Hannan Younis is a
Canadian
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actress and comedian. She is most noted for her voice performance as Safra in the 2017 animated web series ''
PeopleWatching'', for which she was a
Canadian Screen Award
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nominee for Best Actress in a Web Series at the
6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.
She has also had a guest role as Ange Werewolf in ''
What We Do in the Shadows
''What We Do in the Shadows'' is a 2014 New Zealand mockumentary horror comedy film written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi and the first installment in the ''What We Do in the Shadows'' franchise. The film also stars Clem ...
'', and a recurring role as Emily in ''
Ruby and the Well
''Ruby and the Well'' is a family fantasy TV show on BYUtv, premiered in America on February 27, 2022. The show features a present-day teenager whose father inherits an orchard in Emerald. This leads to the two moving to Emerald where Ruby disco ...
''. In 2021 she appeared in two episodes of ''
Roast Battle Canada
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'', competing against
Stacey McGunnigle in the second episode and
Keith Pedro in the seventh.
In 2022, she was announced as part of the cast of the forthcoming comedy series ''
Bria Mack Gets a Life
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''.
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"Malaika Hennie-Hamadi, Hannan Younis to Star in ‘Bria Mack Gets A Life’"
''The Hollywood Reporter
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'', October 11, 2022.
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21st-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian comedians
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Canadian stand-up comedians
Canadian women comedians
Black Canadian actresses
Black Canadian comedians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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