Portrait of Najwa Nimri

Najwa Nimri

Acting

Biography

​Najwa Nimri is a Spanish film and television actress, singer and music composer of Jordanian descent. Begins to be recognized in the film world by the hand of director Daniel Calparsoro in films such as Leap into the void, Passages, Blind or Asphalt. After the success of Abre los ojos by Alejandro Amenábar, comes her first Goya nomination for best leading actress with Los Amantes del circulo Polar by Julio Medem, with whom she repeats in Lucía y el Sexo for which she is also nominated for a Goya in the best supporting actress category.

Born: February 14, 1972

Place of Birth: Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

Filmography

2025
Punto Nemo

as Juana

2024
2024
La Revuelta

as Self - Guest

2024
Breathless

as Patricia Segura

2023
Berlin

as Alicia Sierra

2022
Holy Family

as Gloria Román / Julia Santos

2021
Insiders

as Self - Host

2020
30 Coins

as Haruka

2020
Locked Up: The Oasis

as Zulema Zahir

2018
2018
Mi madre

as Madre

2018
La resistencia

as Invitada

2017
Money Heist

as Alicia Sierra

2015
Locked Up

as Zulema Zahir

2013
2011
Verbo

as Inés

2011
Route Irish

as Marisol

2011
Even the Rain

as Isabel (uncredited)

2010
Room in Rome

as Edurne

2007
Oviedo Express

as Bárbara

2007
Mataharis

as Eva

2007
2006
2006
Trastorno

as Natalia

2005
The Method

as Nieves

2005
20 Centimeters

as La Conejo

2004
A+

as Dam

2004
Secret Agents

as Maria Menendez

2003
Utopia

as Ángela

2002
Stones

as Leire

2001
Fausto 5.0

as Julia

2001
2000
Before Night Falls

as Fina Zorilla Ochoa

1997
1997
Blinded

as Marrubi

1996
Pasajes

as Gabi

1995