Leila Bekhti Leila Bekhti is a French actress, she is 28 years old - she was born on 6 march 1984.She is of Algerian origin. She studied theater in high school and, when she graduated she wanted to become an actress. She participated in the casting of Sheitan and won the role.

Her performance was very good so she obtained other roles in films such as: Paris, Je t’aime, Mauvaise Foi Et Ali Baba et les 40 voleurs. In 2008, Leila began to have more important roles like in the film Mesrine: L'Instinct de mort of Jean-Francois Richet and Le Prophète of Jacques Audiard which won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes.

At the festival she met Geraldine Nakache who offered her a role in her future film “Tout ce qui brille”. In this film she won the Cesar for Most Promising Actress in 2010 and the Golden Swan Award in 2010 in the Cabourg Film Festival

That year she also shot some comedy: Il reste du jambon That year she also shot some comedy: Il reste du jambon? And has also participated in the musical comedy Toi, Moi, les autres. She also obtained a role in La source des femmes, this movie takes place in North Africa, where she is originally from. Last year she got a role in Itinéraire Bis. This year she appeared in a film called Une vie meilleure in which she stars alongside Guillaume Canet

Leila Bekhti is also a face of the brand L'Oréal