
Najla Ben Abdallah
Biography
Najla Ben Abdallah is a Tunisian actress, notably known for having played the role of Feriel Ben Abdallah in the television series Maktoub. Regardless of her acting career, Najla Ben Abdallah is a stewardess for the airline Tunisair. In August 2012, she made the cover of the people magazine Tunivisions, then that of the Tunisian magazine E-young in November. In July 2015, she was on the cover of the digital magazine A Mag. She is the mother of two daughters.
Known For & Full Filmography14 Titles

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Beginning of January 2011, during the Tunisian revolution, Mohamed, a political prisoner, escapes from jail and returns to his native town Thala. He finds it in the midst of a revolt. He has only one goal: to find his fiancée Hourya. Mohamed is helped in his flight by Belgacem a coalman and former agent of the regime who is hoping to be redeemed. He hides Mohamed in his garage. On the night of January 9th, Mohamed witnesses yet another slaughter. As he carries the dead body of a young man to hospital, a young protestor films him on his cell phone and the video is uploaded on Facebook. Meanwhile, we discover Hourya who lives with her husband, Adel, a quiet man who has accepted her past but forbids her of taking part in any political activity. Hourya who was raped in prison after Mohamed's arrest, believes that Mohamed has died under torture and to save her own life, she accepted to get married to Adel whom she does not love.

Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Youssef loves his son Islam very much and raises him to learn the teachings of the Islamic religion without exaggeration or racism and leaves his wife Maryam the freedom to pray and veil until she is convinced.

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Lamia
Habib and his 15 year old son Ahmed from his previous marriage, are brought together by Habib’s worsening state of health. Habib’s political past during the dictatorship in Tunisia is dangerously affecting his present. The roles are reversed, Ahmed has to protect his father and try to keep him safe. Habib and Ahmed find themselves in a chaotic position that neither is prepared for.

Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
It tells the historical events that took place in the last years of the reign of reformed reformer Ahmad Bey I (ruled between 1837 and 1855), including reforms and reforms of Khairuddin Pasha in Tunisia and the political, financial, economic and social crises experienced by the Tunisian country.

Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Nawal
After the death of Arbi Sallemi, his children are forced to confront long-buried tensions, family rivalries, and financial struggles. What begins as a father’s attempt to reunite his fractured family soon turns into a battle over inheritance, as his children navigate grief, resentment, and personal ambition. With secrets unraveling and conflicts escalating, the fight for what remains threatens to tear them apart.

Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as wife
Saeed, a successful Egyptian businessman in his thirties, has built a new life in Tunisia. Outwardly confident and charismatic, he is a man used to control — in business, in life, and in his marriage. But his relationship with Donya, his introspective wife who is five years his senior, is quietly falling apart. Seeking a fresh start, the couple escapes to their private mountain chalet, far from the noise of the city. In the stillness of nature, they hope to reconnect, to talk, and perhaps to heal

Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
The series takes place between the era of Jahiliyya and the beginning of the Umayyad caliphate, and presents the history of the Arab sword by documenting the most important stations that Arabs went through throughout the ages.

Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
In a comedic setting, the series takes place in a sarcastic manner inside a restaurant, where Laila and her husband run a restaurant in Dubai, and a social media influencer suddenly enters their lives and tries to introduce healthy food to the restaurant, and the work is exposed to family relationships.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Meriem Ben Youssef
Tunisia, summer 2011. The holiday to the South of the country ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and their 10-year-old son Aziz, when he is accidentally shot in an ambush. His injury will change their lives: Aziz needs a liver transplant, which leads to discovery of a long-buried secret. Will Aziz and the relationship survive?

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Adapted from the original work of Amel Mokhtar "Bonjour La Quarantaine". Fatma is overwhelmed between her role as a mother and her responsibilities as a journalist. But does it have a place in this daily race?

Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as La nuora del Presidente
The last years of Bettino Craxi, one of the most important and controversial italian leader of the 1980's.

Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Dr. Dorra
In separate connected episodes that follow the circumstances of the crime and reveals the killer in each episode.
