Rachida Brakni is a French actress, director, singer and author. After studying at the Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique, she became a member of the Comédie-Française in 2001 and the following year received the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Molière Award for Best Newcomer for her performance in Ruy Blas.
She has since pursued a career in film (Chaos, L’Outremangeur, Les Bureaux de Dieu, Neuilly sa mère !, La Ligne droite, La Cour des miracles, Houria…), television (Illégitime, Baron noir, Clean…) and theatre, where she performs both classics (Hugo, Racine, Shakespeare) and contemporary authors.
A multidisciplinary artist, she has released two albums, including Accidentally Yours (2017) with Gaëtan Roussel, and a book in 2024, Kaddour, a tribute to her father.
