1. Elisa Sednaoui was born on December 14,1987 and is a model, actress, film director, philanthropist, social entrepreneur and best-selling author of Syrian, Italian, Egyptian, and French descent.
18 Facts About Elisa Sednaoui
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Elisa Sednaoui has appeared in such films as Eastern Drift, La Baie du renard, Bus Palladium, Les Gamins, and Remember Now, as well as in fashion campaigns for Chanel Eyewear, Giorgio Armani, Missoni, Roberto Cavalli, Lancome and Buccellati.
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In 2013, she created the Elisa Sednaoui Foundation, dedicated to promoting creative learning, after-school initiatives for youngsters.
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In May 2022, Elisa Sednaoui released her first book, co-written with Linguistic Intelligence expert Paolo Borzacchiello, which became an instant best-seller in Italy.
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Elisa Sednaoui was born in Savigliano, Piedmont, Italy and raised between three countries, Egypt, Italy, and France.
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Elisa Sednaoui spent much of her early life in Luxor and Zamalek, Cairo.
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Elisa Sednaoui's mother is of Italian and Syrian heritage, while her father has Egyptian, Syrian and French roots.
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The Elisa Sednaoui family migrated to Egypt at the end of the 19th century and developed successful department stores in Cairo.
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Elisa Sednaoui played the lead female role of "Gabriella", alongside Bartas.
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Elisa Sednaoui starred opposite French actor Pascal Greggory in Karl Lagerfeld's short film Remember Now, the introduction to the 2010 Chanel Cruise Collection.
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Elisa Sednaoui has appeared in Love Lasts Three Years, released by Europa in January 2012, and The Legend of Kaspar Hauser, a surrealistic adaptation of the 19th century Teutonic foundling story transposed to Sardinia.
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Elisa Sednaoui co-directed with Martina Gili the documentary Kullu Tamam.
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Elisa Sednaoui directed "In Conversation With Vogue Arabia" the first short film to ever be featured on the online version of Vogue Arabia, starring Lebanese designers Elie Saab.
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Since 2015, Elisa Sednaoui is a high profile supporter of UNHCR, with a first visit in Lebanon in 2016 and follow up visits to a Syrian refugee family legally relocated in Italy.
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Elisa Sednaoui has visited a refugee center located in Xalapa, Mexico in 2020.
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Elisa Sednaoui worked extensively with photographer Peter Lindbergh, particularly for the multi-years contract with italian Jewelry brand Buccellati and the fashion brand Ermanno Scervino in 2016 and 2017.
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Elisa Sednaoui has been featured on the cover of magazines such as Italian Vogue, Vogue Arabia, Vanity Fair italia, Glamour Italia, L'Officiel, Flair, Marie Claire and Elle, among others.
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Elisa Sednaoui married an Anglo-Sephardic businessman, Alexander Dellal, on 3 May 2014.