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 ''

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''. In 2015, Massri starred as ''Nimah Amin'' and ''Raina Amin'', identical twins in the

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thriller series '' Quantico''.

Early life

She moved to Paris to live and study, and in 2007 graduated from

École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a French ''grande école'' whose primary mission is to provide high-level arts education and training. This is classical and historical School of Fine Arts in France. The art school, which is part of the Paris Science ...

and began her career as a dancer at the Souraya Baghdadi dance company.

Career

Massri made her big screen début in the 2007 critically acclaimed Lebanese LGBT-themed comedy-drama film, ''

'', directed by

Nadine Labaki Nadine Labaki ( ar, نادين لبكي ''Nādīn Labikī''; born February 18, 1974) is a Lebanese actress, director and activist. Labaki first came into the spotlight as an actress in the early 2000s. Her film-making career began in 2007 after ...

. The film was presented at the 2007

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, For ''Caramel'' she received the Best Actress Award at the 2007

Abu Dhabi Film Festival The Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF; ar, مهرجان أبو ظبي السينمائي), formerly the Middle East International Film Festival, was an international film festival held in the city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 2007 to 20 ...

, and the same year a Best Actress nomination at the

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. Following ''Caramel'', she starred in the internationally produced films ''Al-mor wa al rumman'', ''Al Juma Al Akheira'', and ''

Miral ''Miral'' is a 2010 biographical political film directed by Julian Schnabel about the coming of age of a Palestinian girl named Miral who grows up in the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and finds herself drawn into the conflict. The screenpla ...

''. In 2014, Massri made her debut on American television, in a starring role on the

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drama series, '' Crossbones'' opposite

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. In 2015, she was cast alongside

Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...

and

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in the

thriller '' Quantico'' as two characters — identical twins Nimah and Raina Amin. In May 2016, Massri became a citizen of the United States.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Massri, Yasmine American film actresses Lebanese emigrants to France Lebanese film actresses Living people 1978 births Lebanese people of Egyptian descent Lebanese people of Palestinian descent Palestinian film actresses 21st-century Palestinian actresses Palestinian people of Egyptian descent People with acquired American citizenship 21st-century American women