Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea Spanish: ; born 14 February 1972 is a Spanish actress and singer.
Early life
Nimri’s mother is Basque and her father is a Jordanian named Karam Nimri. 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 (Antix) Alexander Nimier. When she was a child she moved to Bilbao and now lives in Madrid. She has one son named Teo Nabil, who was born on 30 June 2004.
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. She was married to Daniel Calparsoro and in 2004, she had a son, Teo.
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 33rd edition of Goya Awards for Goya Award for Best Actress for Quién te cantará.
In 2019, 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 La casa de papel.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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)
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)
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Salto al vacío | Álex | Daniel Carparsoro |
| 1996 | Pasajes | Gabi | |
| 1997 | Abre los ojos | Nuria | Alejandro Amenábar |
| Blinded | Marrubi | Daniel Calparsoro | |
| 1998 | Los amantes del círculo polar | Ana (young) | Julio Medem |
| 9’8 m/s² | “Ella” | Alfonso Amador Nicolás Méndez |
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| 1999 | The Citizen | Jay Anania | |
| 2000 | Guerreros | Daniel Carparsoro | |
| Asfalto | Lucía | ||
| 2001 | Fausto 5.0 | Julia | Isidro Ortiz Álex Olle Carlos Padrissa |
| Antes que anochezca | Fina Zorilla Ochoa | Julian Schnabel | |
| Lucía y el sexo | Elena | Julio Medem | |
| 2002 | Piedras | Leire | Ramón Salazar |
| 2003 | Utopía | Ángela | María Ripoll |
| La reina del bar Canalla | Linda | Daniel Azancot | |
| 2004 | A + (Amas) | Dam | Xabier Ribera |
| Agents secrets | María Menéndez | Frédéric Schoendoerffer | |
| 2005 | El método | Nieves | Marcelo Piñeyro |
| 20-centímetros | “La Conejo” | Ramón Salazar | |
| 2006 | Trastorno | Natalia | Fernando Cámara |
| Las vidas de Celia | Celia | Antonio Chavarrías | |
| 2007 | Mataharis | Eva | Icíar Bollaín |
| Oviedo Express | Bárbara | Gonzalo Suárez | |
| 2010 | Todo lo que tú quieras | Marta | Achero Mañas |
| Route Irish | Marisol | Ken Loach | |
| Habitación en Roma | Edurne | Julio Medem | |
| 2011 | Verbo | Inés | Eduardo Chapero-Jackson |
| 2012 | The Wine of Summer | Ana | Maria Matteoli |
| 2013 | 10.000 noches en ninguna parte | Claudia | Ramón Salazar |
| 2018 | Quién te cantará | Lila | Carlos Vermut |
| El árbol de la sangre | Macarena | Julio Medem | |
| La octava dimensión | Olga Calderón | Kike Maíllo |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2019 | Vis a vis (Locked Up) | Zulema Zahir | 40 episodes |
| 2019–present | La casa de papel (Money Heist) | Alicia Sierra Montes | 15 episodes |
| 2020 | Vis a vis: El Oasis | Zulema Zahir | 8 episodes |
Podcast
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Vis a vis: Cara B | Zulema Zahir | Voice role, 10 episodes |