Maryam Hassouni (born 21 September 1985) is a Dutch television and film actress. In 2006, she won an International Emmy Award for her role in Offers (2005).
Maryam Hassouni | |
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 Hassouni in 2020 | |
| Born | 21 September 1985 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Biography edit
Hassouni's parents, Alia and Abdelbaki Hassouni, are Moroccan and moved to the Netherlands a few years before she was born on 21 September 1985, in Amsterdam. She has a younger brother named Zakariya and a sister called Sarra.[1]
Hassouni received her high school diploma in 2003. She studied museology until 2005, then took law at the Free University in Amsterdam but failed the course.[2]
In 2002, she began her acting career with the role of Dunya El-Beneni in the television series Dunya and Desi, which was nominated for an International Emmy Award for Children and Young People in 2004 and again in 2005.[3]
In 2006, she won the International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress for the role of Laila al Gatawi in the 2005 Dutch TV film Offers.[4]
Selected filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kicks | Aaliyah | |
| 2008 | Anubis en het Pad der 7 Zonden | Charlotte de Beaufort | |
| Dunya and Desi | Dunya El-Beneni | ||
| 2012 | Manslaughter | Amira | |
| 2013 | Soof | Najat | |
| 2016 | Soof 2 | Najat | |
| 2020 | The Host | Vera Tribbe | |
| 2021 | Meskina | Leyla Idrissi |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–04 | Dunya and Desi | Dunya El-Beneni | 19 episodes |
| 2005 | Offers | Laila al Gatawi | Television film |
| 2016 | Flikken Maastricht | Rebecca Meeuws | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Flikken Rotterdam | Lieve Jansons | 1 season |
Awards edit
- International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress (2006) in Offers
References edit
- ^ Actorbio Dunya: Maryam Hassouni Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 25 November 2006
- ^ Curriculum Vitae Maryam Hassouni Archived 25 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 21 November 2006; retrieved 22 November 2006
- ^ Awards for "Dunya and Desi"; retrieved 23 November 2006
- ^ 34th International Emmy Awards Gala celebrates the world's best television programming Archived 19 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine, 20 November 2006; retrieved 21 November 2006