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.
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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
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
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
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
30 ans (10 ans de thérapie), Mazarine, 2016. ISBN 978-2-86374-443-7
35 ans (dont 15 avant Internet), Mazarine, 2021. ISBN 978-2-86374-498-7
Public imaginaire, Actes Sud, 2021. ISBN 978-2-330-15836-5 {{isbn}}: Check isbn value: checksum (help)
Couple. Splendeurs et misères de la vie à deux, photographs by Stéphan Gladieu, Seuil, 2025. ISBN 978-2-021-56789-3 {{isbn}}: Check isbn value: checksum (help)
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
