Yasmine Al Massri

• Name — Yasmine Al Massri • Born — 1978 • Birthplace — Beirut, Lebanon • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2007–present

Yasmine Al Massari was born in 1978 in Beirut, Lebanon to a Palestinian refugee father and an Egyptian mother. She was initially raised during the Lebanese Civil War until her parents fled and moved to France. In 2007 she graduated from the École Nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and began her career as a dancer at the Souraya Baghdadi dance company. She later moved to the US.

Massri made her big screen début in the 2007 critically acclaimed Lebanese LGBTQ-themed comedy-drama film, Caramel, directed by Nadine Labaki. The film was presented at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, For Caramel she received the Best Actress Award at the 2007 Abu Dhabi Film Festival, and the same year a Best Actress nomination at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Following Caramel, she starred in the internationally produced films Al-mor wa al rumman, Al Juma Al Akheira, and Miral. In 2014, Massri made her debut on American television, in a starring role on the NBC drama series, Crossbones opposite John Malkovich. In 2015, she was cast alongside Priyanka Chopra and Aunjanue Ellis in the ABC thriller Quantico as two characters — identical twins Nimah and Raina Amin. In May 2016, Massri became a citizen of the United States.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2007 — Caramel — Nisrine — Nominated — Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress • 2008 — Al-mor wa al rumman — Kamar • 2010 — Miral — Nadia • 2011 — Al Juma Al Akheira — Dalal • 2014 — Crossbones — Selima El Sharad — Series regular, 9 episodes • 2015–2017 — Quantico — Nimah & Raina Amin — Series regular, 44 episodes • 2018 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Tara — Episode: "Flight Risk" • 2020–2021 — Castlevania — Morana — Voice, 7 episodes • 2020 — Refugee — Amira — Short film • 2022 — Salvation Has No Name — Woman — Short film • 2024 — The Strangers' Case — Amira • 2025 — Palestine 36 — Khuloud Atef • 2026 — Marble Hall Murders — Leila Crace / Lola — Upcoming six-part series