Noureen DeWulf
Noureen DeWulf (née Ahmed) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles in West Bank Story (2005), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), and The Back-up Plan (2010). She also starred as Lacey on the sitcom Anger Management (2012–2014).
Noureen DeWulf
- Name
- Noureen DeWulf
- Birth Name
- Noureen Ahmed
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Education
- Boston University in 2002
- Occupation
- Actress/comedian
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Noureen DeWulf (née Ahmed) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles in West Bank Story (2005), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), and The Back-up Plan (2010). She also starred as Lacey on the sitcom Anger Management (2012–2014).
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Noureen DeWulf (born 1984) is an actor, actress and film actor, among other activities, of American nationality. The actor was born in New York City. Noureen DeWulf was educated at Boston University and Boston University College of Fine Arts. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Noureen DeWulf • Birth Name — Noureen Ahmed • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Education — Boston University in 2002 • Occupation — Actress/comedian • Years Active — 2005–present • Children — 2
Early life and education
Early life and education
DeWulf was born Noureen Ahmed in New York City to Gujarati parents from Pune, India and grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia. She was raised Nizari Ismaili Muslim. Her father was a physician. She has two sisters. Her older sister, Aziza, teaches law at Northeastern University in Boston. Her younger sister, Sara, practices law in San Francisco. DeWulf attended Boston University's School for the Arts and studied international relations and theatre. After graduation, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She is fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and Gujarati.
Career
Career
DeWulf began her acting career in the Academy Award-winning short film West Bank Story, where she played the lead role of Fatima, a singing and dancing Palestinian cashier who falls in love with an Israeli soldier. She has been working in comedic television series and films ever since. From 2009-11, she played recurring roles on NBC's Outsourced, TNT's Hawthorne and MTV's The Hard Times of RJ Berger, and appeared in the Lifetime miniseries Maneater. DeWulf has been seen in a number of box-office hits, including Ocean's Thirteen (2007), and The Back-up Plan (2010). She starred opposite Matthew McConaughey in the romantic comedy film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), and played opposite Jeremy Piven in The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009). She starred in The Taqwacores (2010), which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2010. She co-starred with Charlie Sheen in the television sitcom Anger Management, which aired from 2012 to 2014 on FX. In 2014, DeWulf won Best Actress at the Comedy Ninja Film and Screenplay Festival for her portrayal of a murderous temp in the independent film Coffee, Kill Boss. In 2014, DeWulf was ranked #93 in Maxim magazine's "Hot 100" for the second time (the first time being 2007), as one of the most desirable women on the planet according to the magazine's readers. In 2009, she was listed in the 'Top 30 under 30' for Nylon magazine. In addition, DeWulf has appeared in pictorials in Details, Men's Health, Zink, Giant, and Complex. In March 2015, DeWulf joined the cast of reality show Hockey Wives, chronicling her life with husband Ryan Miller, a goaltender in the NHL. The series follows wives and girlfriends of professional hockey players.
Personal life
Personal life
