Nina Kiridžija ( sr-Cyrl, Нина Кириџиjа; born September 3, 1992), known as Nina Kiri ( sr-Cyrl, Нина Кири), is a

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actress, best known for her role as the handmaid Alma in the first five seasons of the Hulu series ''

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'' (2017–2022).

Life and career

She was born as Nina Kiridžija in Belgrade, Serbia in what was then the

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in 1992, during the

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. Her family moved to

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, where she first started performing in school theatre, then professionally on stage starting in 2007. Kiri's first screen role was a short appearance in the 2011 Disney Channel television movie ''

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''. In 2016, Kiri teamed up with fellow Serbian-Canadian Sanja Zivkovic, who directed Kiri in the short film ''Cleo''. Kiri had starring roles were in a trio of horror films: ''Let Her Out'' (2016), ''The Haunted House on Kirby Road'' (2016) and ''The Heretics'' (2017). Kiri's performance in ''The Heretics'' earned her the Festival Prize for Best Actress at the

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. Kiri gained prominence in 2017 with a recurring role in the television series ''

''. Her character Alma, initially known as Handmaid Ofrobert, first appeared in the opening episode of the series and left the series in the fourth season.

Filmography

Film

*''Let Her Out'' (2016) *''The Haunted House on Kirby Road'' (2016) *''Super Detention'' (2016) *''

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'' (2017) *'' Easy Land'' (2019) *’’ Love in Harmony Valley’’ (2020)

Television

*''

'' (2011), television movie *'' The Secret Circle'' (2012), episode "

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" *'' Supernatural'' (2012), episode " We Need to Talk About Kevin" *''

'' (2017–2022), recurring role, 27 episodes

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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