Yasmine Al Massri

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Yasmine Al Massri (born 1978) is a Palestinian Egyptian actress, dancer, video artist and human rights advocate. A dual American and French citizen, she was born in Beirut, Lebanon to a Palestinian father and an Egyptian mother. [1] 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

She moved to Paris to live and study, and in 2007 graduated from École Nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts and began her career as a dancer at the Souraya Baghdadi dance company. [2]

Career

Massri made her big screen début in the 2007 critically acclaimed Lebanese LGBT-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]

In May 2016, Massri became a citizen of the United States. [11]

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

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