{{Short description|Moroccan film actress (born 1989)}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox person | birth_name = Nadia Kounda | image = File:Nadia Kounda1.jpg | occupation = Actress | birth_place = Casablanca, Morocco | birth_date = 24 October 1989 | years_active = 2008–present }} '''Nadia Kounda''' (born 24 October 1989) is a Moroccan film actor.<ref name="Boisselet-1">{{Cite web|last=Boisselet|first=Pierre|date=30 September 2017|title=Cinéma: la Marocaine Nadia Kounda remporte le prix de la meilleure actrice au festival d'El-Gouna|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/479084/culture/cinema-la-marocaine-nadia-kounda-remporte-le-prix-de-la-meilleure-actrice-au-festival-del-gouna/|access-date=11 October 2019|website=JeuneAfrique.com|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Le cinéma s'invite à votre soirée télé avec Volubilis, ce dimanche sur 2M|url=http://www.2m.ma/fr/culture/cinema/le-cinema-sinvite-a-votre-soiree-tele-avec-volubilis-ce-dimanche-sur-2m-20190927/|access-date=11 October 2019|website=2M|language=fr}}</ref>

== Career == Nadia Kounda was born in Casablanca, Morocco.<ref name="Boisselet-1"/> She began her career in film and television in 2008, in Morocco. In 2011, she played the leading role in the film ''{{Interlanguage link|L'amante du rif|fr|L%27Amante_du_Rif}}'', achieving recognition in her native country. That same year she moved to Montréal, Canada,<ref>{{Cite web|title=De Namur à Montréal en passant par le Centre Phi|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/561482/de-namur-a-montreal-en-passant-par-le-centre-phi|access-date=11 October 2019|website=Le Devoir|language=fr}}</ref> where she studied acting and film production. Kounda has been featured in national and international film and television productions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Egypte: Nadia Kounda désignée meilleure actrice au festival El-Gouna|url=http://www.2m.ma/fr/news/lactrice-marocaine-nadia-kounda-nommee-meilleure-actrice-au-festival-el-gouna-20171001/|access-date=11 October 2019|website=2M|language=fr|format=video}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 October 2018|title=Moroccan Faouzi Bensaidi's 'Volubilis' Wins Malmoe Festival Jury Prize|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/10/255200/morocco-faouzi-bensaidi-volubilis-malmoe-festival-prize/|access-date=27 November 2019|website=Morocco World News|location=Rabat|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

* ''L'amante du rif'' as Aya<ref>{{Cite news|last=Simon|first=Alissa|date=14 December 2011|title=The Rif Lover|language=en|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/the-rif-lover-1117946751/#!|access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mathieson|first=Craig|date=1 January 2009|title=The Rif Love Review|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/review/rif-love-review|access-date=27 November 2019|website=SBS Movies|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|date=19 December 2011|title=PSIFF launches Arab Cinema programme|url=https://www.screendaily.com/psiff-launches-arab-cinema-programme/5035961.article|access-date=27 November 2019|website=Screen Daily|language=en}}</ref> * ''Rabat'' in a supporting role (Nasrdin Dchar won a Gouden Kalf best actor award for his performance in this film.)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2011|title=Rabat|language=en|work=Nederlands Film Festival|url=https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/film/rabat|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=van Hoeij|first=Boyd|date=26 October 2011|title=Rabat|language=en|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/rabat-1117946446/#!|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> * ''Mistaken'' as Layla Atta-Bassir<ref>{{Cite news|last=Neilson|first=Joanna K.|date=14 April 2020|title=Mistaken Movie Review|language=en|work=HorrorDNA|url=https://www.horrordna.com/movies/mistaken-alfred-robbins-movie-review|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017|title=IMDB review|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5910248/|access-date=12 May 2022|website=IMDB|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Mistaken|url=https://www.amazon.com/Mistaken-Nadia-Kounda/dp/B0714C1NBD|access-date=12 May 2022|website=Amazon|language=en}}</ref>

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