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to immigrant parents, and is of French and Tunisian ancestry. She appeared in the 2017 film ''Ailleurs''. Ricci said she won the title role of the 2019 film ''

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'' after participating in a long series of auditions held to fill all the film's roles. In ''

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'', praised Ricci's acting in ''Antigone''. She was named one of the "rising stars" at the

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, and won the

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for Best Actress at the

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. She also won the

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for Revelation of the Year at the

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. In 2020 she starred in the short film '' Girls Shouldn't Walk Alone at Night (Les filles ne marchent pas seules la nuit)''.Anna Mayers
"Girls Shouldn’t Walk Alone At Night – Short Film Review"
''Close-Up Culture'', March 19, 2021. In 2022, she portrayed Sophia in the film '' Montreal Girls''. Nahéma made her English language feature debut in 2022 portraying Alix, a troubled teenager, in ''Under Spanish Skies'', directed by Nathan Buck. She took the lead role of Jen Paradis in television crime drama, ''

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'' (2022). In 2023, she joined the cast of ''

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''. In 2024 she starred in the film '' Hunting Daze (Jour de chasse)''.J. Hurtado
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''

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'', March 10, 2024.

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