Souheila Yacoub

Personal context

Summary

Souheila Yacoub is a Swiss actor known for work across French-language cinema, television, and theatre, including Climax, Savages, Entre les vagues, and Dune: Part Two. Her roles range from physically demanding and psychologically intense parts to comic and unconventional characters. She has spoken about being steered toward stereotyped roles because of her Tunisian heritage and described Entre les vagues as political for showing women’s careers, friendship, and illness without making their origins the subject. No public statements on party politics, DEI, or organized activism are on record.