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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

54

Gender

Female

Birthday

1972-02-14 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

Also Known As

Najwa Nimri Urruticoechea

Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea

Najwajean

Найва Нимри

나지와 님리

نجوا نِمری

Najwa Nimri

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.

Known For

Acting

Sex and Lucía

2001

Sex and Lucía

as

Elena

Open Your Eyes

1997

Open Your Eyes

as

Nuria

The Method

2005

The Method

as

Nieves

Before Night Falls

2000

Before Night Falls

as

Fina Zorilla Ochoa

Stones

2002

Stones

as

Leire

Utopia

2003

Utopia

as

Ángela

Room in Rome

2010

Room in Rome

as

Edurne

Fausto 5.0

2001

Fausto 5.0

as

Julia

Even the Rain

2011

Even the Rain

as

Isabel (uncredited)

Route Irish

2011

Route Irish

as

Marisol

Verbo

2011

Verbo

as

Inés

The Red Virgin

2024

The Red Virgin

as

Aurora

A+

2004

A+

as

Dam

Trastorno

2006

Trastorno

as

Natalia

Salto al vacío

1995

Salto al vacío

as

Alex

Asfalto

2000

Asfalto

as

Secret Agents

2004

Secret Agents

as

Maria Menendez

Blinded

1997

Blinded

as

Marrubi

Mataharis

2007

Mataharis

as

Eva

Celia's Lives

2006

Celia's Lives

as

Celia

Pasajes

1996

Pasajes

as

Gabi

Express Oviedo

2007

Express Oviedo

as

Bárbara

The Tree of Blood

2018

The Tree of Blood

as

Macarena

Sexo en el plató

2007

Sexo en el plató

as

Herself

Mi madre

2018

Mi madre

as

Madre

20 Centimeters

2005

20 Centimeters

as

La Conejo

Muñequita linda

2021

Muñequita linda

as

Claudia

9'8m/s²

1998

9'8m/s²

as

Ella

Locked Up

Locked Up

as

Zulema Zahir

Insiders

Insiders

as

Self - Host

30 Coins

30 Coins

as

Haruka

Breathless

Breathless

as

Patricia Segura

Holy Family

Holy Family

as

Gloria Román / Julia Santos

Berlin

Berlin

as

Alicia Sierra

Money Heist

Money Heist

as

Alicia Sierra

Locked Up: The Oasis

Locked Up: The Oasis

as

Zulema Zahir

La resistencia

La resistencia

as

Invitada

Punto Nemo

Punto Nemo

as

Juana

La Revuelta

La Revuelta

as

Self - Guest

Production

Crew

Directing