Laëtitia Eïdo

About Laëtitia Eïdo

Who is it?: Actress, Writer
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 2008–present

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Laëtitia Eïdo was born, is Actress, Writer. Laëtitia EÏDO is a French actress from a Lebanese mother, who plays characters from different ethnicities in several languages. She is starring with a main part in the successful NETFLIX tv-series "Fauda" which tackles the clichés about the Israel/Palestine conflict. And she's the female lead of "Holy Air" feature film by Palestinian director Shady Srour, that opened at TRIBECA Film Festival in New-York and is distributed in the States by S.Goldwyn.Her recent work includes the feature film "A borrowed identity" by Eran RIKLIS ("Lemon tree"), and "Yes I do" French tv-series by E.Blayau for Studio+, the new CANAL+ digital label. She is back on stage in 2017 with the theatrical adaptation of "The 4th wall", a novel by Sorj Chalandon (GONCOURT Lycéens award 2013) directed by A.Stéphan, at Britany National Theatre (TNB - Rennes).First trained in classical acting techniques in Paris, she attended workshops with Peter BROOK or Jacques LECOQ theatre companies. She then favoured S.MEISNER acting technique, in Paris and New-York. She made her debuts on stage, with various significant parts including "Andromaque", in Racine's Greek tragedy or "Eglé" in Marivaux's French classic "The Dispute". Her career on screen notably started with the role of Cleopatra in the docu-drama "The destiny of Rome" (BEST AUDIENCE, ARTE channel); she was then an Indian super-hero in "Hero Corp" successful Tv-Series, by S.Astier; and was the lead in "Limply, a Saturday morning", short film by S.Djama (BEST FIRST FICTION, Clermont-Ferrand Film Fest). Her "ambiguous ethnicity" opened horizons for her in England and in the US, with the action tv-series "Strike Back" (Cinemax/HBO); and the movie "The land of nothing" by A.Kouider, with the "Maharishi University Master in Films" run by David LYNCH.Laëtitia has been awarded in 2016 with the BEST ACTRESS award at the "Views of the world" Festival in Montréal and at "Fespaco" Film Festival, for her lead part in "Fadhma n'Soumer" historical feature film by B.Hadjadj. She was a BERLINALE TALENTS Alumna in 2015. And a JURY MEMBER in prestigious film festivals (Jerusalem, Oran or Cannes for the special "Queer Palm" award).She is represented in PARIS by "TIME ART", in LONDON by "KP MANAGEMENT" and in the U.S.A. by "BUCHWALD".
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Biography/Timeline

2014

In 2014, she took on the role of Fahdma N'Soumer, a film shot in the Algerian Berber mountains in the Kabyle language, she takes on the traits of a resistant woman who repels the first French invasion in 1850. That same year she played Fahima in Dancing Arabs, directed by Eran Riklis.

2015

In 2015, she landed her break-through role as Dr. Shirin El Abed in the Israeli television series, Fauda. In a 2017 interview for Arte, Eïdo stated that the series "opens the door for both Israelis and Palestinians in regards to what's going on with their neighbors". She was met criticism from her fellow Lebanese for participating in Fauda which is an Israeli production. Eïdo hesitated when considering to take on the role but finally agreed when the producers made it clear to her that the show would portray both sides in a fair and balanced way.

2016

In 2016, she took on the role of a Christian Arab from Nazareth who teaches sex education.