Melha Bedia

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Melha Bedia
Bedha in 2020
Born (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 33)
Paris, France
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • director
  • screenwriter
RelativesRamzy Bedia (brother)

Melha Bedia (born 22 December 1990) is a French actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter. She created and starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series Miskina, Poor Thing.

Early life[edit]

Melha Bedia was born in Paris, the daughter of Algerian parents; her father is from Kabylia and her mother is from Oran.[1] She is the younger sister of actor Ramzy Bedia.[2] Initially, her brother did not support her comedy and acting career, citing a need to protect her.[3][4] She also has a sister named Rania.[5]

Bedia was educated at a private Catholic school. She skipped second grade[5] and obtained her baccalauréat at the age of 16. She had enrolled at the Sorbonne, but quit college before graduating.[6][7]

She played for the Paris Saint-Germain girls academy team until she was 16 years old,[6] although she supports Marseille.[8]

Career[edit]

Bedia began her comedy career opening for French rapper Diam's while working as her stylist on tour.[6][9] In 2018, after taking on smaller acting roles, she co-wrote and starred in Ballsy Girl, a film about a woman who takes up pole dancing to embrace her femininity.[8]

At the 45th César Awards in 2020, Bedia co-presented the César Award for Best Cinematography with Arnaud Valois.[10]

In 2022, Bedia co-created, co-wrote, and co-directed the Amazon Prime Video comedy series Miskina, Poor Thing.[11]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Chat Fille au Téléphone Short film [12]
2014 The Grad Job Fati [13]
2016 Tout schuss Brenda [14]
Pattaya Boulette [15]
Hibou Enquêtrice WWF [16]
2017 Bad Buzz La vendeuse migrante [17]
2020 Ballsy Girl Nour Also co-writer [18]
Simply Black Melha Bedia [19]
Le fumoir Farah Short film; also writer and director [20]
2022 Two Much for the Job Sofia [21]
The (in)famous Youssef Salem Bouchra Salem [22]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012-14 Lascars Nora 2 episodes [23]
2015 Les Kassos Sharon 1 episode [24]
2019 Mike Lacrima 1 episode [25]
2022 Miskina, Poor Thing Fara Main role; also creator, writer, and director [26]
2024 Dans 5 ans TV movie [27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Langlais, Pierre (9 October 2022). "Melha Bedia : "Il fallait que je vanne avant de me faire vanner"". Télérama (in French).
  2. ^ Jaeglé, Yves (18 January 2023). "Ramzy et Melha Bedia, frère et sœur tout en humour : «C'est la dernière interview qu'on fait ensemble»". Le Parisien (in French).
  3. ^ Cardinal, Lea (18 January 2023). ""Je trouvais ça bête" : pourquoi Ramzy Bedia ne voulait pas que sa soeur Melha devienne humoriste - Gala". Gala (in French).
  4. ^ Biancarelli, Carla (18 January 2023). ""Très contre !" pourquoi Ramzy Bedia ne voulait pas que sa soeur Melha se lance dans le métier". Ohmymag (in French).
  5. ^ a b Goldszal, Clementine (29 September 2022). "Melha Bedia : « J'étais une petite rebeu à lunettes, en surpoids, mais avec un frère connu »". Le Monde (in French).
  6. ^ a b c Patrelle, Jérémy (10 March 2020). "Melha Bedia : "Être la sœur de Ramzy m'a desservie, il m'a vraiment mis la misère"". GQ France (in French).
  7. ^ Avril, Alexia (12 March 2020). "Melha Bedia donne des nouvelles de Diam's : « Elle va hyper bien »". Interlude (in French).
  8. ^ a b Bonnet, Chrystelle (6 April 2018). "Melha Bedia: «Je refusais de porter le survêt du PSG pour m'entraîner»". L'Équipe (in French).
  9. ^ Letertre, Marilyne (24 July 2020). "Melha Bedia : "C'est Diam's qui m'a mis le pied à l'étrier"". Madame Figaro (in French).
  10. ^ Patrelle, Jeremy (10 March 2020). "Melha Bedia revient sur son terrible bide aux César". GQ France (in French).
  11. ^ Fournier, Audrey (30 September 2022). "« Miskina, la pauvre », sur Amazon Prime Video : Melha Bedia, éternelle Bridget Jones de banlieue". Le Monde (in French).
  12. ^ "Melha Bedia - La biographie de Melha Bedia avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). 1 August 2022.
  13. ^ "The Grad Job". TVGuide.
  14. ^ "Tout schuss (2016)". The A.V. Club.
  15. ^ "Pattaya (2016)". The A.V. Club.
  16. ^ "Hibou (2016)". The A.V. Club.
  17. ^ "Bad Buzz (2017)". The A.V. Club.
  18. ^ "Ballsy Girl (2020)". The A.V. Club.
  19. ^ Brody, Richard (4 October 2021). ""Simply Black," Reviewed: An Urgent Mockumentary About Racial Politics in France". The New Yorker.
  20. ^ "Le fumoir". myCANAL (in French).
  21. ^ "Two Much for the Job de Frédéric Quiring (2020)". Unifrance.
  22. ^ "The (in)famous Youssef Salem de Baya Kasmi (2022)". Unifrance.
  23. ^ "Melha Bedia". Canneseries.
  24. ^ "Casting Les Kassos S03". AlloCiné (in French).
  25. ^ "Filmographie Melha Bedia". AlloCiné (in French).
  26. ^ "Miskina, la pauvre (2022)". The A.V. Club.
  27. ^ Bonnéry, Margot (3 January 2024). "« Dans 5 ans » : Hakim Jemili invente avec humour la société de 2028". L'Humanité (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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