Djanet Lachmet

Djanet Lachmet (born 1948) is an Algerian novelist and actress.
Life.
Djanet Lachmet was born in a small town in Algeria. Forced into marriage at sixteen, she divorced three months later. Wanting to be a comedian, she studied drama for four years at Bordj El Kiffan. From 1968 to 1972 she lived in Canada, and later moved to Paris to work as an actress.