Natacha Karam

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Natacha Karam
Born (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 31)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Citizenship Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Natacha Karam (born 3 April 1994) is a Saudi-born Irish and Lebanese actress. She is best known for playing action heroes including Jasmine "Jaz" Khan in The Brave and Marjan Marwani in 9-1-1: Lone Star .

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Background

Karam was born in Jeddah, where her family was stationed, to a Northern Irish mother and a Lebanese-French father. Her family moved around while Karam was growing up; [1] places she lived included Ireland, [2] Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, and Dubai. [3] Karam completed her A Levels at Dubai College in 2012. She went on to study at the City Literary Institute in London, graduating in 2014. [4]

Career

Karam began her acting career in 2017, with one-off appearances in television series Silent Witness and Homeland , along with an appearance in the TV film Valentine's Again. [5] She landed her first major role later that year, when she was cast as Sergeant Jasmine "Jaz" Khan on the military action drama series The Brave , [6] which ran for one season consisting of 13 episodes on NBC.

In 2018, Karam made an appearance in the film The Hurricane Heist , and in 2019, she appeared in an episode of the 34th season of the TV series Casualty . From 2020 to 2025, she was part of the main cast of the procedural drama series 9-1-1: Lone Star on Fox, playing the role of firefighter Marjan Marwani. [7] Karam also appeared in the 2020 Netflix film The Old Guard , in which she played the role of Dizzy. [4] [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Valentine's AgainMelissaTV movie
Valentine's AgainMelissaShort
2018 The Hurricane Heist Laurie
2020 The Old Guard Dizzy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Silent Witness TamaraEpisode: "Identity: Part 1"
Homeland Mina BeckerEpisode: "The Covenant"
2017–2018 The Brave Jasmine "Jaz" KhanMain Cast
2019 Casualty Ambi BusnalEpisode: "Episode #34.14"
2020–2025 9-1-1: Lone Star Marjan MarwaniMain role; 72 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Natacha Karam". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Wallers, Whitney (8 March 2018). "Meet the Bad Ass Female Taking Over NBC - Natacha Karam in #Whitterview #11". Her Campus. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Boghosian, Raffi (7 January 2022). "Actress Natacha Karam talks smashing stereotypes in Hollywood". Arab News. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 Zakhour, Maria (12 July 2020). "Meet The Lebanese Actress In Netflix's New Hit Film 'The Old Guard'". The961.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 Weston, Christopher (13 July 2020). "Who is Natacha Karam? Getting to know The Old Guard star – big things to come". HITC.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "JASMINE "JAZ" KHAN: The Brave character". NBC.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Natacha Karam | 9-1-1 LONE STAR Cast". Fox.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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