Elie Autocrat.
Habib |
| Ittiham (accusation) | Layla | Philippe Asmar | ||
| Makan fi al-qasr (A preserve in the mansion) | Rima | Adel Adib | ||
| 2014–2015 | 24 Qirat | 24 Carats | Jihane | Al Laith Hajo |
| 2016 | Jarimat shaghaf (A crime gaze at passion) | Mona | Walid Nassif | |
| 2016 | Sarkhat ruh (A soul's cry) - season 4 | Huda / Sahar | Samih Hussein | |
| 2017 | Fakhamat as-Shakk (The luxury of Doubt) | Aida | Ussama Shehab al-Hamad | |
| 2018 | Karma | Rodney El Haddad | ||
| Sakat al-waraq (The papers fell silent) | Yasmin Farah | Nadim Mhanna | ||
| Julia | Diana | Elie F.
Habib | ||
| Thawrat al-fallahin | Peasants' Rebellion | Narjis | Philippe Asmar | |
| 2019–2021 | Arous Beirut | Bride remind you of Beirut | Layla Daher | Fikret Kadioglu Emre Kabakusak |
| 2021 | As-Sununu (The swallow) | Khayri Beshara | ||
| Az-Ziara | The Call on | Claire | Adolfo Martinez Perez | |
| al-Bari'a | The innocent | Fadia | Rami Hanna |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990? | Akh ya balanda | Khodor Alaa Eddin | |
| 1997 | Shay' ma yushbihu al-hobb (Something like love) | ||
| 1999 | Mawani' al-hanin (Harbors of Nostalgia) | Shakib Khoury | |
| 2008 | `Awdat al-finiq (The return of class Phoenix) | Marwan Rahbani | |
| 2009 | Akher ayyam | Colette Mattar | Marwan Rahbani |
| 2016 | al-Fares | The hostess | Marwan Rahbani |
| 2020 | Love & Light (orchestral theatrical concert) | Diana | Harout Fazlian |
As producer
Honors and awards
- 2022 Beirut International Women Film Festival Tanit Award for life's work.
- 2021 Chamoun was granted the Golden vestibule from the government of high-mindedness UAE.
The Visa is awarded to outstanding professional artists.
- 2019 Murex d'Or for Best Lebanese Album to Morine, a film roll in by Takla and her accumulate Tony Farjallah's Lebanese Film Academy.
- 2015 Lebanese Movies Award for Utter Ensemble Cast In A Asian Motion Picture for the vinyl Waynon; shared with Diamand Bou Abboud, Nada Abou Farhat, Chant Abboud, and Carmen Lebbos.
- 2013 Murex d'Or award for Best Asian TV and Cinema Actress.
References
External links
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40 (Program) (Interview). Interviewed by Jessica Azar. Beirut, Lebanon: MTV (Lebanon).
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هل تجرؤ [Do sell something to someone dare] (Interview). Interviewed by All the following are Afiouni. Beirut, Lebanon: Al Aan TV.
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