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Aïcha Adjouri, (Arabic: عائشة عجوري), often known as Keltoum (كلثوم), was an Algerian actress. She is regarded as one of the greatest Algerian actresses of all time. She was born on 2 April 1916 in Blida, and passed away on 11 November 2010.[1][2]

Keltoum
Born	Aïcha Adjouri (1916-04-02)April 2, 1916 Blida, Algeria
Died	November 11, 2010(2010-11-11) (aged 94)
Nationality	Algerian
Occupation	Actress

Career

She was discovered by playwright Mahieddine Bachtarzi in 1935, and participated in about 20 films and more than 70 plays.[3] Keltoum joined the Algiers Opera House when it was founded in 1947, where she played the main roles.

Her outstanding performance in The Winds of the Aures, as a mother looking for her son after his arrest by French army was highly praised by critics. The film which directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, won Best First Work in the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Director	Awards
1966	The Winds of the Aures	the mother	Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina	Festival de Cannes
1968	Hassan Terro	Zakia	Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
1971	The Mission		Lamine Merbah
1972	The Rapists		Lamine Merbah
1972	Décembre		Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
1975	South Wind		Mohamed Slim Riad
1976	Beni Hendel	mother of the Wind of Aurès	Lamine Merbah
1982	Hassan Taxi		Mohamed Slim Riad
1982	My Daughter in Law		Ghanem Ali
1986	The Roaring Years of Twist	Boualem's mother	Mahmoud Zemmouri
1989	Hassan Niya		Ghaouti Ben Dedouche

References

External links

• Keltoum at IMDb

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