Yumna Marwan () is a Lebanese television and film actress.
Early life and education Born in Lebanon, Yumna Marwan grew up in Beirut before moving to Iowa in the United States as a teenager.
She graduated with a degree in anthropology from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts in 2013.
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. 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.
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. 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.
That year, she again worked with Ghassan Salhab on his 2021 film The River. 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.
In 2023, she played Lauren in Amjad Al-Rasheed’s drama feature film Inshallah a Boy.
In 2024, she has a main role in Steven Knight espionage thriller television series The Veil alongside Elisabeth Moss.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2013 The Valley Maria 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 2019 Sharie Hayfa 2020 Little Birds Cherifa Lamor 6 episodes 2020 The Translator Karma 2021 The River 2021 Costa Brava, Lebanon Alia 2021 Hell's Gate 2021 From the Mountain Turkiya Short film 2023 Inshallah a Boy Lauren 2024 The Strangers' Case Rima Homsi 2024 The Veil Adilah Main role
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