Melha Bedia
Bedha in 2020
Born (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990
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

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

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

Film

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

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]

References

  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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.
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