Noureen DeWulf

Noureen Ahmed (born February 28, 1984),[2] known professionally as Noureen DeWulf, is an American actress who starred as Lacey in television sitcom Anger Management (2012–14). She is best known for her roles in films such as West Bank Story (2005), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) and The Back-up Plan (2010). In March 2015, DeWulf joined the cast of reality show Hockey Wives, chronicling her life with husband Ryan Miller, a goaltender in the NHL.

Noureen DeWulf
Noureen DeWulf at the 79th Annual Academy Awards Children Uniting Nations/Billboard afterparty, in February 2007
Born
Noureen Ahmed

(1984-02-28) February 28, 1984
New York City, U.S.
EducationBoston University[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Home townStone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse(s)
James DeWulf
(
m. 2000⁠–⁠2010)

(
m. 2011)
Children1

Early life and education

DeWulf was born Noureen Ahmed in New York City to Gujarati Indian parents from Pune, India,[3][4] and grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia.[4][5][6][7] She was raised Muslim. She has two sisters. Her older sister, Aziza, teaches law at Northeastern University in Boston. Her younger sister, Sara, practices law in San Francisco.[8]

DeWulf attended Boston University's School for the Arts and studied international relations and theatre.[1] After graduation, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She is fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and Gujarati.[4]

Career

DeWulf began her acting career in the Academy Award-winning short film West Bank Story, where she played the lead role of Fatima, a singing and dancing Palestinian cashier who falls in love with an Israeli soldier. She has been working in comedic television series and films ever since. From 2009-11, she played recurring roles on NBC's Outsourced, TNT's Hawthorne and MTV's The Hard Times of RJ Berger, and appeared in the Lifetime miniseries Maneater.

DeWulf has been seen in a number of box-office hits, including Ocean's Thirteen (2007), and The Back-up Plan (2010).[9] She has starred opposite Matthew McConaughey in the romantic comedy film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) and played opposite Jeremy Piven in The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009). She starred in The Taqwacores (2010), which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2010. She co-starred with Charlie Sheen in the television sitcom Anger Management, which premiered on June 28, 2012 on FX and concluded in December 2014.[10] In 2014, DeWulf won Best Actress at the Comedy Ninja Film and Screenplay Festival for her portrayal of a murderous temp in the independent film Coffee, Kill Boss.

In 2014, DeWulf was ranked #93 in Maxim magazine's "Hot 100" for the second time (the first time being 2007) as one of the most desirable women on the planet according to the magazine's readers.[11] In 2009, she was listed in the 'Top 30 under 30' for Nylon magazine. In addition, DeWulf has appeared in pictorials in Details, Men's Health, Zink, Giant, and Complex. In 2015, Dewulf joined the cast of reality television series Hockey Wives. The series follows wives and girlfriends of professional hockey players.

Personal life

In June 2000, she married avant-garde artist James DeWulf. During their marriage, Noureen began using James' surname as her stage name. They divorced January 2010, after ten years of marriage.

