Najwa Nimri

Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea (Spanish: [ˈnajwa ˈnimɾjurutikoeˈtʃea]; 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
Born
Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea

(1972-02-14) 14 February 1972
Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1995–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Formerly ofNajwajean (with Carlos Jean)

Early life

Nimri's mother is from Pamplona and her father, Karam Nimri, is Jordanian.[1][2] 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 Alexander Nimier. When she was a child she moved to Bilbao and now lives in Madrid.

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.[3] She has also released three solo albums. She was married to Daniel Calparsoro.[4]

Several of her film roles won her praise: as Ana in Lovers of the Arctic Circle,[5] and as Elena in Lucía y el sexo.[6] Both films were directed by Julio Medem.[7] She starred next to Eduardo Noriega in Abre los ojos,[8] and El método.[9]

She was nominated to the 33rd edition of Goya Awards for Goya Award for Best Actress for Quién te cantará.[10]

In 2020, she returned as Zulema in the spin off Vis a vis: El Oasis,[11] starring with Maggie Civantos.[12] She played Alicia Sierra, a policewoman inspector in (Money Heist) La casa de papel.[13] She voiced Kate Laswell in the 2019 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.[14]

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)
  • AMA (2021)

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)
  • Santa Claus llego a la cuidad (2020)
  • Contra Quien Luchaba (2022)
  • Aperol (2022)
  • Esquiando (2023)
  • Big Bang (2023)
  • Chia (2023) ·

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995Salto al vacíoAlex[15]
1996PasajesGabi[16]
1997Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes)Nuria[17]
A ciegas (Blinded)Marrubi[18]
1998Los amantes del círculo polar (Lovers of the Arctic Circle)AnaCharacter also performed by Kristel Díaz and Sara Valiente[19]
9'8 m/s²Ella[20]
2000AsfaltoLucía[21]
2001Fausto 5.0Julia[22]
Before Night FallsFina Correa[23]
Lucía y el sexo (Sex and Lucia)Elena[24]
2002Piedras (Stones)Leire[25]
2003UtopíaÁngela[26]
La reina del bar CanallaLinda
2004A + (Amas)Dam
Agents secrets (Secret Agents)Maria Menendez[27]
2005El método (The Method)Nieves[28]
20 centímetros (20 Centimeters)La Conejo[29]
2006TrastornoNatalia[30]
Las vidas de Celia (Celia's Lives)Celia[31][32]
2007MataharisEva[33]
Oviedo ExpressBárbara[34]
2010Todo lo que tú quieras (Anything You Want)Marta[35]
Route IrishMarisol[36]
Habitación en Roma (Room in Rome)Edurne[37]
2011VerboInés[38]
2012The Wine of SummerAna
201310.000 noches en ninguna parte (10,000 Nights Nowhere)Claudia[39]
2018Quién te cantaráLila Cassen[40]
El árbol de la sangre (The Tree of Blood)Macarena[41]
La octava dimensión Olga Calderón

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015–2019 Vis a vis Zulema Zahir 40 episodes
2019–2021 La casa de papel Alicia Sierra Montes 25 episodes
2020 Vis a vis: El Oasis Zulema Zahir 8 episodes
2021–2022 Insiders Host 14 episodes
2022 Sagrada familia (Holy Family) Gloria [42]
2023 Berlin Alicia Sierra Montes TBA episodes
TBD 30 monedasHarukaIntroduced in season 2[43]

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

Accolades
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
199845th Ondas AwardsBest ActressLovers of the Arctic Circle & Open Your EyesWon[44]
199913th Goya AwardsBest ActressLovers of the Arctic CircleNominated[45]
200216th Goya AwardsBest Supporting ActressSex and LuciaNominated[45]
20174th Feroz AwardsBest Leading Actress (TV)Locked UpNominated[46]
20196th Feroz AwardsBest Leading Actress (TV)Nominated[47]
33rd Goya AwardsBest ActressQuién te cantaráNominated[45]
69th Fotogramas de PlataBest Film ActressNominated[48]
Best TV ActressLocked UpWon[49]
6th Platino AwardsBest Actress in a Miniseries or TV SeriesNominated[50]
20218th Platino AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV SeriesMoney HeistNominated[51]
202272nd Fotogramas de PlataBest TV ActressWon[52]
9th Platino AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV SeriesWon[53]

References
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  4. "Calparsoro: Del cine de autor vasco al terror de encargo en USA". Noticine (in Spanish). 8 May 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
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  6. 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.
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  8. Gómez, Laura (4 February 2014). "Cine de ciencia ficción: Abre los ojos". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. Repiso, Isabel (20 August 2015). "Un "Método" de éxito". ABC (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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  11. "'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.
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