Yasmine Al Massri

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Yasmine Al Massri (born 1978) is an American 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 .

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Caramel NisrineNominated — Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress
2008Al-mor wa al rummanKamar
2010 Miral Nadia
2011Al Juma Al AkheiraDalal
2014 Crossbones Selima El SharadSeries regular, 9 episodes
2015–2017 Quantico Nimah & Raina AminSeries regular, 44 episodes
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TaraEpisode: "Flight Risk"
2020–2021 Castlevania MoranaVoice, 7 episodes
2020RefugeeAmiraShort film
2022 Salvation Has No Name WomanShort film
2024The Strangers' CaseAmira [1]
2025 Palestine 36 Khuloud Atef

References

  1. 1 2 3 James Mottram (July 8, 2024). "Yasmine Al Massri: I was born a Palestinian refugee – I didn't use any acting here". The National . Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  2. ↑ "YASMINE AL MASSRI". canalplus.fr (in French). Canal+ S.A. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Santiago, Patricia, Abet (27 April 2010): "La cultura es la mejor forma de superar los clichés entre occidente y el mundo árabe". ABC (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ http://www.meiff.com/mediafiles/press_686.pdf Archived 2012-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Yasmine Al Massri - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Simon, Alissa (15 December 2011): "The absurdities and complexities of life in contempo Amman are presented with pleasingly understated humor in The Last Friday", Variety
  7. ↑ "Miral". Rotten Tomatoes . 25 March 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Yasmine Al Massri of Crossbones talks working with John Malkovich and more". HitFix. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "'Believe' Star Boards ABC's 'Quantico'". The Hollywood Reporter . 3 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (8 May 2015). "ABC Orders Six Drama Pilots To Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Anushay Hossain (2016-05-13). "Quantico star Yasmine Al-Massri: "I say no to everyone who tries to tell me who I am"". Women in the World . Archived from the original on 2019-02-26.
  12. ↑ "Quantico's Yasmine Al Massri Reflects on Her Refugee Past: 'There Is an Inhuman, Selfish, Uneducated Idea of What a Refugee Is'". People .
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