Stephanie Nur Ethnicity

Stephanie Nur is an Egypt-born actress. She has acted in various movies and TV series such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, Lioness, and The Quest.

She was born on 6 May 1988 in Cairo, Egypt. Aged 36, she made her acting debut in the year 2009 per IMDb.

Quick Info

Real NameStephanie Buddenbrock
Age36 [as of 2024]
BirthplaceCairo, Egypt
EducationUniversity of Stirling
Height5 feet 6.5 inches [168 cm]
WeightN/A

Ethnicity

Stephanie Nur is half Austrian and half Syrian. Her nationality is Egyptian-Austrian.

Her parents are Georg Bittner-Buddenrock and Rana Sunaij. Georg, her father, is a diplomat who previously worked as an Austrian Ministry of Defence captain. Her mother Rana is a painter and has an atelier in Ammar, Jordan.

Her parents have been together for 37 years now. Nur also has a younger sister named Sophie.

Personal Life

Growing up, Nur’s family actively moved to different countries. She lived in nations such as Austria, Romania, Sri Lanka, Italy, Scotland, etc. As a result, she also learned various languages including German.

Upon finishing college and bachelor’s, she enrolled at the University of Stirling in Scotland and graduated with an MSc in Psychology with Honours in 2009.

Career

Stephanie Nur made her debut in a German short film Tanzcafe Jenseits in 2009. She was again seen in action five years later with the film Cracks in Concrete. That year, she made four other appearances including her TV debut with the series The Quest.

Per her IMDb profile, she has a break of four more years. In 2018, she made an acting comeback with the short film Glazed in Glendale. The next year, she made two appearances including a cameo of Frosti in Four Women and a Funeral.

In 2021 and 2022, she played Melodi and Nefetari Al Demerdah in 1883 and North of the 10 respectively. In 2023, she acted in the lead role of Aaliyah Amrohi in the Paramount+ series Lioness.

That year, she also appeared as Qamar in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. Throughout 2024, she only made a single appearance, i.e., Mary. She acted as Salome in the Netflix movie.

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Photo credit: @nur.steph – Instagram.