Jowy Khoury
جوّي خوري
Born (1988-01-17) 17 January 1988
Ashrafieh, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
WebsiteOfficial website

Jowy Khoury (born on 17 January 1988) is a Lebanese actress, born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon.

Education

She began her acting experience at the age of ten, where she started performing in school plays and later took part in many acting and dancing competitions across the country, her interest in the creative arts and film making growing throughout her teenage years. At the age of twelve, she had written and directed a play. Gathering her friends, they performed for the rest of the neighborhood. Her French theater teacher, impressed by her work, assigned her to write and direct school plays for the next three years. She studied French Literature at the “Lebanese University of Literature and Philosophy”, and later majored in cinematography at Al-Kafaat University (AKU) in Lebanon.[1]

TV series

After a few years of working behind the camera as an executive producer and art director, Jowy landed several small roles in television series, slowly working her way up to leading roles in “Eshk el Nisa’” (Women in Passion)[2] and “’ilakat Khassa” (Private Affairs). Both series were pan-arab, bringing together actors from all over the Middle East, making her known to viewers all over the Arab world.

Her leading roles continued in many projects, local and pan-arab, notably “Awal Nazra” (At First Sight),[3] “Mahroumin” (The Deprived),[4][3][5] “Sarkhet Rouh” (Cry of the Soul),[6] “Shouq” (Longing),[3] “Mozakarat A’shika Sabika” (Diaries of a Past Lover), “Madrasat el Hob” (School of Love), “A’ndi Aleb” (I Have a Heart),[7][8] “Hawa Asfar” (Yellow Winds)[9][10] etc.

Film

Her first feature film was “I Leave My Heart in Lebanon” (2017),[11] by Benni Setiawan, produced by T.B. Silalahi.[12] For one month, she underwent intense Indonesian language classes for six hours a day as well as training sessions with the rest of the cast during the pre-production phase.[13][14]

Awards

Khoury received several nominations for “Best Lebanese Actress” and “Best Lebanese Supporting Actress” over the span of her career, and in 2016, she won the Murex D’or award as the “Phenomena of the Year” in 2016.[15]

Activism

Khoury collaborated with "Oum el Nour", a drug rehabilitation center in Lebanon, where she made a speech to raise awareness on the dangers of drug use among the youth at the "My Choice" event in Zaytuna Bay.[16]

In 2016, she donated her belongings at a live auction on social media, to raise money for "Himaya", an NGO that works to protect abused children[17]

When asked which political party she supported, she answered "I support every child who is forced to work, every child subjected to child labor, because these are the ones who need our support. Children need protection from us, and we are not giving it to them."

References

  1. ↑ Hayek, George (March 21, 2014). "آلو مع - جوي خوري: لست أنا الجريئة بل "مريم"". Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ "جوي خوري: ثنائيتي مع طوني عيسى استقطبت حماسة الجمهور". Al Jarida. December 15, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "جوي خوري لـ"الفن": أحب ورد الخال وهيفا وهبي..وشكل الممثلة يقربّها من أدوار البطولة". El Fann. November 1, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ ""محرومين" صورة قريبة للمجتمع اللبناني بلا أقنعة". Al Arab. October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ "خاص - جوي خوري: هذا ما لم أحبه في "محرومين"". El Fann. January 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ "جوي خوري: "لامار" محطة مفصلية في مشواري". Al Khaleej. July 16, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  7. ↑ "خاص الفن- هذا ما صدم جوي خوري أثناء تصوير "عندي قلب"". El Fann. January 19, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ "بالصور - تتحكم بثروة والدها وشقيقاتها الثلاث الطائشات... هذه قصة جوي خوري". Laha Magazine. 27 January 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  9. ↑ "جوي خوري: للدراما اللبنانية مستقبل واعد". Al Arab. November 2, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  10. ↑ "يوسف الخال يعاتب ويقول:"صار بدها انتخابات إعلامية مش نيابية"". El Fann. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Main di Pasukan Garuda, Artis Libanon Singkirkan 20 Pesaing". Poskarta News. 3 December 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Movie about Indonesian peacekeeping contingent to premiere in December". THE JAKARTA POST. November 15, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  13. ↑ Hanna, Nurul (December 15, 2016). "Waduh, Aktris Cantik Lebanon Ini Mengaku Cintai Rio Dewanto, Ini Panggilan Sayang Keduanya!". Tribun Style. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Rio Dewanto Pacari Gadis Lebanon". Poskota News. June 30, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Murex D'or Event". El Fann. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  16. ↑ "إحتفال في بيروت بمناسبة اليوم العالمي لمكافحة المخدرات". Sayidati. June 29, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  17. ↑ "جوي خوري تحمي الأطفال ضمن حملة "نجمك حاميك"". Bisara7a. May 19, 2017. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
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