Yumna Marwan
Lebanese actress
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Early life and education
Born in Lebanon,[1] Yumna Marwan grew up in Beirut before moving to Iowa in the United States as a teenager.[2][3]
She graduated with a degree in anthropology from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts in 2013.[4]
Career
Marwan made her screen debut in 2013, when she starred in her first feature film The Valley by Lebanese writer and director Ghassan Salhab.[2] In 2016, she was the lead actress in the Mounia Akl short film Submarine which won the Muhr Jury Prize at the Dubai International Film Festival.[5][6]
In 2020 she appeared in Tangiers-set television series Little Birds alongside Juno Temple, playing the part of dominatrix Cherifa Lamor, in her first English-language screen role.[1][7][8] That year, she was in the film Translator, directed by Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf. In 2021, she starred in Mounia Akl’s debut feature film Costa Brava, Lebanon.[2]
That year, she again worked with Ghassan Salhab on his 2021 film The River.[9] She also appeared in Shahid original series Hell's Gate, directed by International Emmy Award winner, Amin Dora, set in a futuristic Beirut and considered the first Arab science-fiction series.[10][11]
In 2023, she played Lauren in Amjad Al-Rasheed’s drama feature film Inshallah a Boy.[12][13]
In 2024, she has a main role in Steven Knight espionage thriller television series The Veil alongside Elisabeth Moss.[14][15]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Valley | Maria | [16] |
| 2015 | 5th Floor Room 52 | Lyla | Short film |
| 2015 | Sparks | Girl No. 1 | Short film |
| 2016 | Writing on Snow | Volunteer | |
| 2016 | Tombé du ciel | Yasmine | |
| 2016 | Submarine | Hala | Short film |
| 2016 | Après | Tamima | Short film |
| 2017 | The Incident | Short film | |
| 2017 | One of These Days | ||
| 2018 | Before We Heal | Short film | |
| 2018 | Madina, IA | Short film; also director[17] | |
| 2019 | Sharie Hayfa | ||
| 2020 | Little Birds | Cherifa Lamor | 6 episodes[18] |
| 2020 | The Translator | Karma | [18] |
| 2021 | The River | ||
| 2021 | Costa Brava, Lebanon | Alia | [16] |
| 2021 | Hell's Gate | ||
| 2021 | From the Mountain | Turkiya | Short film |
| 2023 | Inshallah a Boy | Lauren | |
| 2024 | The Strangers' Case | Rima Homsi | [19] |
| 2024 | The Veil | Adilah | Main role[16] |
