Yasmine Al Massri - wikipedia Yasmine Al Massri Yasmine Al Massri ( 1978 - 11 - 21 ) November 21, 1978 ( age 39 ) Lebanon Occupation Actress Years active 2000 - present Spouse ( s ) Michael Desante Children Liam Desante ( b. 2012 ) Website www.jazmasri.com Yasmine Al Massri ( Arabic : ياسمين المصري ‎ ) ( born November 21, 1978 ) is a Lebanese - born French actress. She made her film début in the 2007 film Caramel. In 2015, Massri began starring as Nimah Amin and Raina Amin, identical twins in the ABC thriller series Quantico. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links Early life Al Massri was born in Lebanon to a Palestinian father and an Egyptian mother. She moved to Paris to live and study, and in 2007 graduated from École nationale supérieure des Beaux - Arts and began her career as a dancer at the Souraya Baghdadi dance company. Career Massri has made her big screen début in the 2007 critically acclaimed Lebanese LGBT - themed comedy - drama film, Caramel, directed by Nadine Labaki. The film was presented at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, For Caramel she received the Best Actress Award at the 2007 Abu Dhabi Film Festival, and the same year a Best Actress nomination at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Following Caramel, she starred in the internationally produced films Al - mor wa al rumman, Al Juma Al Akheira, and Miral. In 2014, Massri made her début on American television, in a starring role on the short - lived NBC drama series, Crossbones opposite John Malkovich. In 2015, she was cast alongside Priyanka Chopra and Aunjanue Ellis in the ABC thriller Quantico as two characters -- identical twins Nimah and Raina Amin. Personal life Massri lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband, Michael Desante, and their son, Liam. In May 2016, Massri became a citizen of the United States. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2007 Caramel Nisrine Nominated -- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress 2008 Al - mor wa al rumman Kamar Miral Nadia 2011 Al Juma Al Akheira Dalal 2014 Crossbones Selima El Sharad Series regular, 9 episodes 2015 -- 2017 Quantico Nimah & Raina Amin Series regular, 44 episodes 2018 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Tara Episode : `` Flight Risk '' References Jump up ^ Canal+. `` - Films CANALPLUS.FR ''. Canalplus.fr. Retrieved 1 July 2015. Jump up ^ Santiago, Patricia, Abet ( 27 April 2010 ) : `` La cultura es la mejor forma de superar los clichés entre occidente y el mundo árabe ''. ABC ( in Spanish ) Jump up ^ http://www.meiff.com/mediafiles/press_686.pdf Jump up ^ `` Yasmine Al Massri - NBC.com ''. NBC. Retrieved 1 July 2015. Jump up ^ Simon, Alissa ( 15 December 2011 ) : `` The absurdities and complexities of life in contempo Amman are presented with pleasingly understated humor in The Last Friday '', Variety Jump up ^ `` Miral ''. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` Yasmine Al Massri of Crossbones talks working with John Malkovich and more ''. HitFix. Retrieved 1 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` ' Believe ' Star Boards ABC 's ' Quantico ' ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 July 2015. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie. `` ABC Orders Six Drama Pilots To Series - Deadline ''. Deadline. Retrieved 1 July 2015. Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2316907/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Jump up ^ http://www.people.com/article/quantico-yasmine-al-massri-discuss-refugees-un-humanitarian-day External links Official website Yasmine Al Massri on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yasmine_Al_Massri&oldid=829833190 '' Categories : Lebanese emigrants to France Lebanese film actresses Living people 1978 births Lebanese actresses Lebanese people of Egyptian descent Lebanese people of Palestinian descent Palestinian film actresses 21st - century Palestinian actresses People with acquired American citizenship Hidden categories : Articles with Spanish - language external links Articles with hCards Articles containing Arabic - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 11 March 2018, at 02 : 09. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays the twins on the show quantico
Answer: Yasmine Al Massri