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- Birth nameGisèle Zeïza Élise Taïeb
- Gisèle Halimi was born on July 27, 1927 in La Goulette, Tunisia. She was a writer and actress, known for One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977), Tabou (2013) and For Djamila (2011). She was married to Faux, Claude and Halimi, Paul. She died on July 28, 2020 in Paris, France.
- SpousesFaux, Claude(? - present) (her death, 1 child)Halimi, Paul (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenJean-Yves Halimi,
- French feminist lawyer, playwright and author she is the mother of Serge Halimi and Emmanuel Faux.
- She was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 2006.
- She was born into a Sephardic Jewish family. Her father was a law clerk, and her mother was the daughter of a rabbi.
- She went to Paris after WWII to attend law school. After graduating from the Sorbonne, she returned to Tunisia to practice.
- Godmother of Nicolas Bedos.
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