honoring Takla chamoun

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Born in Jwar El Hoz, a small village in Mount Lebanon, Takla Chamoun stamped her name among top Lebanese actresses with her big passion, dedication and loyalty to the performing arts.   

After graduating from the Lebanese University with a Diploma in Theater Acting and Directing, Takla participated in experimental theater along with famous directors such as Chakib Khoury, Mounir Abou Debes, Siham Naser and many others. She received an award of Best Actress for her performance in Arthur Miller’s “Ma Youchbeh Kissat Hob '' by Chakib Khoury at Festival International du Théâtre de Casablanca.  

Soon after, Takla’s journey on the screen began with TV series and drama where she sparked in portraying complex characters. Her roles in “Min Barsoumi” (2001),  “Ruby” (2012), and most recently “Beirut Bride” (2019), along many other contributions, have turned Takla a trademark in Lebanese and Arab drama with her unique style and challenging performances.  

Takla’s charm on camera was then put on the big screen with outstanding performances in European productions like “Un Homme Perdu” (2007), “Beyrouth Hotel” (2011), “Dans Les Champs Des Batailles” (2014), and Lebanese movies like “Rsasa Taycheh” (2010), “Habbet Loulou” (2013), and “Waynon” (2013) where she was winner of Best Ensemble Cast in a Lebanese Movie at the Lebanese Movie Awards. In 2014, she was Winner of Best TV and Cinema Actress for the Past 10 Years at the Murex D'Or.   

Along with her husband writer/director Tony Farjallah, Takla took her passion further in establishing the Lebanese Film Academy – LFA dedicated to film training, services and production. Takla aims at preserving the authenticity of an actor through sharing her approach within a rounded curriculum that carries students throughout the full process of preparing for a role.  

In 2018, she executive produced the first Lebanese historical feature "Morine", written, produced and directed by her husband. The film is still playing around the world and has so far received twelve national and international awards. The making of Morine has been marked among the biggest challenges for Takla where she had to overcome tremendous obstacles.   

Just as she constantly fights for her characters, so does she fight, everyday, to prove that a woman with a passion and a message like hers cannot know defeat nor surrender.