On September 3, 2011, DeWulf married National Hockey League goaltender Ryan Miller in Los Angeles.[8] The couple have one child, a son called Bodhi Ryan (b. 2015).[12][13][14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Happy Birthday Short film
2005 West Bank Story Fatima Short film
2006 American Dreamz Shazzy Riza
2006 National Lampoon's Pledge This! Poo Poo Direct-to-video
2007 Americanizing Shelley Littly J. Singh
2007 Ocean's Thirteen 'Nuff Said expo girl
2007 The Comebacks Jizminder Featherfoot
2008 Killer Pad Delilah
2008 Pulse 2: Afterlife Salwa Al Hakim Direct-to-video; uncredited
2008 Pulse 3: Invasion Salwa Al Hakim Direct-to-video
2009 The Strip Maliah
2009 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Melanie
2009 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. Heather
2010 The Taqwacores Rabeya
2010 The Back-up Plan Daphne
2010 The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It Kim Direct-to-video
2011 Breakaway Reena Singh
2012 The Babymakers Bride
2012 Zambezia Pavi Voice role
2013 How to Be A Terrorist: In Hollywood with Abu Nazir Short film
2013 Coffee, Kill Boss Temp
2014 They Came Together Melanie
2016 Chee and T Shana
2017 Bad Match Terri Webster
2018 When We First Met Margo
2019 Endings, Beginnings Noureen Post-production
TBA The Wedding Year Boss Queen Post-production
TBA Donny's Party Hannah's Mom Post-production
TBA Wheels of Fortune Mandy Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 CSI: NY Matrice Singh Episode: "On the Job"
2005 Girlfriends Jasmine Crane Guest role; 2 episodes
2006 Welcome to the Jungle Gym Amy Unsold television pilot
2006 Mindy and Brenda Mindy Unsold television pilot
2006 Numbers Santi Episode: "Harvest"
2006 Love, Inc. Tricia Episode: "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
2007 Revenge Nadia Unsold television pilot
2008 Courtroom K Rose Marie Cheeks Unsold television pilot
2008 Chuck Lizzie Episode: "Chuck Versus the Marlin"
2008 Welcome to The Captain Shampoo Girl Episode: "The Letter"
2009 Two Dollar Beer Fakhri Unsold television pilot
2009 90210 Nika Raygani Guest role; 2 episodes
2009 Reno 911! Hot librarian Episode: "VHS Transfer Memory Lane"
2009 Maneater Polo Television mini-series; 2 episodes
2010 'Til Death Dina Episode: "The Joy of Learning"
2010–2011 Hawthorne Judy Pasram Recurring role; 5 episodes
2010 The Hard Times of RJ Berger Claire Guest role; 2 episodes
2011 Hail Mary Ingrid Collins Unsold television pilot
2011 Outsourced Vimi Guest role; 3 episodes
2011 Happy Endings Molly Episode: "Secrets and Limos"
2012–2014 Anger Management Lacey Main role; 100 episodes
2014 Garfunkel and Oates Jennifer Episode: "Road Warriors"
2014 Over the Garden Wall Pumpkin Gal (voice) Episode: "Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee"
2015–2016 Hockey Wives Herself Cast member; 13 episodes
2015–2016 Grandfathered Priya Guest role; 2 episodes
2016 Square Roots Saleena Desai Television film
2016 Hell's Kitchen Herself Episode: "Crepe Grand Prix"
2016 Life in Pieces Dionne Episode: "Will Trash Book Spa"
2016 Hell's Kitchen Herself Episode: "Crepe Grand Prix"
2018 Living Biblically Emily Episode: "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness"
2018 All Night Mrs. Lewis Recurring role; 5 episodes
2020 Good Girls Krystal Recurring role
2020 Tacoma FD Donna Recurring role; 2 episodes

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2012 First Dates with Toby Harris Sarah Episode: "Ex-Boyfriends"
2012–2013 Burning Love Titi Recurring role; 10 episodes
2014 Kiss Her I'm Famous Hannah Guest role; 2 episodes
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References
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  2. "Noureen DeWulf". imdb.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  3. "NOUREEN DEWULF". Ahmedabad: The Times of India. Jun 5, 2010.
  4. Cincotta, Howard Cincotta. "A desi girl in Hollywood". The Tribune. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  5. "Noureen DeWulf Biography". Starpulse.com. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  6. "Buffalo Sabres Red Hot Goalie Ryan Miller Dating Up and Coming Actress". Terez Owens. 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  7. "From Falafels to Fabulous". Nirali Magazine. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  8. MacIntyre, Iain. "A mom, a dad, a child, a book". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  9. "OC Interview: OPEN CHEST Interview With Actress Noureen Dewulf". Celebrity Hollywood Bollywood Blog. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  10. "FX Locks Summer Launch Date for Comedy Series". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  11. "MAXIM Magazine Unveils Their 'Hot 100' for 2007". Prnewswire.com. 2007-05-14. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  12. "Noureen DeWulf Sat in Her Car to Learn Her Lines While Trying to Balance Work and Motherhood". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  13. McNally, Kelby (2015-03-21). "Noureen DeWulf welcomes her first child with husband Ryan Miller". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  14. "Noureen DeWulf and Ryan Miller's Toddler Has a Very Sophisticated Palate: Octopus Is 'Easy for Him to Eat'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31.


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