Rita Hayek, a talented individual with a rich educational background, graduated from the prestigious National Institute of Fine Arts of the Lebanese University. She further honed her craft by attending the renowned Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles, California. Her screen debut in 2006 marked the beginning of her illustrious career in the entertainment industry.
Rita's stage debut came in 2011 at the Byblos International Festival, where she showcased her acting prowess in the production of "Don Quixote", directed by the esteemed Rahbani Brothers. This was followed by her appearance in the play "Ka3eb 3ale", an adaptation of Theresa Rebeck's "Spike Heels", directed by Jacques Maroun and produced by The Actors Workshop Beirut.
In 2015, Rita starred in the play "Venus", an adaptation of David Yves' Broadway play "Venus in Fur". The production premiered at the Monot Theatre in Beirut and ran until April 2016. Later that year, Venus made its way to Paris, where it was performed at the Theatre Adyar Avenue Rapp.
Rita's film career took off in 2016 when she began working on her first feature, "The Insult", directed by Ziad Doueiry. The movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival and received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2018.
She went on to star in "Beirut Hold'em" by Michel Kammoun, followed by "La Regola d'Oro" by Italian director Alessandro Lunardelli and the Cypriot movie "IMAN" by Corinna Avraamadou and Kyriacos Tofarides. "IMAN" premiered at the Thessaloniki Film Festival and earned Rita the Best Actress award at the London Greek International Film Festival.
Rita has also won awards for her roles in Matthieu Haag's short films, "Un parfum de Liban" in 2012 and "l'Heritage" in 2019. She is currently working on her first French movie, "Les Barbares", directed by Julie Delpy and starring alongside Sandrine Kiberlain and Mathieu Demy.
