Nina Kiri

Nina Kiri
Kiri in 2019
Born
Nina Kiridžija

(1992-09-03) September 3, 1992
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Nina Kiridžija (Serbian Cyrillic: Нина Кириџиjа), known as Nina Kiri (Serbian Cyrillic: Нина Кири), is a Serbian-Canadian actress, best known for playing Alma in the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–2025).

Early life

Kiri was born as Nina Kiridžija in Belgrade, Serbia in what was then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, during the Yugoslav Wars.[1] Her family moved to Vancouver, Canada, where she first started performing in school theatre, then professionally on stage starting in 2007.[1]

Career

Kiri's first screen role was a short appearance in the 2011 Disney Channel television movie Geek Charming. In 2016, Kiri teamed up with fellow Serbian-Canadian Sanja Živković,[2] who directed Kiri in the short film Cleo.[1] Kiri had starring roles in a trio of horror films: Let Her Out (2016), The Haunted House on Kirby Road (2016) and The Heretics (2017). Kiri's performance in The Heretics earned her the Festival Prize for Best Actress at the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival.[3]

Kiri gained prominence in 2017 playing the handmaid Alma in the television series The Handmaid's Tale. First introduced in the series’ opening episode as Ofrobert, she's a character who assists June in connecting with the resistance. Alma is killed by a train during an escape attempt from Gilead, but she's later seen in flashbacks throughout seasons 5 and 6.[4] Following this, she starred as Evy in the psychological horror film Undertone (2025), an A24 production that screened at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

Filmography

Film

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult Ref.
2017Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film FestivalBest ActressThe HereticsWon[5]
2018New Jersey WebFest / NYC Web FestOutstanding Achievement in WritingBlood (shared)Nominated
2019Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesThe Handmaid’s TaleNominated
2020Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesThe Handmaid’s TaleNominated
2026Canadian Screen AwardsBest Lead Performance in a Drama FilmOut StandingNominated[6]
2026ACTRA Toronto AwardsOutstanding Performance, FemaleWon[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bajić, Đorđe (August 5, 2017). "Nina Kiri for FCS online: "My Serbian origins and roots are really important to me, they define me."". Film Center Serbia. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Sanja Zivkovic". Canadian Film Centre. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2017 Dreamer Award Winners". buffalodreamsfantasticfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ Feller, Madison (April 28, 2021). "All The Most Shocking Moments From The Handmaid's Tale Season 4". Elle. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2017 Dreamer Award Winners". buffalodreamsfantasticfilmfestival.com.
  6. ↑ Jackson Weaver, "North of North, Heated Rivalry, 40 Acres lead Canadian Screen Award nominees". CBC News, March 25, 2026.
  7. ↑ Andrew Tracy, "Paul Sun-Hyung Lee to receive ACTRA Award of Excellence". Playback, February 20, 2026.
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