Biography
Clara Khoury (born December 29, 1976 in Haifa) is an Israeli Palestinian actress, born into a Palestinian Christian family. Clara works in film, television and theater. She acts in Arabic, Hebrew, English and French.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Don't Be Long, Little Bird
2025
as Rima the Lost One's Mother
American-born teen, Rima the Lost One, unites with her great-grandmother, also named Rima, on a time-travel journey to 1930s Palestine. After clashing...
Thank You for Banking with Us
2024
as Maryam
After finding out that their father left a huge sum of money behind after his death, Mariam and Noura come up with an elaborate scheme to abscond with...
Laila in Haifa
2021
The film was shot entirely in a nightclub, with an adjoining contemporary art gallery, whose customers are both Israelis and Palestinians, in one of I...
Amsterdam to Anatolia
2019
as Elissa
Elissa's life takes a turn when she meets a mysterious man in her English class and she has to quickly decide between her family and him- and going fr...
Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf
2019
as Amani
A teenager in Arkansas searches for identity in the headscarf and a motorcycle in the aftermath of her father's imprisonment.
A Letter to a Friend in Gaza
2018
Gitai pays homage to Albert Camus and explores the return to Palestinian villages while interjecting texts by Izhar Smilansky, Emile Habibi, Mahmoud D...
Inheritance
2012
as Salma
A Palestinian family living in the north of Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebano...
Lipstikka
2011
as Lara
Lara is Palestinian and lives in London. She has everything she wants in her life: a husband, a son and a beautiful house in one of the best areas of ...
Body of Lies
2008
as Bessam's wife
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, sc...
Love Life
2007
as Schira
A married young academic falls under the sexual thrall of a much older man whose air of jaded ennui conceals a secret desire for vengeance.
Forgiveness
2006
as Lila
On April 9, 1948, a Jewish militia entered the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and killed over 100 villagers. Soon after, a mental hospital was bui...
The Syrian Bride
2004
as Mona
In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, ...
Maktub
2004
The body of a middle aged woman is discovered and a promising young police officer is assigned to this case. His name is Ataf and he is of Druze origi...
Rana's Wedding
2003
as Rana
A Palestinian girl of 17 who wants to get married to the man of her own choosing. Rana wakes up one morning to an ultimatum delivered by her father: s...