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Jalila Talemsi Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 29, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth13 July 1983

Age40 Years (as of 2023)

BirthplaceMorocco

ProfessionActress, Theatre artist

NationalityMoroccan

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilySister - Sanaa Talemsi (makeup artist)

Jalila Talemsi Biography

Jalila Talemsi is a Moroccan actress and theatre artist known for film and television roles across Morocco and international streaming series. She has won奖

Early life and background

Jalila Talemsi was born on 13 July 1983 in Morocco. Raised in North Africa, she pursued higher education at the International University of Rabat, where she completed a master's degree in Aesthetic Education and Art and Culture Profession Management in 2021. From a young age she has said she wanted to be an actress, a drive that later guided her professional choices.

Career

Talemsi began her screen career with a credited role in the 2012 film Androman - De sang et de charbon, a performance that brought her recognition and awards at festivals including Tangier and Alexandria. Over the following decade she built a steady body of work across Moroccan cinema, television and theatre.

She appeared in supporting and leading roles in a string of Moroccan films: Les Noces du Loup (2013), Saga, l'histoire des hommes qui ne reviennent jamais (2014) as Zohra, I Love You… Me Too (2014) as Ghita, Starve Your Dog (2015) as Nassima, The Women in Block J (2019) as Halima, and Nomades (2019) as Naïma. In 2021 she was cast as Houda in Six Months and a Day. In 2022 she appeared in Poissons Rouges as Hayat.

Talemsi has also been visible on television and streaming platforms. She played a role in the TV series Hmimou (2015) and appeared in the series Monsters (2018). International streaming credits include a role as Zineb in the Netflix series Ghoul (2016) and a 2017 appearance as the mother of Kahina Zadi in the Hulu Plus series Midnight Sun. In 2023 she expanded into South Asian streaming with a role as Amena in the Bollywood web series The Freelancer, which streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.

Her stage work includes the 2021 theatre production Alwa, directed by Mohamed Al-Har and presented at the Akon Theater Group in Morocco.

Awards and recognition

Talemsi's early film work earned festival acclaim. For her performance in Androman - De sang et de charbon (2012) she received Best Actress awards at the Tangier National Film Festival and at the 28th Alexandria International Film Festival. She also won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her work in the film Monsters (2020). She was invited to the Cairo International Film Festival in 2019, reflecting her presence on the regional festival circuit.

Public profile

Talemsi is Moroccan by nationality and is listed as unmarried. Her family includes a sister, Sanaa Talemsi, who works as a makeup artist. Physically, she is described with dark brown hair and black eyes. She is known to be an animal lover and often shares images of her pet cat on social media.

Latest updates

Recent credits include the 2022 films Queens, in which she played Batoul, and Poissons Rouges as Hayat. In 2023 she appeared in the Disney+ Hotstar web series The Freelancer as Amena. In 2021 she completed her master's degree at the International University of Rabat and continued to participate in theatre with the play Alwa.

Talemsi remains active across film, television and theatre, maintaining a public profile that spans Moroccan cinema and international streaming projects.
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Recent Work

Queens

Played the role of Batoul in the 2022 film Queens.

2022
Poissons Rouges

Appeared as Hayat in the 2022 film Poissons Rouges.

2022
The Freelancer

Played Amena in the 2023 Bollywood web series streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.

2023
Six Months and a Day

Cast as Houda in the 2021 film Six Months and a Day.

2021
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Career Highlights

  1. Won Best Actress at the Tangier National Film Festival for Androman - De sang et de charbon (2012).
  2. Won Best Actress at the 28th Alexandria International Film Festival for Androman - De sang et de charbon (2012).
  3. Won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Monsters (2020).
  4. Appeared in international streaming productions including Netflix's Ghoul (2016) and Disney+ Hotstar's The Freelancer (2023).
  5. Performed in theatre production Alwa (2021) at the Akon Theater Group.
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jalila Talemsi born?

13 July 1983

What is Jalila Talemsi known for?

Actress, Theatre artist

What is Jalila Talemsi’s marital status?

Unmarried