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Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea (Spanish: [ˈnaʝwa ˈnimɾj urutikoeˈtʃea]; born 14 February 1972) is a Spanish actress and singer.
In 1996, Nimri formed the musical duo Najwajean along with producer Carlos Jean, launching No Blood, an early instance of a trip-hop album in Spain. She first appeared in a film with a leading role in Jump into the Void (1995), eventually becoming one of the big names of 1990s and 2000s Spanish cinema. Film roles that came after her debut include performances in Passages (1996), Open Your Eyes (1997), Blinded (1997), Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998), Asfalto (2000), Sex and Lucia (2001), and Fausto 5.0 (2001).
After spending some time on the back burner as an actress, her popularity greatly increased in the streaming era for her television work in villain roles in crime drama series Locked Up and Money Heist.




Early life


Nimri's mother is from Pamplona and her father, Karam Nimri, is Jordanian. She has a brother, a half-brother and two half-sisters. Najwa also has a cousin who is a singer named Alexander Nimier. When she was a child she moved to Bilbao with her family and was raised in Santutxu. She 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. She has also released three solo albums. From 1995 to 2000, she was married to Daniel Calparsoro.
Several of her film roles won her praise: as Ana in Lovers of the Arctic Circle, and as Elena in Sex and Lucia. Both films were directed by Julio Medem. She starred next to Eduardo Noriega in Abre los ojos, and El método.
She was nominated to the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance as amnesiac diva Lila Cassen in Quién te cantará (2018).
In 2020, she returned as Zulema in the spin off Vis a vis: El Oasis, starring with Maggie Civantos. She played Alicia Sierra, a policewoman inspector in (Money Heist) La casa de papel. She voiced Kate Laswell in the 2019 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
She joined season 2 of religious horror series 30 Coins to portray paranormal hunter and video podcaster Haruka. In 2024, she featured in the hospital-set drama series Breathless, portraying a right-wing President of the Valencian Community set on dismantling the public healthcare system. She also portrayed Aurora Rodríguez in The Red Virgin.




Discography






= With Carlos Jean as Najwajean

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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

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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

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= Television

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= Podcast

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Accolades






References






External links



Najwa Nimri at IMDb

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• Berlin (Seri televisi Spanyol)
• Berlin (Money Heist)
• Money Heist
• Georgina Amorós
• Before Night Falls (film)
• Money Heist (waralaba)
• Najwa Nimri
• The Red Virgin
• Breathless (Spanish TV series)
• Holy Family (TV series)
• Berlin (Spanish TV series)
• Nimri
• Money Heist
• Sex and Lucia
• Open Your Eyes (1997 film)
• Lovers of the Arctic Circle