Janine Harouni (born 3 January 1988) is a UK-based American stand-up comedian and actress.
Early life Harouni was raised in Staten Island, New York City by a Lebanese-American father, while her mother is predominantly of Italian and Irish descent.
In 2009, Harouni was involved in a car accident in Manhattan. The car she and her friends were in pulled up on the hard shoulder after a puncture and another car crashed into them at 70mph. Harouni broke her pelvis, femur, legs, and wrists. Her sciatic nerve was crushed which paralysed her right leg for nearly three years. She moved to London in 2012.
Career Stand-up comedy In 2018, Harouni won the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year. She won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2019.
In 2019, Harouni performed a well received debut show, Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at that year's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. She returned to the Fringe in 2023, performing Man'oushe while heavily pregnant, and was nominated for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award.
Acting Harouni played Thalia in the ITV show Buffering from 2021–2023, and appeared as Carla Diaz in The Batman (2022).
Personal life She is married to Irish comedian and filmmaker Andrew Nolan. Her son was born in October 2023.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 A Viewfinder Luz Short films 2017 Anti Social: Comic Relief Mel 2018 Colette Jeanne de Caillavet Beast American Mum Short film 2022 The Batman Carla Diaz The People We Hate at the Wedding Young Woman at Airport 2023 Thin Skinned Jess Keaton Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2017 Bucket Yoga Teacher Episode 4 2018 Patrick Melrose Funeral Parlour Receptionist Mini-series; Episode 1: "Bad News" Modern Horror Stories Kara / Jeanette / Doctor / Lauren / Samantha Mini-series; 6 episodes 2018–2020 BBC Quickies Janine Mini-series; 5 episodes 2019 Soft Border Patrol Miss Truth Episode: "The Light That Guides You Through" Modern Horror Stories Does Comic Relief Unknown role Mini-series; 3 episodes Super Unit Winter Leigh Episode: "Bumfield Council Division" Very Valentine Pamela Television film 2021 The Emily Atack Show Various characters 2 episodes Comedians Giving Lectures Herself - Guest Lecturer Series 2; Episode 2 2021–2023 Buffering Thalia Series 1 & 2; 11 episodes The Stand Up Sketch Show Various characters Series 3–5; 5 episodes 2022 Avoidance Riley Series 1; Episode 5 Question Team Herself - Panellist Series 2; Episode 4 2023 Pointless Celebrities Herself - Contestant Series 15; Episode 25 2024 The Franchise Meg Coker Episode: "The Lilac Ghost" Bob's Burgers Dania (voice) Episode: "Colon-y the Dronely" 2026 Star Search Herself - Contestant Netflix reboot; Season 1 Mock the Week Herself - Panellist Series 22; Episode 7 Celebrity Mastermind Herself - Contestant Series 24; Episode 11 Twenty Twenty Six Amy Huffman Episode: "Ambassador" Mock the Week Herself - Panellist Series 22; Episode 13
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2016 Star Ocean: Anamnesis Hrist English version Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-Wing VR Mission Red Four 2017 The Surge Mallory, various voices Need for Speed: Payback Natasha Nova Star Wars: Battlefront II Voice Talent / Acting Talent Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Newt English version A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2018 Forza Horizon 4 Laracer Insurgency: Sandstorm Assassin 2019 Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space Amy English version Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Dr. Maggie HanoverDeep State DLC 2020 Haven Yu (Female) 2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Unknown role2026The First DescendantRavenEnglish version
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