Nisreen Faour

{{Short description|Israeli actress}}

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| native_name = نسرين فاعور

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1972}}

| birth_place = Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel

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| occupation = Actress

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Nisreen Faour ({{langx|ar|نسرين فاعور}}; born August 2, 1972) is a Palestinian actress, best known for her role as Muna in the 2009 American film, Amreeka.

Faour was born in Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel, and moved to the United States to study theater and performance when she was 16.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} She then came back home in order to study acting at the Kibbutzim College of Education in Tel Aviv between 1991 and 1994, and later on directing at the University of Haifa. She has performed in a number of award-winning theatrical plays.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} She also appeared in Israeli films in arabic such as In the Eighth Month, directed by Ali Nassar, Jamr Alhikaya (Whispering Embers) and The Savior. Her television appearances include Family Deluxe, as well as Mishwar Al-Joma.{{Cite web |url=http://amreeka.com/html/tc.html |title=Amreeka Official Site: Cast |access-date=2010-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105080958/http://amreeka.com/html/tc.html |archive-date=2013-11-05 |url-status=dead }}

Faour's performance as Muna Farah, a Palestinian immigrant to the United States in the 2009 independent film Amreeka, received high marks from film critics.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/718362--amereeka-nisreen-faour-charming-as-palestinian-coping-with-america Amereeka: Nisreen Faour charming as Palestinian coping with America][http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/movies/torn-in-the-usa-67497502.html Torn in the U.S.A.] American film critic Kenneth Turan argues that, while all of the casting choices "are excellent, [...] it is Palestinian actress Nisreen Faour as the irrepressible Muna who truly owns the picture".[http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-amreeka4-2009sep04,0,634743.story Los Angeles Times film review: Amreeka]