Yasmine Al Massri
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.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ “Quantico star Yasmine Al-Massri: “I say no to everyone who tries to tell me who I am””. Women in the World. [13-05-2016].
- ^ Canal+. "- Films CANALPLUS.FR". Canalplus.fr. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ 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)
- ^ http://www.meiff.com/mediafiles/press_686.pdf Archived 2012-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Yasmine Al Massri - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Miral". Rotten Tomatoes. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Yasmine Al Massri of Crossbones talks working with John Malkovich and more". HitFix. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "'Believe' Star Boards ABC's 'Quantico'". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (8 May 2015). "ABC Orders Six Drama Pilots To Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Quantico's Yasmine Al Massri Reflects on Her Refugee Past: 'There Is an Inhuman, Selfish, Uneducated Idea of What a Refugee Is'". People.
External links
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- American film actresses
- Lebanese emigrants to France
- Lebanese film actresses
- Living people
- 1978 births
- Lebanese people of Egyptian descent
- Lebanese people of Palestinian descent
- Palestinian film actresses
- 21st-century Palestinian actresses
- Palestinian people of Egyptian descent
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- 21st-century American women