Melha Bedia

Melha Bedia (born 22 December 1990) is a French actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter. She created and starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series Miskina, Poor Thing.

Melha Bedia
Bedha in 2020
Born	(1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 34) Paris, France
Occupations	Actress comedian director screenwriter
Relatives	Ramzy Bedia (brother)

Early life

Melha Bedia was born in Paris, the daughter of Algerian parents; her father is from Kabylia and her mother is from Oran.^[1] She is the younger sister of actor Ramzy Bedia.^[2] Initially, her brother did not support her comedy and acting career, citing a need to protect her.^[3][4] She also has a sister named Rania.^[5]

Bedia was educated at a private Catholic school. She skipped second grade^[5] and obtained her baccalauréat at the age of 16. She had enrolled at the Sorbonne, but quit college before graduating.^[6][7]

She played for the Paris Saint-Germain girls academy team until she was 16 years old,^[6] although she supports Marseille.^[8]

Career

Bedia began her comedy career opening for French rapper Diam's while working as her stylist on tour.^[6][9] In 2018, after taking on smaller acting roles, she co-wrote and starred in Ballsy Girl, a film about a woman who takes up pole dancing to embrace her femininity.^[8]

At the 45th César Awards in 2020, Bedia co-presented the César Award for Best Cinematography with Arnaud Valois.^[10]

In 2022, Bedia co-created, co-wrote, and co-directed the Amazon Prime Video comedy series Miskina, Poor Thing.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Chat	Fille au Téléphone	Short film	[12]
2014	The Grad Job	Fati		[13]
2016	Tout schuss	Brenda		[14]
	Pattaya	Boulette		[15]
	Hibou	Enquêtrice WWF		[16]
2017	Bad Buzz	La vendeuse migrante		[17]
2020	Ballsy Girl	Nour	Also co-writer	[18]
	Simply Black	Melha Bedia		[19]
	Le fumoir	Farah	Short film; also writer and director	[20]
2022	Two Much for the Job	Sofia		[21]
	The (in)famous Youssef Salem	Bouchra Salem		[22]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012-14	Lascars	Nora	2 episodes	[23]
2015	Les Kassos	Sharon	1 episode	[24]
2019	Mike	Lacrima	1 episode	[25]
2022	Miskina, Poor Thing	Fara	Main role; also creator, writer, and director	[26]
2024	Dans 5 ans		TV movie	[27]