Yasmine Al Massri (born 1978) is a Palestinian-born US-American and French actress, dancer, video artist and human rights advocate. She made her film debut in the 2007 film Caramel . In 2015, Massri starred as Nimah Amin and Raina Amin, identical twins in the ABC thriller series Quantico .
Yasmine Al Massari was born in 1978 in Beirut, Lebanon to a Palestinian refugee father and an Egyptian mother. She was initially raised during the Lebanese Civil War until her parents fled and moved to France. [1] In 2007 she graduated from the École Nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and began her career as a dancer at the Souraya Baghdadi dance company. [2] She later moved to the US. [1]
Massri made her big screen début in the 2007 critically acclaimed Lebanese LGBTQ-themed comedy-drama film, Caramel , directed by Nadine Labaki. The film was presented at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, [3] For Caramel she received the Best Actress Award at the 2007 Abu Dhabi Film Festival, [4] and the same year a Best Actress nomination at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. [5] Following Caramel, she starred in the internationally produced films Al-mor wa al rumman, Al Juma Al Akheira, and Miral . [6] [7]
In 2014, Massri made her debut on American television, in a starring role on the NBC drama series, Crossbones opposite John Malkovich. [8] In 2015, she was cast alongside Priyanka Chopra and Aunjanue Ellis in the ABC thriller Quantico as two characters — identical twins Nimah and Raina Amin. [9] [10] [11]
In May 2016, Massri became a citizen of the United States. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Caramel | Nisrine | Nominated — Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress |
2008 | Al-mor wa al rumman | Kamar | |
2010 | Miral | Nadia | |
2011 | Al Juma Al Akheira | Dalal | |
2014 | Crossbones | Selima El Sharad | Series regular, 9 episodes |
2015–2017 | Quantico | Nimah & Raina Amin | Series regular, 44 episodes |
2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Tara | Episode: "Flight Risk" |
2020–2021 | Castlevania | Morana | Voice, 7 episodes |
2020 | Refugee | Amira | Short film |
2022 | Salvation Has No Name | Woman | Short film |
2024 | The Strangers' Case | Amira | [1] |
2025 | Palestine 36 |