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Nina Kiri

Serbian-Canadian actress (b. 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nina Kiri
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Nina Kiridžija (Serbian Cyrillic: Нина Кириџиjа, known as Nina Kiri (Serbian Cyrillic: Нина Кири), is a Serbian Canadian actress, best known for her role as the handmaid Alma in the first four seasons of the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–2022).

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Life and career

She was born as Nina Kiridžija in Belgrade, Serbia in what was then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, during the Yugoslav Wars.[1] Her family moved to Vancouver, Canada, where she first started performing in school theatre, then professionally on stage starting in 2007.[1]

Kiri's first screen role was a short appearance in the 2011 Disney Channel television movie Geek Charming. In 2016, Kiri teamed up with fellow Serbian-Canadian Sanja Živković,[2] who directed Kiri in the short film Cleo.[1] Kiri had starring roles were in a trio of horror films: Let Her Out (2016), The Haunted House on Kirby Road (2016) and The Heretics (2017). Kiri's performance in The Heretics earned her the Festival Prize for Best Actress at the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival.[3]

Kiri gained prominence in 2017 with a recurring role in the television series The Handmaid's Tale. Her character Alma, initially known as Handmaid Ofrobert, first appeared in the opening episode of the series and left the series in the fourth season, although she did return for a guest episode in season 5 and 6.[4]

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Filmography

Film

Television

Téléfilm comédie sentimentale

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Awards and nominations

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