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Saadia Oueslati (Arabic: سعدية الوسلاتي, 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.

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:

Seven Sleepers

al-Hallaj

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).

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

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

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