Yasmine Al Massri
Yasmine Al Massri is an actress, dancer, video artist and human rights advocate. She was born in Beirut, Lebanon to a Palestinian father and an Egyptian mother. She is a French and American citizen. She made her film debut in the 2007 film "Caramel". In 2015, Massri starred as "Nimah Amin" and "Raina Amin", identical twins in the ABC thriller series "Quantico". Early life. 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 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 debut on American television, in a starring role on the 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. In May 2016, Massri became a citizen of the United States.