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| ==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
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Dutch actress (born 1985)
| Maryam Hassouni | |
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 Hassouni in 2020 | |
| Born | (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 39) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Maryam Hassouni (born 21 September 1985) is a writer and former Dutch television and film actress. In 2006, she won an International Emmy Award for her role in Offers (2005).
Biography
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.
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.
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.
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.
In 2022 Hassouni wrote and published the book Wat de fak with publisher De Bezige Bij. The book describes her experiences with what she identifies as structural sexism and racism in the film industry. Because of this she announced her retirement from acting until this is addressed.
Selected filmography
Film
| 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
| 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
- International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress (2006) in Offers
References
- Maryam Hassouni: 'Ik stop met acteren tot de industrie verandert, NOS Nieuws
- 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
- Maryam Hassouni: 'Ik stop met acteren tot de industrie verandert, NOS Nieuws
External links
| International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress | |
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