Maryam Hassouni

Maryam Hassouni
close-up of Maryam Hassouni, looking into the camera
Hassouni in 2020
Born (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 39)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Maryam Hassouni (born 21 September 1985) is a Dutch writer and former actress.[1] In 2006, she won an International Emmy Award for her role in Offers (2005).

Biography

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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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

In 2022, Hassouni published the book Wat de fak, through De Bezige Bij. It describes her experiences with what she identifies as structural sexism and racism in the film industry. She also announced her retirement from acting until those issues are addressed.[1]

Selected filmography

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Film

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List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
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

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List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Maryam Hassouni: 'Ik stop met acteren tot de industrie verandert'" [Maryam Hassouni: 'I'm quitting acting until the industry changes']. nos.nl (in Dutch). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ Actorbio Dunya: Maryam Hassouni Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 25 November 2006
  3. ^ Curriculum Vitae Maryam Hassouni Archived 25 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 21 November 2006; retrieved 22 November 2006
  4. ^ Awards for "Dunya and Desi"; retrieved 23 November 2006
  5. ^ 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
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