Najwa Nimri

Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea (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). 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. 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.
Early life
Nimri's mother is from Pamplona and her father, Karam Nimri, is Jordanian. 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 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 Lucía y el sexo. 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.
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
Television
Podcast
Accolades
References
External links
Najwa Nimri's website (in Spanish)
1972 births
Living people
Spanish film actresses
English-language singers from Spain
French-language singers
Spanish people of Jordanian descent
Musicians from Bilbao
Actors from Bilbao
Actresses from Navarre
Singers from Navarre
20th-century Spanish singers
21st-century Spanish singers
20th-century Spanish women singers
21st-century Spanish women singers
Spanish television actresses
20th-century Spanish actresses
21st-century Spanish actresses
Video game actresses