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.