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Najwa Nimri

Born
Feb 14, 1972 · Age 54
Place of birth
Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Gender
Female
Movie credits
39
TV credits
15
Also known as (3)
  • Najwa Nimri Urruticoechea
  • Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea
  • Najwajean

Biography

​Najwa Nimri is a Spanish film and television actress, singer and music composer of Jordanian descent. Begins to be recognized in the film world by the hand of director Daniel Calparsoro in films such as Leap into the void, Passages, Blind or Asphalt. After the success of Abre los ojos by Alejandro Amenábar, comes her first Goya nomination for best leading actress with Los Amantes del circulo Polar by Julio Medem, with whom she repeats in Lucía y el Sexo for which she is also nominated for a Goya in the best supporting actress category.