Monia Chokri
Monia Chokri (born June 27, 1982) is a Canadian actress and film director.
Born in Quebec City in 1982, she began her acting career after she completed her studies at Montreal's Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in 2005. Her mother is of Scottish origin through Scandinavian ancestors, while her father is descended from Tunisian Berber roots. In addition to having played in several theatre productions in Montreal, she has received notable roles in films presented at the Cannes Film Festival directed by Québécois filmmakers who are better known outside of Canada, namely Denys Arcand and Xavier Dolan. In Heartbeats, she played Marie, a young woman who falls in love with the same man as her gay male best friend Francis, played by Dolan, who also directed. The quality of her acting has been noted by critics, notably in Les Inrockuptibles and Le Monde.
At the end of 2010, the readers of Les Inrockuptibles named her #4 on their list of the top actresses of the year for her performance in Heartbeats. Her debut as a director, the short film An Extraordinary Person (Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire), was released in 2013 and won the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film at the 16th Jutra Awards. Her feature debut, A Brother's Love (La femme de mon frère), premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Babysitter, in which she was both the director and an actor, was released in 2022. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.
Acting
Movie
Heartbeats
as Marie
2010
Movie
Laurence Anyways
as Stéfanie Bellair
2012
Movie
Ravenous
as Tania
2017
Movie
Heal the Living
as Jeanne
2016
Movie
The Nature of Love
as Françoise
2023
Movie
Falcon Lake
as Violette
2022
Movie
Babysitter
as Nadine
2022
Movie
Out of Love
as Nicole
2025
Movie
Days of Darkness
as Jeune femme arabe
2007
Movie
Mercato
as Lina
2025
Movie
A Taste of Ink
as Julia
2017
Movie
Love Letters
as Nadia Hamadi
2025
Movie
Endorphine
as Simone's Mother
2015
Movie
All Yours
as Audrey
2014
Movie
Gare du Nord
as Joan
2013
TV
Mensonges
as Fanny Caron
2014
Movie
Poor Georges
as Emma Maurin
2019
Movie
Emma Peeters
as Emma
2018
Movie
Love Me Tender
as Sarah
2025
TV
Tout le monde en parle
as Self
2004
Movie
Room 999
as Self
2023
Movie
The Saver
as Adoree
2015
TV
Fragile
as Camille Bachand
2019
Movie
My Intelligent Comedy
as Josie
2018
Crew
Movie
Heartbeats
Still Photographer
2010
Movie
The Nature of Love
Director
2023
Movie
Babysitter
Director
2022
Movie
A Brother’s Love
Executive Producer
2019
Movie
An Extraordinary Person
Director
2013
Movie
Puisqu'il le faut
Writer
2015
Movie
Untitled Monia Chokri Movie
Director
Movie
Momo 3000
Thanks
2026