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Stephanie Nur

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Stephanie Nur (born 1988) is an actress of mixed ethnicity. She is half Austrian, half Syrian, but born in Cairo. She grew up moving to a different country every 3-4 years. She speaks fluent English, Arabic, German and Italian. She is known for her roles in [1883]], My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, Lioness, and Mary.

Biography

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Nur was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1988.[1] She is of Austrian descent.[2]

Nur played the character Jenny in the Austrian drama Risse im Beton.[3][4] In 2021, she played the character Melodi in the first two episodes of Yellowstone-prequel 1883.[5][6] She also played the Syrian refugee Qamar in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.[3][7]

She is best known for her role as Aaliyah Amrohi in Lioness.[8] Her character was described as "the daughter of a billionaire businessman with ties to terrorism, who is a high value target of the CIA."[5] She received a positive review for her depiction of a wealthy Arabic woman, as well as her portrayal of the sapphic relationships between her and the protagonist.[8]

In 2024, she portrayed Princess Salome in the film Mary.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Stéphanie Nur | Bye bye 35!!! 🐛🦋 | Instagram". archive.ph. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  2. ^ "Österreicherin als Serien-Star in ›Lioness‹". www.oe24.at (in German). 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  3. ^ a b "Stephanie Nur". www.film.at. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  4. ^ KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co (2022-04-29). "Risse im Beton". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  5. ^ a b Otterson, Joe (2022-09-28). "'1883' Alum Stephanie Nur Joins Taylor Sheridan's CIA Drama 'Lioness' at Paramount+ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  6. ^ "Deutsche Synchronkartei | Serien | 1883". www.synchronkartei.de. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  7. ^ Filmstarts. Die Filmstarts-Kritik zu My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 - Familientreffen (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-03 – via www.filmstarts.de.
  8. ^ a b M.E.A (2023-09-10). "L'Exceptionnelle Performance de Stephanie Nur dans 'Special Ops: Lioness'". Polture (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  9. ^ https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/mary-release-date-cast-news