Acting
Gisèle Halimi
- Born
- Jul 28, 1927 · Aged 93
- Died
- Jul 28, 2020
- Place of birth
- La Goulette, Tunisia
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 6
- TV credits
- 3
Also known as (2)
- جيزيل حليمي
- Zeiza Gisèle Élise Taïeb
Biography
Gisèle Halimi (born Zeiza Gisèle Élise Taïeb; 27 July 1927 – 28 July 2020) was a Tunisian-French lawyer, politician, essayist and feminist activist. Zeiza Gisèle Élise Taïeb was born in La Goulette, Tunisia, on 27 July 1927 to a modest, practicing Jewish Berber family (to Edouard and Fortunée "Fritna" Taïeb). She was educated at a French lycée in Tunis, and then attended the University of Paris, graduating in law and philosophy. Her childhood and the ways in which she blends a Jewish-Muslim identity are discussed in her memoir, Le lait de l'oranger. She was first married to Paul Halimi and…
