Ouardia Hamtouche

Born: 1930-02-18

Ouardia Hamtouche (Arabic: وردية حمتوش‎), born Ouardia Annab on February 18, 1930 in Algiers and died on January 2, 1991 in Épernay in France, is an Algerian actress. She is the maternal grandmother of French rapper of Algerian origin Karim Zenoud, known under the stage name Lacrim. Married very young, at the age of 15, she worked as a cleaner at the Mustapha Pacha hospital in Algiers, while studying. Her career as an artist began when she participated in radio broadcasts, while continuing her work as a hospital cleaner at night. A few years later, she played in comedies by interpreting various roles for television, theater and cinema in the great popular Algerian films of the 80s and 90s, such as "Hassan Niya" by Ghaouti Bendedouche with Rouiched (1982), “From Hollywood to Tamanrasset” (1991), a classic of Algerian comedy bringing together all the best actors of the time, “Le Mariage Des Dupes” by Hadj Rahim, alongside Mustapha El-Anka, “Taxi El Makhfi ( Le Clandestin)" with Athmane Ariouet and Yahia Benmabrouk or even "Sombrero" by Rabah Bouberas, and many others. His talent will be exported in French productions including "Nuit D'Ivresse" by Bernard Nauer, alongside Josiane Balasko, Thierry Lhermitte, Michel Blanc, "Les Folles Annnées Du Twist" by Mahmoud Zemmouri, with Malik Lakhdar-Hamina, Jacques Villeret, Richard Bohringer... Very quickly becoming a popular face, Ouardia Hamtouche was able to conquer the public with her simple and natural appearance as an “Algerian mamma” which made her so close to the public with her satirical humor like Rachid Ksentini, or Mohamed Touri. She died on January 1, 1991 of a heart attack on a train, while visiting her daughter in Metz (France). In 2012, a tribute was dedicated to her for two days at the El Mouggar cinema in Algiers, where films in which she starred were screened.


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Nuit d'ivresse

as La mère du patron
Released: 1986-09-23

Jacques Belin, presenter of a silly TV show, gets drunk after receiving an award and misses the...

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Le Clandestin

as El Haja
Released: 1989-01-01

Nine people with Abdullah Le Clandestin (Illegal Taxi), in one car, on the way to Algiers.

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Les Folles Années du Twist

as uncredited
Released: 1986-02-26

A small town in Algeria, in the years 1960-1962. Two young idle boys and rock fans, Boualem and...

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Hassan Taxi

as uncredited
Released: 1982-05-19

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The Citadel

as Zoubida
Released: 1988-01-02

El Kalaa, a village in southern Oran. Although already married, old Sidi planned to marry...

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Kahla wa Bayda

as uncredited
Released: 1980-01-01

Rabie is a kid from Sétif in 1980, trying to collect money to buy a wheelchair for his paralyzid...

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Hassan Niya

as uncredited
Released: 1989-01-02

The story of Hassan, the handyman in the inn of his sister Aïcha, widowed and childless. A whole...

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From Hollywood to Tamanrasset

as Sue Ellen
Released: 1990-07-25

On the outskirts of Algiers, Algeria. the arrival of the satellite dishes governs the lives of...

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Leila and the Others

as La femme du bus
Released: 1977-01-02

The story of Algerian women trying to live in 1970s Algeria where the society is between...

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One Roof, One Family

as uncredited
Released: 1982-02-07

Selim Mechoubine, a young man of 28, is the eldest of a large family. In the cramped...

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