Nisreen Faour

With stunning authenticity, Nisreen Faour was gifted with the rare ability to express any emotion required of her on screen, pulling audiences right in with her. The Israeli-born actress found success on the international stage before conquering the big screen in critically acclaimed foreign films such as "In the 9th Month" (2002), playing a mother and wife of an exiled husband, and "Gehalim Iohashot" ("For My Father"/"Whispering Embers") (2008) as an abandoned Israeli-Arab wife. But it was her perfect turn as a Palestinian immigrant and single mother creating a new life for her and her son in the United States in "Amreeka" (2009) that brought her international acclaim. While she started off her career as an actress in mostly Israeli-produced films, Faour's consistently powerful performances in movies that explored universal themes of love, loss and survival established her as an actress who transcended all borders.