Leila Shenna
Leila Shenna (Arabic: ليلى شنّا; born Morocco) is a Moroccan former actress who featured on film mostly in the 1970s.
Leila Shenna ليلى شنّا | |
|---|---|
| Born | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Other names | Leilah Shenna |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Notable work | Moonraker |
She is most commonly remembered in English speaking countries for her role as a Bond girl in the 1979 film Moonraker as an evil air hostess.[1] However, she also starred in the 1968 film Remparts d'argile (initially released in Italy, later released in the United States in 1970 under the title Ramparts of Clay) directed by Jean-Louis Bertucelli,[1] the 1975 Palme D'or winner Chronique des années de braise directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina,[2] as well as the 1982 Algerian film Vent de sable, also directed by Lakhdar-Hamina.[3] The first two films were set in Algeria, the third simply in the desert. She also had a minor role in the 1977 film March or Die.[1]
She is the cousin of Malika Oufkir, the writer of Stolen Lives: Twenty Years In A Desert Jail, an account of the failed 1972 assassination attempt on the King of Morocco by her father (and Leila's uncle), General Mohamed Oufkir.
Filmography
- Win to Live (1968)
- Ramparts of Clay (1970) – Rima
- Sex-Power (1970) – La sirène
- Décembre (1973)
- Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975) – La femme
- El Chergui (1975)
- Château Espérance (1976, TV Series) – Leila
- March or Die (1977) – Arab Street Girl
- Désiré Lafarge (1977, TV Series)
- Moonraker (1979) – Hostess Private Jet
- Sandstorm (1982) – (final film role)
References
- NY Times Shenna Filmography at New York Times. The New York Times. (18 January 2007).
- Holden, Stephen (2011). "Movie Reviews - The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- NY Times Review of Vent De Sable (1982) in NYT. The New York Times.