A French actress of Moroccan descent, born as Hafida El Khabchi on October 1, 1973 in Thar Es-Souk, Morocco. She then immigrated with her family to France when she was five months old and grew up in a suburb of Lyon. After finishing high school, she worked as a waitress and a nurse. She started her career in the film industry in 2004 and worked as a model. Among her works are Yasmine, Les trottoirs de l'Est (2007), The Last Deadly Mission (2008) and Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2012).