Yasmine Al Massri is an actress, dancer, video artist and human rights
advocate. She was born in Beirut, Lebanon to a Palestinian father and
an Egyptian mother. She is a French and American citizen. 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.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.Massri has 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, For Caramel she
received the Best Actress Award at the 2007 Abu Dhabi Film Festival,
and the same year a Best Actress nomination at the Asia Pacific Screen
Awards. Following Caramel, she starred in the internationally produced
films Al-mor wa al rumman, Al Juma Al Akheira, and Miral.In 2014,
Massri made her debut on American television, in a starring role on
the NBC drama series, Crossbones opposite John Malkovich. In 2015, she
was cast alongside Priyanka Chopra and Aunjanue Ellis in the ABC
thriller Quantico as two characters â€" identical twins Nimah and
Raina Amin.
advocate. She was born in Beirut, Lebanon to a Palestinian father and
an Egyptian mother. She is a French and American citizen. 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.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.Massri has 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, For Caramel she
received the Best Actress Award at the 2007 Abu Dhabi Film Festival,
and the same year a Best Actress nomination at the Asia Pacific Screen
Awards. Following Caramel, she starred in the internationally produced
films Al-mor wa al rumman, Al Juma Al Akheira, and Miral.In 2014,
Massri made her debut on American television, in a starring role on
the NBC drama series, Crossbones opposite John Malkovich. In 2015, she
was cast alongside Priyanka Chopra and Aunjanue Ellis in the ABC
thriller Quantico as two characters â€" identical twins Nimah and
Raina Amin.
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