Naima Ilyas

A Moroccan actress, born in the coastal city of Safi in Morocco in 1951. Her stage debut was in the play Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, with the El Badawi Theater Troupe. Her career has spanned 40 years. She participated in 30 plays in Moroccan theaters and in some Arab countries, as well as more than 20 television films, 10 films, 6 sitcoms, and 4 TV films she wrote. She wrote the play The Neighborhood's Female Singer (1992). She was a member for six years in the executive office of the National Syndicate of Theater Professionals in Morocco from 2007 to 2011. She received several honors from several local and national Moroccan civil associations. She worked mainly in the theater and on television, and she played many roles, especially in historical works. In the field of cinema, her participation was limited, and she played only a few roles.