[3] Benchehida made her film debut in 2004, in Syriana directed by Stephane Cagan.
[2] She rose to fame playing the police officer Zineb Hejjami in the TV series El kadia in 2006.
In 2011, Benchehida has a principal role as a woman who campaigned on behalf of exploited women in Agadir Bombay, directed by Myriam Bakir.
[4] In 2016, Benchehida starred in A la recherche du pouvoir perdu ("In Search of Lost Power"), directed by Mohammed Ahed Bensouda.
[5] Benchehida was also awarded Best Actress honors at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou.