Maryam Hassouni

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

Maryam Hassouni
Hassouni in 2020
Born (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985
Amsterdam, Netherlands
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Biography

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 wrote and published the book Wat de fak with publisher De Bezige Bij. The book describes her experiences with what she identifies as structural sexism and racism in the film industry. Because of this she announced her retirement from acting until this is addressed.[6]

Selected filmography

Film
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
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

References
  1. Maryam Hassouni: 'Ik stop met acteren tot de industrie verandert, NOS Nieuws
  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
  6. Maryam Hassouni: 'Ik stop met acteren tot de industrie verandert, NOS Nieuws
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