Monia Chokri

Biography

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 featur…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Heartbeats (2010) — Marie
2. Laurence Anyways (2012) — Stéfanie Bellair
3. Ravenous (2017) — Tania
4. Heal the Living (2016) — Jeanne
5. The Nature of Love (2023) — Françoise
6. Falcon Lake (2022) — Violette
7. Out of Love (2025) — Nicole
8. Babysitter (2022) — Nadine
9. Mercato (2025) — Lina
10. Days of Darkness (2007) — Jeune femme arabe
11. Love Letters (2025) — Nadia
12. A Taste of Ink (2017) — Julia
13. Endorphine (2015) — Simone's Mother
14. Love Me Tender (2025) — Sarah
15. All Yours (2014) — Audrey
16. Mensonges (2014) — Fanny Caron
17. Gare du Nord (2013) — Joan
18. Poor Georges (2019) — Emma Maurin
19. Emma Peeters (2018) — Emma
20. Tout le monde en parle (2004) — Self
21. Room 999 (2023) — Self
22. The Saver (2015) — Adoree
23. Fragile (2019) — Camille Bachand
24. My Intelligent Comedy (2018) — Josie
25. Sing Me Back Home (2019) — Jewell Stone
26. Where Souls Go (2025) — Ève
27. Mirador (2010) — Patricia Infirmière
28. Silence, on joue! (2015) — Self
29. Le Tricheur (2012) — Self
30. Before We Explode (2019) — Psy
31. Sucré salé (2002) — Self
32. Clemenceau (2012) — Charlotte Beauséjour
33. Les Rescapés (2010) — Tanya
34. Nouvelle adresse (2014) — Magalie Lapointe
35. Sur-Vie (2017) — Véronique Dufaux
36. Y'a du monde à messe (2017) — Self
37. Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible (2016) — Self
38. We Are Gold (2019) — Marianne
39. Bonsoir bonsoir! (2019) — Self
40. La semaine des 4 Julie (2020) — Self

Directed

1. The Nature of Love (2023) — Director
2. Babysitter (2022) — Director
3. A Brother’s Love (2019) — Director
4. An Extraordinary Person (2013) — Director
5. Untitled Monia Chokri Movie — Director