Raya Meddine
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Raya Meddine is an American actress. She is known for her role as Sabrina Costelana Newman
on The Young and the Restless
. Sometimes credited as Rana Alamuddin.
Raya announced in January 2011 that she is pregnant with her first child, and that she and her husband are expecting a baby girl.
, Beirut
and Los Angeles
. In February 2008, Meddine joined the cast of the American
soap opera
The Young and the Restless
in the contract role of Sabrina Costelana Newman
. A shift in story line killed off the character, and Meddine left the role of Sabrina in August 2008. In June 2009, due to the popularity of the Sabrina character, Meddine inked a deal with The Young & the Restless to appear on a recurring basis as Sabrina's "ghost".
Some of her other acting roles include Isabelle in the Lebanese box office hit Bosta
(2006), and as Wanda in the short award winning film Recycling Flo (2004). She also made a guest appearance as Kayla on the NBC TV series, She Spies
alongside Natasha Henstridge
in 2003. In 2009, Meddine guest starred on the hit CBS series, CSI: Miami
, and will appear in the upcoming film, When Worlds Collide
, produced by Steven Spielberg
. When Worlds Collide is in pre-production and is scheduled for release in 2010/2011. Ms. Meddine recently appeared in a featured role in the hit summer movie "Sex and the City 2
" opposite Sarah Jessica Parker
.
Sabrina Costelana Newman
Sabrina Costelana Newman was a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Raya Meddine from February 28 to August 5, 2008...
on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. Sometimes credited as Rana Alamuddin.
Personal life
Born in New York City, Meddine has lived in several countries and speaks five languages. She and her husband, director/writer Elie Karam currently divide their time between their homes in Los Angeles and Paris. She is a Lebanese American.Raya announced in January 2011 that she is pregnant with her first child, and that she and her husband are expecting a baby girl.
Career
Raya Meddine has worked in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. In February 2008, Meddine joined the cast of the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
in the contract role of Sabrina Costelana Newman
Sabrina Costelana Newman
Sabrina Costelana Newman was a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Raya Meddine from February 28 to August 5, 2008...
. A shift in story line killed off the character, and Meddine left the role of Sabrina in August 2008. In June 2009, due to the popularity of the Sabrina character, Meddine inked a deal with The Young & the Restless to appear on a recurring basis as Sabrina's "ghost".
Some of her other acting roles include Isabelle in the Lebanese box office hit Bosta
Bosta
Bosta is a 2005 Lebanese film by the director Philippe Aractingi. Bosta is a story of young Lebanese artists who meet again, after being separated, and tour different cities of Lebanon in an old bus, performing a techno version of the dabkeh that shocks conservatives, but moves forward towards the...
(2006), and as Wanda in the short award winning film Recycling Flo (2004). She also made a guest appearance as Kayla on the NBC TV series, She Spies
She Spies
She Spies is an action-adventure television show that ran from September 9, 2002 until May 17, 2004, in two seasons. The show was sold into syndication but the first four episodes premiered on the NBC network, whose syndication arm was one of the producers. Disappointing ratings during the show's...
alongside Natasha Henstridge
Natasha Henstridge
Natasha T. Henstridge is a Canadian fashion model turned actress. Her most notable on-screen roles include Species, The Whole Nine Yards, It Had To Be You, Ghosts of Mars, She Spies, the TV series Eli Stone, and the Canadian TV mini-series Would Be Kings, for which she won the Gemini Award for...
in 2003. In 2009, Meddine guest starred on the hit CBS series, CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, and will appear in the upcoming film, When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide is a 1933 science fiction novel co-written by Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer; they both also co-authored the sequel After Worlds Collide...
, produced by Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
. When Worlds Collide is in pre-production and is scheduled for release in 2010/2011. Ms. Meddine recently appeared in a featured role in the hit summer movie "Sex and the City 2
Sex and the City 2
Sex and the City 2 is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Patrick King. It is the sequel to the 2008 film Sex and the City, which is based on the HBO TV series of the same name....
" opposite Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker is an American film, television, and theater actress and producer.She is best known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City , for which she won four Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Emmy Awards...
.
Filmography
- 2003: She Spies as Kayla (1 episode)
- 2004: Baby's Momma Drama as N/A
- 2004: Recycling Flo as Wanda
- 2005: Bosta as Isabelle
- 2008: The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
as Sabrina Costelana NewmanSabrina Costelana NewmanSabrina Costelana Newman was a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Raya Meddine from February 28 to August 5, 2008...
(Role: February 28-August 5, 2008, September 24, 2008, June 1 and 5, 2009, July 31, 2009 and August 6, 7 and 20, 2009, August 5, 2011-present) - 2008: CSI: MiamiCSI: MiamiCSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
as Kate Hawkes (1 episode) - 2010: Rizzoli & IslesRizzoli & IslesRizzoli & Isles is a TNT television series starring Angie Harmon as police detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. The one-hour drama is based on the Rizzoli & Isles series of novels by Tess Gerritsen...
as Claire (1 episode) - 2010: Sex and the City 2Sex and the City 2Sex and the City 2 is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Patrick King. It is the sequel to the 2008 film Sex and the City, which is based on the HBO TV series of the same name....
as Annesha