Nora Hamzawi (born 29 April 1983) is a French comedian, actress, writer and columnist. She first performed on stage in the late 2000s and later became known through radio and television appearances. Since the late 2010s, she has appeared regularly in French auteur films. She has also published several books.
Biography Nora Hamzawi is of Syrian origin by her mother. She was born in Cannes and grew up in Paris. After obtaining a baccalauréat, she enrolled in law school but gave up after three weeks. She then enrolled at IUT Paris Descartes in Infocom and completed her training at CELSA, section "marketing, advertising and communication". She follows in parallel with her studies Cours Florent and Atelier Fanny Vallon.
She went on stage in 2009 with her first one-woman show. She was revealed to the public the same year by the festival Just for Laughs from Nantes. She is also writer for the series Scènes de ménages on M6.
She made a name for herself by appearing on Laurent Ruquier's On n'demande qu'à en rire on France 2 between 15 September 2011 and 19 March 2012, before being eliminated by an insufficient rating from the viewers (10/20). Jean Benguigui said of her: "She does not know how to move, she does not know how to play, she does not even know how to wear a dress!"
Between 2013 and 2015, she played the main role of Oh-Oh de Nora, a small humorous sequence integrated into Le Before du Grand Journal on Canal+. As of 2014, she is also a columnist in Le Grand Journal. After being the guest on TMC's Quotidien in October to present her show, Nora Hamzawi joins Yann Barthès' team on 1 December 2016 and hosts a column entitled "Nora a la réponse" in which she answers children's questions in a humorous way.
In parallel, she worked as a radio columnist on France Inter from 2013 to 2017, first on On va tous y passer and later on La Bande originale.
Career Shows alone on stage Stage work
2009: Nora One Woman Show, Théâtre Le Bout, Paris 2010: Le Show Inutile, Théâtre de La Loge, Paris 2012: Harmonie Hormonale, La Comédie des Trois Bornes, Paris 2013–2018: Nora Hamzawi, touring show across France
Since 2024, she has been performing a new solo show in Paris and on tour in France.
Filmography
Cinema
2012: Réussir sa vie – Benoît Forgeard 2013: La Fille du 14 juillet – Antonin Peretjatko 2013: L'Ex de ma vie – Dorothée Sebbagh 2015: Pension complète – Florent-Emilio Siri 2017: Boule et Bill 2 – Pascal Bourdiaux 2018: Doubles vies (Non-Fiction) – Olivier Assayas 2019: Alice et le Maire – Nicolas Pariser 2020: Éléonore – Amro Hamzawi 2021: CE2 – Jacques Doillon 2023: Un hiver en été – Laetitia Masson 2023: Le Syndrome des amours passées – Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni 2024: Le Tableau volé – Pascal Bonitzer 2024: Hors du temps – Olivier Assayas 2024: Les Pistolets en plastique – Jean-Christophe Meurisse 2025: Adieu Jean-Pat – Cécilia Rouaud
Short films 2010: L'Antivirus of Benoît Forgeard, broadcast on France 2 on 27 Jun 2010 2011: Coloscopia of Benoît Forgeard, broadcast on France 2 2011: Les Secrets de l'invisible of Antonin Peretjatko
Television 2009–11: writer in Scènes de ménages broadcast on M6 2011–12: participant at On n'demande qu'à en rire, Laurent Ruquier's show on France 2 2013–15: humorous sequence "Oh-Oh de Nora" in Le Before du Grand Journal on Canal+ 2013: plays her own role in the miniseries What Ze Teuf on C8 2014–15: columnist in Le Grand Journal, with Antoine de Caunes on Canal+ Since 2016: columnist in Quotidien, with Yann Barthès on TMC 2022 : Carla in Irma Vep on HBO
Radio
2013–2014: columnist on On va tous y passer, hosted by Frédéric Lopez (France Inter) 2014–2017: columnist on La Bande originale, hosted by Nagui (France Inter) 2020: Public imaginaire, original monologue broadcast on France Inter, written and performed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bibliography Books 30 ans (10 ans de thérapie), Mazarine, 2016. 35 ans (dont 15 avant Internet), Mazarine, 2021. Public imaginaire, Actes Sud, 2021. Couple. Splendeurs et misères de la vie à deux, photographs by Stéphan Gladieu, Seuil, 2025.
Press 2014–18: weekly column in Grazia: Dans la tête de Nora Hamzawi
Distinctions
Awards
2012: Audience Award, Festival du rire de la Fontaine d’Argent, Aix-en-Provence 2013: SACD Prize, L'Humour en Capitales Festival 2017: SACEM Grand Prize for Humour 2019: Swann d’Or for Best Female Revelation, Cabourg Film Festival, for Doubles vies
Nominations
2020: César Award – Best Female Revelation, for Doubles vies 2020: Molière Award – Best Humour Show 2025: Molière Award – Best Humour Show
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