Rana Khoury, with an essence of her mother Gisele about her. (Photo courtesy of the subject)
When Rana's Khoury's 4-year-old son miraculously survived the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, the traumatized mother decided they would both leave Lebanon for France. Settling in Paris, Khoury enrolled her son in the prestigious Cours Florent drama school's children's program, when she saw there were auditions open for first-year students.Her plans of trying a career in the theatre were derailed by the assassination of her step-father, renowned writer and columnist Samir Kassir, in 2005. She thought perhaps now she could try again.Khoury was accepted and, at the age of 37, with 16 years of creative direction at Beirut's Leo Burnett agency under her belt, finally found herself studying acting."Every day wasn't easy. I had to keep working in parallel, look after my child, and accept being typecast as mothers in...
When Rana's Khoury's 4-year-old son miraculously survived the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, the traumatized mother decided they would both leave Lebanon for France. Settling in Paris, Khoury enrolled her son in the prestigious Cours Florent drama school's children's program, when she saw there were auditions open for first-year students.Her plans of trying a career in the theatre were derailed by the assassination of her step-father, renowned writer and columnist Samir Kassir, in 2005. She thought perhaps now she could try again.Khoury was accepted and, at the age of 37, with 16 years of creative direction at Beirut's Leo Burnett agency under her belt, finally found herself studying acting."Every day wasn't easy. I had to keep working in parallel, look after my child, and accept being typecast as mothers in...
