- Leila Shenna
Leila Shenna (Arabic: ليلة شنّة), (born
Morocco ) is aMoroccan formeractress who featured on film mostly in the 1970s.She is most commonly remembered in English speaking countries for her role as a "
Bond girl " in the1979 film "Moonraker". [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/229663/Leila-Shenna/filmography NY Times] ] However, she also starred in the 1968 film "Remparts d'argile" (initially released in Italy, later released in the United States in 1970 under the title "Ramparts of Clay") directed byJean-Louis Bertucelli , the 1975Palme D'or winner "Chronique des années de braise " directed byMohammed Lakhdar-Hamina [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/155954/Chronique-des-Ann-es-de-Braise/overview NY Times] ] , as well as the 1982 Algerian film "Vent De Sable ", also directed by Lakhdar-Hamina. [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/157466/Vent-De-Sable/overview NY Times] ] The first two films were set inAlgeria , the third simply in the desert. She also had a minor role in the 1977 film "March or Die".She is the cousin of
Malika Oufkir , the writer of , an account of the failed 1972 assassination attempt on the King of Morocco by her father (and Lelia's uncle),General Mohamed Oufkir .Quotes
*Single line in Moonraker: "Any higher Mr. Bond and I'm afraid my ears will pop"
References
External links
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm0791571/ ! Leila Shenna at IMDb]
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