Najwa Nimri
Nimri in 2018
Born
Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea

(1972-02-14) 14 February 1972 (age 51)
Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1995–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Formerly ofNajwajean (with Carlos Jean)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1995; div. 2000)​

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

Nimri first appeared in the big screen with a leading role in Jump into the Void (1995).[1] In 1996, she formed musical duo Najwajean along with producer Carlos Jean, launching No Blood, an early instance of a trip-hop album in Spain.[2] Film roles that came after her debut include performances in Passages (1996), Open Your Eyes (1997), Blinded (1997), and Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998), Sex and Lucia (2001), Fausto 5.0 (2001).

Her television work include villain roles in crime drama series Locked Up and Money Heist.[3]

Early life

Nimri's mother is from Pamplona and her father, Karam Nimri, is Jordanian.[4][5] 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.[3] 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 [es] with Carlos Jean.[6] She has also released three solo albums. From 1995 to 2000, she was married to Daniel Calparsoro.[7][8]

Several of her film roles won her praise: as Ana in Lovers of the Arctic Circle,[9] and as Elena in Lucía y el sexo.[10] Both films were directed by Julio Medem.[11] She starred next to Eduardo Noriega in Abre los ojos,[12] and El método.[13]

She was nominated to the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance as amnesiac diva Lila Cassen in Quién te cantará (2018).[14][15]

In 2020, she returned as Zulema in the spin off Vis a vis: El Oasis,[16] starring with Maggie Civantos.[17] She played Alicia Sierra, a policewoman inspector in (Money Heist) La casa de papel.[18] She voiced Kate Laswell in the 2019 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.[19]

She joined season 2 of religious horror series 30 Coins to portray paranormal hunter and video podcaster Haruka.[20]

Discography

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Nimri during a concert in Sala Bikini, Barcelona (2010)

With Carlos Jean as Najwajean

Najwajean singles

Solo albums

Solo singles

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995 Salto al vacío (Jump into the Void) Alex [21]
1996 Pasajes (Passages) Gabi [22]
1997 Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) Nuria [23]
A ciegas (Blinded) Marrubi [24]
1998 Los amantes del círculo polar (Lovers of the Arctic Circle) Ana Character also performed by Kristel Díaz and Sara Valiente [25]
9'8 m/s² Ella [26]
2000 Asfalto Lucía [27]
2001 Fausto 5.0 Julia [28]
Before Night Falls Fina Correa [29]
Lucía y el sexo (Sex and Lucia) Elena [30]
2002 Piedras (Stones) Leire [31]
2003 Utopía (Utopia) Ángela [32]
2004 A+ (Amas) (A+) Dam [33]
Agents secrets (Secret Agents) Maria Menendez [34]
2005 El método (The Method) Nieves [35]
20 centímetros (20 Centimeters) La Conejo [36]
2006 Trastorno (Dementia) Natalia [37]
Las vidas de Celia (Celia's Lives) Celia [38][39]
2007 Mataharis Eva [40]
Oviedo Express Bárbara [41]
2010 Todo lo que tú quieras (Anything You Want) Marta [42]
Route Irish Marisol [43]
Habitación en Roma (Room in Rome) Edurne [44]
2011 Verbo Inés [45]
2012 The Wine of Summer Ana
2013 10.000 noches en ninguna parte (10,000 Nights Nowhere) Claudia [46]
2018 Quién te cantará Lila Cassen [47]
El árbol de la sangre (The Tree of Blood) Macarena [48]
La octava dimensión Olga Calderón
TBD Hildegart Aurora [49]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015–2019 Vis a vis Zulema Zahir Main cast; 40 episodes
2018 Feliz Halloween Zulema Zahir Short special
2019–2021 La casa de papel Alicia Sierra Montes Main cast (season 3-5); 25 episodes
2020 Vis a vis: El Oasis Zulema Zahir Lead role; 8 episodes
2021–2022 Insiders Host 14 episodes
2022–present Sagrada familia Gloria Román Lead role; 8 episodes [50]
2023 30 monedas Haruka Season 2 [51]
2023 Berlin Alicia Sierra Montes 3 episodes
TBA Respira TBA Lead role; filming

Podcast

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

Accolades

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2021)
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1998 45th Ondas Awards Best Actress Lovers of the Arctic Circle & Open Your Eyes Won [52]
1999 13th Goya Awards Best Actress Lovers of the Arctic Circle Nominated [53]
2002 16th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Sex and Lucia Nominated [53]
2017 4th Feroz Awards Best Main Actress in a Series Locked Up Nominated [54]
2019 6th Feroz Awards Best Main Actress in a Series Nominated [55]
33rd Goya Awards Best Actress Quién te cantará Nominated [53]
69th Fotogramas de Plata Best Film Actress Nominated [56]
Best TV Actress Locked Up Won [57]
6th Platino Awards Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series Nominated [58]
2021 8th Platino Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series Money Heist Nominated [59]
2022 72nd Fotogramas de Plata Best TV Actress Won [60]
9th Platino Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series Won [61]

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