Nora El Koussour | |
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Born | 1994 (age 29–30) Veghel, Netherlands |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2016 – present |
Awards |
Nora El Koussour (born 1994) is a Dutch actress. She won the Golden Calf for Best Actress award in 2017 for her role in the film Layla M. .
She made her film debut in the 2016 film Layla M. . She won the Golden Calf for Best Actress award in 2017 for her role in the film. [1] [2] The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. [3]
Nora appeared in the 2019 film, The Promise of Pisa , portraying the role of Mina Zafar. [4]
In 2020, she appeared as Sanaa in the British crime thriller television series Baghdad Central . [2] She also appeared in the Dutch television series Kerstgezel.nl.
In 2022, she appeared as Emma Watson in the play Emma Watson - The Play. [5] [6]
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