Souheila Yacoub
Biography
Souheila Yacoub is a Swiss actress who trained at the Cours Florent in Paris and later at the CNSAD. Born in Geneva, she left school at sixteen to compete for Switzerland's national rhythmic gymnastics team, and after a scholarship took her to Paris she began acting. Her first screen work was a run of six episodes on the France 3 soap Plus belle la vie, and once she graduated she took a major stage role at the Théâtre national de la Colline, playing Wahida in Wajdi Mouawad's Tous des oiseaux. She then starred in Gaspar Noé's horror film Climax (2018) and in the Canal+ miniseries Savages. In 2020 she appeared in the war drama series No Man's Land, and her later films include Making Of (2023), Dune: Part Two (2024) and Evil Dead Burn (2026). She founded the theater company 23h59.
34years old
Turns 35 on June 29in 259 days
- Born Geneva
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 8 years2018 to 2026
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Early training
Yacoub won Miss Suisse Romande in 2012, and the prize included a scholarship to the Cours Florent in Paris for a three-year program. She went on to train at the CNSAD.
First role
After finishing her studies at the Cours Florent, Yacoub took her first big theater part in Paris. She played Wahida in Wajdi Mouawad's play Tous des oiseaux, staged at the Théâtre national de la Colline.
Behind the camera
Souheila Yacoub is the founder of a theater company that goes by the name 23h59, a detail noted about her career.
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All films by Denis Villeneuve
All films by Gaspar Noé
Sébastien VaničekDirector, 1 film, 2026
All films by Sébastien Vaniček
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