She was previously married to artist James DeWulf. On September 3, 2011, DeWulf married National Hockey League goaltender Ryan Miller in Los Angeles. The couple have two children.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — CSI: NY — Matrice Singh — Episode: "On the Job" • Girlfriends — Jasmine Crane — Guest role; 2 episodes • 2006 — Welcome to the Jungle Gym — Amy — Unsold television pilot • Mindy and Brenda — Mindy — Unsold television pilot • Numbers — Santi — Episode: "Harvest" • Love, Inc. — Tricia — Episode: "Curb Your Enthusiasm" • 2007 — Revenge — Nadia — Unsold television pilot • 2008 — Courtroom K — Rose Marie Cheeks — Unsold television pilot • Chuck — Lizzie — Episode: "Chuck Versus the Marlin" • Welcome to The Captain — Shampoo Girl — Episode: "The Letter" • 2009 — Two Dollar Beer — Fakhri — Unsold television pilot • 90210 — Nika Raygani — Guest role; 2 episodes • Reno 911! — Hot librarian — Episode: "VHS Transfer Memory Lane" • Maneater — Polo — Television mini-series; 2 episodes • 2010–2011 — Hawthorne — Judy Pasram — Recurring role; 5 episodes • 2010 — Til Death — Dina — Episode: "The Joy of Learning" • The — Claire — Guest role; 2 episodes • 2011 — Hail Mary — Ingrid Collins — Unsold television pilot • Outsourced — Vimi — Guest role; 3 episodes • Happy Endings — Molly — Episode: "Secrets and Limos" • 2012–2014 — Anger Management — Lacey — Main role; 100 episodes • 2014 — Garfunkel and Oates — Jennifer — Episode: "Road Warriors" • Over the Garden Wall — Pumpkin Gal (voice) — Episode: "Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee" • 2015–2016 — Hockey Wives — Herself — Cast member; 13 episodes • Grandfathered — Priya — Guest role; 2 episodes • 2016 — Square Roots — Saleena Desai — Television film • Hell's Kitchen — Herself — Episode: "Crepe Grand Prix" • Life in Pieces — Dionne — Episode: "Will Trash Book Spa" • 2017 — The Problem with Apu — Herself — Documentary film • 2018 — Living Biblically — Emily — Episode: "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness" • All Night — Mrs. Lewis — Recurring role; 5 episodes • 2020–2021 — Good Girls — Krystal — Recurring role • 2020 — Tacoma FD — Donna — Recurring role; 2 episodes • 2025 — Acapulco — Roxanne — Episode: "Higher Love"
Web
Web
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2012 — First Dates with Toby Harris — Sarah — Episode: "Ex-Boyfriends" • 2012–2013 — Burning Love — Titi — Recurring role; 10 episodes • 2014 — Kiss Her I'm Famous — Hannah — Guest role; 2 episodes
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — Happy Birthday — Short film • 2005 — West Bank Story — Fatima — Short film • 2006 — American Dreamz — Shazzy Riza • National Lampoon's Pledge This! — Poo Poo — Direct-to-video • 2007 — Americanizing Shelley — Littly J. Singh • Ocean's Thirteen — 'Nuff Said expo girl • The — Jizminder Featherfoot • 2008 — Killer Pad — Delilah • Pulse 3 — Salwa Gamal — Direct-to-video • 2009 — The — Maliah • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past — Melanie • The — Heather • 2010 — The — Rabeya • The — Daphne • The — Kim — Direct-to-video • 2011 — Breakaway — Reena Singh • 2012 — The — Bride • Zambezia — Pavi — Voice role • 2013 — How to Be A Terrorist: In Hollywood with Abu Nazir — Short film • Coffee, Kill Boss — Temp • 2014 — They Came Together — Melanie • 2016 — Chee and T — Shana • 2017 — Bad Match — Terri Webster • 2018 — When We First Met — Margo • 2019 — Endings, Beginnings — Noureen • The Wedding Year — Boss Queen • 2020 — Wheels of Fortune — Mandy
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- 1.NOUREEN DEWULF. The Times of India. Jun 5, 2010.
- 2.Cincotta, Howard Cincotta. A desi girl in Hollywood. The Tribune.
- 3.Starpulse.com. Noureen DeWulf Biography. 2012-06-27.
- 4.Nirali Magazine. From Falafels to Fabulous.
- 5.MacIntyre, Iain. A mom, a dad, a child, a book. Vancouver Sun. September 21, 2015.
- 6.OC Interview: OPEN CHEST Interview With Actress Noureen Dewulf. Celebrity Hollywood Bollywood Blog. 2013-07-08.
- 7.thefutoncritic.com. FX Locks Summer Launch Date for Comedy Series.
- 8.Prnewswire.com. MAXIM Magazine Unveils Their 'Hot 100' for 2007. 2007-05-14.
- 9.MacIntyre, Iain. A mom, a dad, a child, a book. www.vancouversun.com.
- 10.Noureen DeWulf Sat in Her Car to Learn Her Lines While Trying to Balance Work and Motherhood. PEOPLE.com.
- 11.McNally, Kelby. Noureen DeWulf welcomes her first child with husband Ryan Miller. OK! Magazine. 2015-03-21.
- 12.Noureen DeWulf and Ryan Miller's Toddler Has a Very Sophisticated Palate: Octopus Is 'Easy for Him to Eat'. PEOPLE.com.
- 13.This beautiful young lady is named Kaia. April 4, 2022.
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