Nelly Karim

Nelly Karim (Arabic: نيللي كريم‎‎; born December 18, 1974 in Alexandria, Egypt) is an Egyptian actress, fashion model, and ballerina.

Life and career

Karim is the daughter of a Russian mother and an Egyptian father. As of 2016, she appeared in over 25 Egyptian films and TV series. Karim has drawn notice for her 2006 refusal to portray "seductive roles". In 2016 she served as jury member for the Horizons section at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Personal life

Karim has four children, the last of which was born in 2011.

Filmography

Film

• Youth on Air (2001, as Sahr)
• Runaway Mummy (2002, as Dalia)
• Alexandria... New York (2004, as Carmen / Rita Haweri)
• Your Love's Fire (2004, as Salma as Juliet)
• Ghabi mino fih (2004, as Samia)
• My Soul Mate (2004, as Shams)
• War of Italy (2005, as Hana)
• Open Your Eye (2006, as Yasmine)
• To End of the World (2006, as Salma)
• Rash Boy Dreams (2007, as Herself)
• Have We Met Before? (2008, as Sarah)
• One-Zero (2009, as Riham)
• Alzheimer's (2010, as Mona the nurse)
• 678 (2010, as Seba)
• The Blue Elephant (2014)
• Clash (2016)

Television

• Face of the Moon (2000, as Samah)
• Hadith Alsabah wa Almassaa (2001).

• "Zat"(2013 ) director Kamla Abouzekry.
• Women's Prison (2014)director Kamla Abouzekry.
• Saraya Abdeen (2014) director Amr Arafa.
• "Under control" (2015) director Tamer Mohsen.
• "Sokot Hor" (2016)

Awards

• Best Actress at the Cairo International Film Festival (2004, won for Enta omry, tied with Eszter Bagaméri)
• Special Award at the Cairo National Festival for Egyptian Cinema (2010, won for Wahed-Sefr)
• Jury Grand Prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (2011, group award with Nahed El Sebaï and Boshra for 678)
• Best Actress at the Arab Film Festival (2012, won for 678)

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• "NAHED EL SEBAI, BUSHRA AND NELLY KARIM FOR CAIRO 678". APSA. Retrieved 26 February 2014. 
• "Amine Naji Wins Best Actor Award at Malmö Festival". North Africa Post. Retrieved 26 February 2014.