Noor Taher

Noor Taher
نور طاهر
Born
Noor Al Taher

(1999-11-02) 2 November 1999 (age 25)
Amman, Jordan
Citizenship
  • Jordan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2000s–present
Known forAlRawabi School for Girls

Noor Taher (Arabic: نور طاهر; born 2 November 1999) is a Jordanian actress and model.[1] She is best known for her role as Layan Murad Fathi on the Netflix miniseries AIRawabi School for Girls.[2][3][4]

Early life

Noor Taher was born on November 2, 1999, in Amman, Jordan. Noor is classically trained in ballet.[5] She began acting at age four and was introduced to the film industry by her performing arts teacher, who was also a casting director at the time.[6]

Career

Taher stared appearing in films at age six, including Rowan Joffe's The Shooting Of Thomas Hurndall and Cyrus Nowrasteh's The Stoning of Soraya M both in 2008.[7] After appearing in films at such a young age, Taher took a break until accepting another acting role in the 2019 film Infidel. Her most notable role was in the 2021 Netflix miniseries, AlRawabi School for Girls, which premiered in 32 languages across 190 countries.[8]

In December 2023, Taher was listed as an "Arab Star of Tomorrow" by Screen Daily.[7]

Inspiration

In an interview to Harper's Bazaar Arabia, Taher says that the one person in the film industry that she really looks up to is her AlRawabi School for Girls co-star Rakeen Saad.[9]

Personal life

In March 2022, Taher revealed through her Instagram page she had dealt with epilepsy caused by a sudden seizure. She underwent brain surgery and was hospitalized for six days. Taher emphasized that these seizures were difficult to live with, as they were "not normal, but rather painful, and recovery from them does not come naturally." Taher wanted to spread public awareness about the disease and thanked her followers for showing support.[10]

Her younger sister, Karam, is also an actress, starring in the 2021 film Farha.

Credits

References

  1. ^ Taman, Ghalia (4 April 2023). "Rising Star & Talented Model: Meet The Many Faces Of Noor Taher". Scoop Empire. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Everything to know about Netflix's new Arabic series". Emirates Woman. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "AlRawabi School for Girls | Netflix Official Site". Netflix. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Who's Who: Noor Taher, managing editor at Amazon Alexa". Arab News. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. ^ I’ve just stalked the entire cast of AlRawabi School for Girls on social media – can we be best friends? Cosmopolitan. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2022
  6. ^ "Ajyal Spotlight: Andria Tayeh & Noor Taher LIVE | لقاءات أجيال : أندريا طايع و نور طاهر" – via YouTube.
  7. ^ a b Dams2023-12-01T10:25:00+00:00, Tim. "Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Noor Taher, actor (Jordan)". Screen. Retrieved 25 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "'School is My Nightmare': AlRawabi School for Girls is Netflix's Latest Must-Watch Arabic Original | Egyptian Streets". 15 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ Hariss, Yasine (15 May 2022). "What's Next? Al Rawabi School for Girls' Noor Taher on Friendship, Future Aspirations and Bringing Layan To Life…". Harper's Bazaar Arabia.
  10. ^ https://www.layalina.com/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%8F%D9%82%D9%84%D9%82-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%87%D8%A7-477220.html