Janine Harouni

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Janine Harouni
BornNew York City, U.S.
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SpouseAndrew Nolan
Website www.janineharouni.com

Janine Harouni is a UK-based American stand-up comedian and actress. [1]

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Early life

Harouni was raised in Staten Island, New York City by a Lebanese-American father and a mother of Irish and Italian ancestry. [2] In 2009, Harouni was grievously injured when a car crashed into a parked vehicle she was in, breaking her pelvis, femur, legs, and wrists. [3] She moved to London in 2012. [4]

Career

Stand-up comedy

In 2018, Harouni won the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year. She won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2019. [5] [6]

In 2019, Harouni performed a well received debut show, Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. [7] [8] She was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at that year's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. She returned to the Fringe in 2023, performing Man'oushe while heavily pregnant, and was nominated for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award. [9]

Acting

Harouni played Thalia in the ITV show Buffering from 2021–2023, [10] and appeared as Carla Diaz in The Batman (2022). [11]

Personal life

She is married to Irish comedian and filmmaker Andrew Nolan. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014A ViewfinderLuzShort film
2017Anti Social: Comic ReliefMelShort film
2018 Colette Jeanne de Caillavet
BeastAmerican MumShort film
2022 The Batman Carla
The People We Hate at the Wedding Young Woman at Airport
2023Thin SkinnedJess KeatonShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Bucket Yoga TeacherEpisode 4
2018 Patrick Melrose Funeral Parlour ReceptionistMini-series; Episode 1: "Bad News"
Modern Horror StoriesKara / Jeanette / Doctor / Lauren / SamanthaMini-series; 6 episodes
2018–2020BBC QuickiesJanineMini-series; 5 episodes
2019 Soft Border Patrol Miss TruthSeries 2; Episode 5: "The Light That Guides You Through"
Modern Horror Stories Does Comic Relief(unknown)Mini-series; 3 episodes
Super UnitWinter LeighMini-series; Episode 1: "Bumfield Council Division"
Very ValentinePamelaTelevision film
2021 The Emily Atack Show Various charactersSeries 2; Episodes 1 & 4: "Holidays" and "Modern Life"
Comedians Giving LecturesHerself - Guest LecturerSeries 2; Episode 2
2021–2023 Buffering ThaliaSeries 1 & 2; 11 episodes
The Stand Up Sketch ShowVarious charactersSeries 3–5; 5 episodes
2022 Avoidance RileySeries 1; Episode 5
Question Team Herself - PanellistSeries 2; Episode 4
2023 Pointless Celebrities Herself - ContestantSeries 15; Episode 25
2024 The Franchise Meg CokerEpisode 3: "Scene 54: The Lilac Ghost"
Bob's Burgers Dania (voice)Series 15; Episode 3: "Colon-y the Dronely"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Star Ocean: Anamnesis Hrist (voice)English version
Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-Wing VR Mission Red Four (voice)
2017 The Surge Mallory (voice) / Various voices
Need for Speed: Payback Natasha Nova (voice)
Star Wars: Battlefront II Voice Talent / Acting Talent (voice)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Newt (voice)English version
2018 Forza Horizon 4 Laracer (voice)
Insurgency: Sandstorm Assassin (voice)
2019 Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space Amy (voice)English version
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Dr. Maggie Hanover / Deep State DLC (voice)
2020 Haven Yu (Female) (voice)
2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (unknown) (voice)

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