Najwa Nimri

Najwa Nimri

Actor · Director

Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
February 14, 1972

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.

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Representative Works

Room in Rome
Room in Rome
6.4
/ Spanish
Sex and Lucía
Sex and Lucía
6.7
/ Spanish
Open Your Eyes
Open Your Eyes
7.5
/ Spanish
The Red Virgin
The Red Virgin
7.1
/ Spanish
Secret Agents
Secret Agents
5.5
/ French
Quién te cantará
Quién te cantará
7.1
/ Spanish
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
7.3
/ Spanish
Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls
6.7
/ English
Stones
Stones
6.2
/ Spanish
Route Irish
Route Irish
6.0
/ English
The Method
The Method
6.7
/ Spanish
Even the Rain
Even the Rain
7.0
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Room in Rome
2010Nominee

Best Performance

Room in Rome

Sex and Lucía
2001Nominee

Best Performance

Sex and Lucía

Open Your Eyes
1997Nominee

Best Performance

Open Your Eyes

Career Highlights

The Red Virgin
2024Highlight

Best Performance

The Red Virgin

Secret Agents
2004Highlight

Best Performance

Secret Agents

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