Nora El Koussour (born 1994) is a Dutch actress. She won the

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award in 2017 for her role in the film ''

Layla M. ''Layla M.'' is a 2016 Dutch drama film directed by Mijke de Jong. It stars Nora El Koussour as Layla, a young Dutch woman of Moroccan background who rebels against her family and schooling to become an Islamic fundamentalist. As in other films ...

''.

Career

She made her film debut in the 2016 film ''

''. She won the

award in 2017 for her role in the film. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the

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at the

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, but it was not nominated. In 2020, she appeared as Sanaa in the British crime thriller television series '' Baghdad Central''. She also appeared in the Dutch television series ''Kerstgezel.nl''. In 2022, she appeared as

Emma Watson Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress and activist. Known for her roles in both blockbusters and independent films, as well as for her women's rights work, she has received a selection of accolades, includi ...

in the play ''Emma Watson - The Play''.

Awards

* 2017:

, ''

Filmography

* 2016: ''

'' * 2017: ''Aziza'' * 2018: ''Mocro Maffia'' * 2019: ''

The Promise of Pisa ''The Promise of Pisa'' ( nl, De Belofte van Pisa) is a 2019 Dutch drama film directed by Norbert ter Hall. The film is based on the autobiographical novel by Mano Bouzamour. Plot summary & cast Plot summary Sam Zafar, called Samir at home, g ...

'' *2020: ''Kerstgezel.nl''

References

External links

* 1994 births Living people 21st-century Dutch actresses Dutch film actresses Dutch television actresses Golden Calf winners People from Veghel Dutch people of Moroccan descent {{Netherlands-actor-stub