Nahéma Ricci, also known as Nahéma Ricci-Sahabi, (born 1997) is a Canadian actress.
Early life Ricci was born in Montreal to immigrant parents, and is of French and Tunisian ancestry.
Career Ricci appeared in the 2017 film Ailleurs. Ricci said she won the title role of the 2019 film Antigone after participating in a long series of auditions held to fill all the film's roles. In La Presse, praised Ricci's acting in Antigone. She was named one of the "rising stars" at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards. She also won the Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards.
In 2020 she starred in the short film Girls Shouldn't Walk Alone at Night (Les filles ne marchent pas seules la nuit).Anna Mayers, "Girls Shouldn’t Walk Alone At Night – Short Film Review". Close-Up Culture, March 19, 2021. In 2022, she portrayed Sophia in the film Montreal Girls. Nahéma made her English language feature debut in 2022 portraying Alix, a troubled teenager, in Under Spanish Skies, directed by Nathan Buck.Bobby LePire, "Under Spanish Skies". Film Threat, August 1, 2022. She took the lead role of Jen Paradis in television crime drama, Motel Paradis (2022).
In 2023, she joined the cast of Aller Simple. In 2024 she starred in the film Hunting Daze (Jour de chasse),J. Hurtado, "SXSW 2024 Review: HUNTING DAZE, This Party Ends In Blood". Screen Anarchy, March 10, 2024. and in 2026 she appeared in L'Autre.
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