Personal Info
Birth date
1988-01-03 (37 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Staten Island, New York, USA
Also known as
-Janine Harouni
Biography
Janine Harouni is a UK-based American stand-up comedian and actress. Harouni was raised in Staten Island, New York City by a Lebanese-American father and a mother of Irish and Italian ancestry. In 2009, Harouni was grievously injured when a car crashed into a parked vehicle she was in, breaking her pelvis, femur, legs, and wrists. She moved to London in 2012. In 2018, Harouni won the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year. She won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2019 In 2019, Harouni performed a well received debut show, Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at that year's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. She returned to the Fringe in 2023, performing Man'oushe while heavily pregnant, and was nominated for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award. Harouni played Thalia in the ITV show Buffering from 2021–2023, and appeared as Carla Diaz in The Batman (2022).
Filmography
The Russell Howard Hour
8
Overview:
Russell Howard offers his unique take on the week's news and current affairs, picking through the biggest UK and international stories, and offering a wise and worldly view on the globe's news. Along the way, he'll welcome celebrity guests and leading experts, as well as hear from fledgling global correspondents. Plus, there will be stand-up, too, as Russell showcases some of the comedy scene's finest and most exciting stars.The Last Leg
5.6
Overview:
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.Live at the Apollo
7.083
Overview:
A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.Patrick Melrose
7.517
Overview:
A critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist's harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery.The Batman
7.657
Overview:
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.The Franchise
6.483
Overview:
The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question — how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every f*ck-up has an origin story.Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
7
Overview:
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane; competing across fashion, pop culture, retro gadgets, first loves, school reports and more to get their teenage years recognised as the most embarrassing by comedian Rhod Gilbert. With mystery guests popping up along the way, offering up further revelations the show celebrates those ultimate embarrassing teenage moments, and it's down to Rhod to judge which celebrity should be crowned 'winner'.Buffering
5.8
Overview:
A comedy series following a group of 20 somethings as they try to navigate love, work and the art of adulting.The People We Hate at the Wedding
6.3
Overview:
A dysfunctional family that can't seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns out to be just what this singular family needs to reconnect.Colette
6.9
Overview:
After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels.Beast
9
Overview:
A gothic fairytale following three generations of women struggling with the aftermath of a divorce.Thin Skinned
NYR
Overview:
Two hidden camera pranksters infiltrate a funeral home, unaware that the mortician they've targeted is a demented lunatic.Stand Up With Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)
NYR
Overview:
Janine's father is a lifelong New Yorker and son of Middle-Eastern immigrants. He's also an avid Donald Trump supporter. Attempting to reconcile those things makes for one tense Sunday dinner Catch multi-award winning newcomer Janine Harouni in her critically-acclaimed debut show about standing up for what you believe in, even if you have to do it really nicely.Acting
2024The Franchise (1 Episode) as Meg Coker
2023Thin Skinned as Jess Keaton
2022The People We Hate at the Wedding as Young Woman at Airport
2022The Batman as Carla
2021Stand Up With Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated) as Self
2021Buffering (6 Episodes) as Thalia
2021Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (1 Episode) as Self
2018Colette as Jeanne De Caillavet
2018Beast as American Mum
2018Patrick Melrose (1 Episode) as Funeral Parlour Receptionist
2017The Russell Howard Hour (1 Episode) as Self
2013The Last Leg (1 Episode) as Self
2004Live at the Apollo (1 Episode) as Self