Najwa Nimri

Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea (Spanish: [ˈnaʝwa ˈnimri]; born 14 February 1972) is a Spanish actress and singer.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nimri and the second or maternal family name is Urrutikoetxea.
Najwa Nimri
Nimri at the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018
Background information
Birth nameNajwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea
Also known asNajwajean
Born (1972-02-14) 14 February 1972
Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
GenresTrip hop, downtempo, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1995–present
Websitenajwa.es

Early life

Nimri's mother is Basque and her father is a Jordanian named Karam Nimri.[1] She has a brother named Karim Nimri, a half-brother named Andre Nimri and two half-sisters named Sara and Nadia Nimri. Najwa also has a cousin who is a singer named (Antix) Alexander Nimier. When she was a child she moved to Bilbao and now lives in Madrid. She has one son named Teo Nabil, who was born on 30 June 2004.

Career

Her first major film role was in Salto al vacío, the first movie by film director Daniel Calparsoro. Her career as a singer started with small groups. In 1996, she formed the band Najwajean with Carlos Jean.[2] She has also released three solo albums. She was married to Daniel Calparsoro[3] and in 2004, she had a son, Teo.

Several of her film roles won her praise: as Ana in Lovers of the Arctic Circle,[4] and as Elena in Lucía y el sexo.[5] Both films were directed by Julio Medem.[6] She starred next to Eduardo Noriega in Abre los ojos,[7] and El método.[8]

She was nominated to the 33rd edition of Goya Awards for Goya Award for Best Actress for Quién te cantará.[9]

In 2019, she returned as Zulema in the spin off Vis a vis: El oasis,[10] starring with Maggie Civantos.[11] She played Alicia Sierra, a policewoman inspector in La casa de papel.[12] She voiced Kate Laswell in the 2019 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.[13]

Discography

With Carlos Jean as Najwajean
  • No Blood (1998) – No. 80
  • Asfalto (2001) (soundtrack) – No. 175
  • Guerreros (2002) (soundtrack) – No. 88
  • Najwajean Selection (2002) (compilation album) – No. 108
  • Till It Breaks (2008) – No. 20
  • Bonzo (2015)

Najwajean singles
  • I'm gonna be (1999)
  • Garota de Ipanema (1999)
  • Crime (2008)
  • Waiting (2015)
  • Bonzo (2015)
  • Drive me (2016)

Solo albums
  • Carefully (2001) – No. 76
  • Mayday (2003) – No. 48
  • Walkabout (2006) – No. 10 (50,000 copies sold; Gold)
  • Donde rugen los volcanes (2012)
  • Rat Race (2014)
  • Viene de Largo (2020)

Solo singles
  • That Cyclone (2001) from Carefully – No. 37
  • Following Dolphins (2001) from Carefully – No. 68
  • Go Cain (2003) from Mayday – No. 20
  • Hey Boys, Girls (2003) from Mayday – No. 26
  • Capable (2006) from Walkabout – No. 3
  • Push It (2006) from Walkabout
  • Le Tien, Le Mien (2006) from Walkabout
  • El último primate (2010) from El Ultimo primate
  • Como un animal (2010) from El ultimo primate.
  • Donde rugen los volcanes" (2012) from Donde rugen los volcanes
  • Somos su nuevo invitado (2012) from Donde rugen los volcanes
  • Feed Us (2014) from Rat Race
  • Rat race (2014) from Rat Race
  • Pijama (2014) from Rat Race
  • Lento (2020) from Viene de largo
  • Panpan (2020)
  • Mira Como Van (2020)

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Director
1995Salto al vacíoÁlexDaniel Carparsoro
1996PasajesGabi
1997Abre los ojosNuriaAlejandro Amenábar
BlindedMarrubiDaniel Calparsoro
1998Los amantes del círculo polarAna (young)Julio Medem
9'8 m/s²"Ella"Alfonso Amador
Nicolás Méndez
1999The CitizenJay Anania
2000GuerrerosDaniel Carparsoro
AsfaltoLucía
2001Fausto 5.0JuliaIsidro Ortiz
Álex Olle
Carlos Padrissa
Antes que anochezcaFina Zorilla OchoaJulian Schnabel
Lucía y el sexoElenaJulio Medem
2002PiedrasLeireRamón Salazar
2003UtopíaÁngelaMaría Ripoll
La reina del bar CanallaLindaDaniel Azancot
2004A + (Amas)DamXabier Ribera
Agents secretsMaría MenéndezFrédéric Schoendoerffer
2005El métodoNievesMarcelo Piñeyro
20-centímetros"La Conejo"Ramón Salazar
2006TrastornoNataliaFernando Cámara
Las vidas de CeliaCeliaAntonio Chavarrías
2007MataharisEvaIcíar Bollaín
Oviedo ExpressBárbaraGonzalo Suárez
2010Todo lo que tú quierasMartaAchero Mañas
Route IrishMarisolKen Loach
Habitación en RomaEdurneJulio Medem
2011VerboInésEduardo Chapero-Jackson
2012The Wine of SummerAnaMaria Matteoli
201310.000 noches en ninguna parteClaudiaRamón Salazar
2018Quién te cantaráLilaCarlos Vermut
El árbol de la sangreMacarenaJulio Medem
La octava dimensión Olga CalderónKike Maíllo

Television
Year Title Role Episodes
2015–2019 Vis a vis Zulema Zahir 40 episodes
2019–present La Casa de Papel Alicia Sierra Montes 15 episodes
2020 Vis a vis: El Oasis Zulema Zahir 8 episodes

Podcast
Year Title Role Episodes
2020 Vis a vis: Cara B Zulema Zahir Voice role, 10 episodes

References
  1. Diéguez, Antonio (7 June 2016). "Najwa Nimri: "Mi familia es la única cristiana de Jordania"". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. "Najwa Nimri y Carlos Jean continúa mañana en Vigo la gira gallega de presentación del álbum 'NajwaJean 10 years after'". Europa Press (in Spanish). Viga. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  3. "Calparsoro: Del cine de autor vasco al terror de encargo en USA". Noticine (in Spanish). 8 May 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  4. "Los mejores papeles de Najwa Nimri, de 'Los amantes del círculo polar' a 'Quién te cantará'". MSN Entertainment. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. EFE (20 August 2001). "Julio Medem presenta en Madrid 'Lucía y el sexo', su película más complicada". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. "Los amantes del Círculo Polar se reencuentran 20 años después". Academia de Cine (in Spanish). 25 September 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. Gómez, Laura (4 February 2014). "Cine de ciencia ficción: Abre los ojos". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. Repiso, Isabel (20 August 2015). "Un "Método" de éxito". ABC (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. "Najwa Nimri: "No esperaba estar nominada a los Goya"". Europa Press. Madrid. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  10. "'Vis a vis' vuelve con un 'spin off' con Najwa Nimri y Maggie Civantos como protagonistas". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  11. Europa Press (23 May 2019). "Najwa Nimri y Maggie Civantos protagonizarán el 'spin-off' de 'Vis a Vis'". El Periódico. Grupo Zeta. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  12. Sanz Ezquerro, David (29 May 2019). "Najwa Nimri, una 'poli mala' en La casa de papel". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General, S.L.U. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  13. Tiramillas (21 October 2019). "Najwa Nimri dará voz a Kate Laswell en 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'". Marca (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información Deportiva, S.L.U. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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