Stephanie Nur

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Stephanie Nur (born 1988) is an Egyptian actress known for her roles in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 , Lioness , and Mary .

Biography

Nur was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1988. [1] She is of Austrian descent. [2]

Nur played the character Jenny in the Austrian drama Risse im Beton. [3] [4] In 2021, she played the character Melodi in the first two episodes of Yellowstone -prequel 1883 . [5] [6] She also played the Syrian refugee Qamar in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 . [3] [7]

She is best known for her role as Aaliyah Amrohi in Lioness . [8] Her character was described as "the daughter of a billionaire businessman with ties to terrorism, who is a high value target of the CIA." [5] She received a positive review for her depiction of a wealthy Arabic woman, as well as her portrayal of the sapphic relationships between her and the protagonist. [8]

In 2024, she portrayed Princess Salome in the film Mary . [9]

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  2. ↑ "Österreicherin als Serien-Star in ›Lioness‹". www.oe24.at (in German). 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  3. 1 2 "Stephanie Nur". www.film.at. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  4. ↑ KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co (2022-04-29). "Risse im Beton". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  5. 1 2 Otterson, Joe (2022-09-28). "'1883' Alum Stephanie Nur Joins Taylor Sheridan's CIA Drama 'Lioness' at Paramount+ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Deutsche Synchronkartei | Serien | 1883". www.synchronkartei.de. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  7. ↑ Filmstarts. Die Filmstarts-Kritik zu My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 - Familientreffen (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-03– via www.filmstarts.de.
  8. 1 2 M.E.A (2023-09-10). "L'Exceptionnelle Performance de Stephanie Nur dans 'Special Ops: Lioness'". Polture (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  9. ↑ https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/mary-release-date-cast-news
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