
Acting
Mar 9, 1977
Rabat, Morocco
Majdouline Idrissi
Acting
Biography
Idrissi was born in Rabat in 1977. Her parents are of Berber ancestry. Idrissi dreamed of becoming a ballerina, enrolling in ballet lessons at the age of four. At age 16, she moved to Montreal to study business management, and discovered her passion for cinema after she went with a friend to a theater competition. In 2003, she made her film debut in El Bandia, which was popular among younger audiences. She starred as Habiba in the 2006 film La Symphonie marocaine, directed by Kamal Kamal. Idrissi played Jamila in Souad Hamidou's 2009 film Camille and Jamila. She portrayed Rihanna, a sick girl at a mental asylum, in Pégase in 2010, and received her first prize for her performance. In 2016, Idrissi played Myriam, one of the leading female roles, in Divines, directed by Houda Benyamina. The film won the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Idrissi has also acted in theatrical productions and has been praised for her versatility as an actress.
Feature Films (30)

After his release from prison, Dados decides to stay a crook, only seeing things bigger this time. To do this, he recruits four women with chaotic lives and embarks on several burglaries, blackmail and fraud operations all motivated by personal reasons.
Dados

The story of the film revolves around the life of a young man who despite living in poverty, is struggling to become a lawyer and then devoted his life to defending and helping the neighborhood comrades
Le pote

Three love stories whose protagonists are neglected people whose destinies intersect in unexpected ways.
Triple A

Newly married Farid finds himself thrown into hilarious chaos when his ex-wives show up to disrupt his romantic getaway...
I Am Not Myself

The intersecting destinies of three people — a Moroccan-Iraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run — create an incisive and unsettling portrait of a land riven by violence and fundamentalism.
The Narrow Frame of Midnight

Zineb is a psychiatrist assigned to Rihana, a traumatized and pregnant young woman, who was raised as a son by her dictatorial father. Rihana's story awakens repressed thoughts in Zineb's own mind.
Pegasus

In a ghetto where religion and drug trafficking rub shoulders, Dounia has a lust for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a respected dealer. But her encounter with Djigui, a young, disturbingly sensual dancer, throws her off course.
Divines

In the early years of the reign of Hassan II, Houcine, a fan of the new king, is the director of a popular orchestra and the proud father of Mimou. This is a very particular troupe, male musicians who are sometimes forced to pretend that they are blind in order to play at parties reserved for women in conservative Moroccan families. But then young Minou runs into Chama, the neighbor’s new maid
The Blind Orchestra

The Road to Paradise follows Leila, a mother of two living illegally in France, trying to raise her kids while failing to connect with her husband who has crossed the border to England.
The Road to Paradise

Rouiiss is a youngster among many homelesses falls in love with Malak a girl from a wealthy family. Rouiiss is convinced that it is insane and downright impossible. But destiny makes Rouiiss realize his best dream .....
اكس شمكار

the story of a young bourgeois woman who lost her husband. Through her quest for redemption, she discovers another world, where the people of the rural parts are suffering in silence.
In The Land Of Wonders

Hamid is a former volunteer who participated in the 1982 Lebanon War and returns from there with disappointment. He becomes homeless in the city of Casablanca. He resorts to theft and addiction to combat his homelessness and physical disability. His only dream in life is to bring his symphony into existence, so he asks the help from his homeless friends for that.
The Moroccan Symphony
Television & Series (6)

After his release from prison, Allal demands his share of a theft he committed in his youth with Mehdi Hamzaoui, who lives a double life through two different personalities: Mehdi, as well as Basttouf, who practices begging. A strong conflict erupts between the two of them that will turn their lives upside down.
2 Wjouh

When business student Ali meets wealthy and beautiful Maya, they’re immediately drawn to each other, but it seems that their families go back a long way.
Wlad El A'am

70 year Alal returns to Morocco after 35 years abroad to ask for forgiveness from his wife and son, which was a task much harder than he thought.
Daba Teziane

The story revolves around psychiatrist Tam, who returns to Morocco after years of exile, and decides to take revenge on her family who tried to kill a child who tried to obstruct their shady projects
Jorh Qadeem

Life is a sad song, and Saad & Leila will live through every verse. Saad, a renowned music producer in Agadir, and Leila, a dedicated pediatrician, each carry their own burdens. Leila’s deepest wound is the daughter she had at 17, taken from her by her parents. When a tragic car accident claims the lives of Saad’s brother and sister-in-law, he becomes the guardian of their children—including Safaa, who is none other than Leila’s long-lost daughter. After 18 years, Leila finally finds her child but must go to extreme lengths to be close to her. She takes on the role of a nanny, leading a double life to reclaim what was once stolen from her.

