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Cherien Dabis (born ) (Arabic: شيرين دعيبس) is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She was named one of Variety magazine's 10 Directors to Watch in , and in received a United States Artists (USA) Fellowship.

In , she was nominated for the Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series award for her work on the television series Only Murders in the Building.

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In March , Dabis was named Laureate for Cultural Excellence by the TAKREEM foundation, for her work on authentic Arab representation in Hollywood.

Early life

Dabis was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Her father is a physician of Palestinian descent, and her mother is from Salt, Jordan.

She grew up in the small town of Celina, Ohio, and spent many of her summers in Jordan.

Dabis at 8 visited Palestine for the first time. She and her family were held at the Israeli border for 12 hours, and she was strip-searched along with her sisters. This incident would make her understand "what