Taous Claire Khazem

She is an Algerian American actress, born in Minneapolis, USA. to an Algerian father from Tizi Ouzou and an American mother from Minneapolis, She earned a BA in French literature from Macalester College. and in 2005 ,she was able to enroll in the Jacques Lecoq School in Paris, France and of the 120 students, 32 were selected and Taous was ranked third internationally in what is known as the competence of difficult body projections, which requires good control of motor techniques. she's very known in Algeria for her role in the famous TV show Sultan Ashour 10 (2015), she also worked as a theatre artist in Algeria, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt, France and Cameroon in addition to her work in the Twin Cities (Minnesota). She stars in the hit Algerian sit-com Sultan Achour 10 as the ex-Queen Maria. Closer to home she has performed with The Jungle Theater, Workhaus Collective, Interact Center, Theatre Unbound, Pangea World Theater, Frank Theatre, Savage Umbrella and Off Leash Area and has appeared in numerous local television commercials and print ads. She teaches theatre to youth with Children's Theatre, SteppingStone Theatre and is on the COMPAS artist roster. She toured her first one-woman show Tizi Ouzou nationally and internationally.Her second solo show In Algeria They Know My Name, which was presented in a three play series at Mixed Blood Theatre and produced by New Arab American Theatre Works.