Miriam Charrière, better known as Kerima (born 10 February 1925) is a French former actress best known for her role in the 1951 British film Outcast of the Islands.

In casting the role, director Carol Reed sought someone "seductive, radiant", "as the soul of the country with its mysterious forests".

In an interview with Der Spiegel, he claimed to have searched for almost a year in Egypt, Singapore, and Borneo, auditioning "dancers, fashion models, beauty queens" before friends recommended Kerima, "daughter of a very wealthy Arab in Algiers".

[2] Kerima was active in film throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, working with Italian and American directors including Joseph Mankiewicz and Howard Hawks[3] and at one time under contract to Dino De Laurentiis.

[4][6] Her exotic looks enabled her to play many nationalities, including an Egyptian in Land of the Pharaohs, a Vietnamese in The Quiet American, and an Italian in La Lupa.

In January 1953, Kerima secretly married Greek actor Alexis Revidis in Rome; the couple did not publicize the marriage until October.

Her second marriage was to Guy Hamilton, who was an assistant director for Outcast of the Islands, after they met again many years later in Rome.