Laëtitia Eïdo is a French actress, born to a French father and a Lebanese mother. She is best known as Dr. Shirin El Abed, one of the leading roles in the globally successful Israeli Netflix series "Fauda" She is also known for her roles in the AmericanHBOCinemax"Strike Back" series, "A Borrowed Identity" by Eran Riklis as well as in the Israeli production "Tel Aviv on Fire". Laëtitia was awarded the Best Actress Award at Montreal's "Festival Vues du Monde" at Fespaco and at the Agadir Festival for her title role of the historical character Fatma N'Soumer in the feature film "Fadhma N'Soumer". Her multicultural background allows her to interpret different nationalities and to play roles in several languages. Laëtitia works both in French and on international productions.
Biography
Laëtitia Eïdo was born to a French father and a Lebanese mother.
Acting career
Eïdo has played the roles of strong women both on the big and small screens. First trained in classical acting techniques in Paris, she attended workshops with theatre companies such as Peter Brook's or Jacques Lecoq's. She then studied in depth S.Meisner acting techniques in Paris and New York. She thus first started her acting career in the theatre where she interpreted known classical roles such as Andromaque, in Racine's Greek tragedy, Eglé, Marivaux's character in the Quarrel. In 2017 she took part in the new adaptation of the book the 4th wall of Sorj Chalandon staged by Arnaud Stéphan, at the National Theatre of Bretagne in Rennes. She then directs her career towards cinema and television. She plays many roles such as Cleopatra in ":fr:Le Destin de Rome|The Destiny of Rome" for the channel ARTE, Eshana for the series called "Hero Corp" directed by Simon Astier, the role of Jade in a French series called "Yes I do", produced by Studio+, as well as the leading feminine role in the film "Holy Air" directed by Shady Srour. She is also casted in the film "Tel Aviv On Fire" directed by Sameh Zoabi. In 2014, she took on the role of Fahdma N'Soumer, a drama film shot in the Algerian Berber mountains in the Kabyle language, she takes on the traits of a resistant woman who repels the first French invasion in 1850. That same year she played Fahima in the drama "Dancing Arabs", directed by Eran Riklis. In 2015, she landed her break-through role as Dr. Shirin El Abed in the internationaltelevision series "Fauda". The same year, she was a ‘Talent’ Alumna at Berlin Film Festival and a Jury Member in festivals like Jerusalem, Oran or Cannes for the ‘Queer Palm’ award.
