Mayya Sanbar

Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Sima

Anouk, an outgoing actress with a strong personality who has not earned the success she feels she deserves, and Sima, a quiet, hard-working student who is a devout Muslim, live across the hall from one another but have nothing in common. Except that they're both huge fans of the pop star Beanie Sparks.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Morad's Wife

Sofiane, the son of a former Algerian diplomat, has travelled a lot. Having moved to Lyon for his studies, he is the victim of an administrative decision and lives under constant threat of deportation. In the hope of regularising his situation, he agrees to work for a Muslim funeral parlour. Between parties, encounters and his job, Sofiane finds himself on a journey of initiation that will lead him to build his own identity and gradually move towards adulthood.