Manon Azem

Manon Alia Azem is a French actress and voice dubbing artist. She is widely recognized for her television roles, including starring as Dunk in the Disney Channel series Trop la Classe! and playing Officer Sara Casanova in the series Section de recherches. She has also taken on prominent roles in streaming productions, including the Netflix series Détox and the Amazon Prime Video drama series Fifteen-Love. Beyond her live-action television and film work, she has built an extensive career as a voice artist, serving as a primary French dubbing voice for several international film and television projects.

Azem was born on 12 October 1990 in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. She grew up in a family connected to the performing arts; her father, who is of Palestinian origin, worked as a set decorator and key grip at the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris, while her mother is the actress Laurence Jeanneret. Following the completion of her baccalaureate, Azem received formal dramatic training at the Cours Florent in Paris.

Azem began her dubbing career at seven years old, providing the voice for the character Tildy in the French release of the Disney animated film Danny le petit mouton noir (So Dear to My Heart). In 2001, she dubbed actress Emma Watson as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. She served as the official French voice for Watson across the Harry Potter film series until 2015, when she chose to stop because her voice had become too deep. She later reprised her role dubbing Watson for the 2021 documentary Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts and an August 2022 advertisement for Prada's Paradoxe perfume.

Between 2001 and 2015, Azem also performed as the French voice for actress Debby Ryan in productions such as Jessie. Her other notable dubbing work includes voicing Joy Lauren in Desperate Housewives and Candace Flynn in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb from 2007 to 2015 and again starting in 2025. In 2018, she voiced the character Taelia in the video game World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth.

In live-action television, Azem starred for six seasons as Dunk in Trop la Classe! from 2006 to 2010 and appeared as Officer Sara Casanova in Section de recherches. In 2022, she held a leading role in the Netflix series Détox. In 2023, she played Khalida Lapthorn in the British Amazon Prime Video drama series Fifteen-Love alongside Ella Lily Hyland and Aidan Turner.

Her feature film credits include a leading role in the 2017 comedy film Gangsterdam, directed by Romain Levy, alongside Kev Adams and Côme Levin. In her personal life, Azem has spoken out regarding the racism, harassment, and apartheid faced by Palestinians. In 2024, she reported receiving death and rape threats after publicly defending the Palestinian cause.