She was born as Nina Kiridžija in Belgrade, Serbia in what was then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992, during the Yugoslav Wars.

[1] Kiri's first screen role was a short appearance in the 2011 Disney Channel television movie Geek Charming.

[1] Kiri had starring roles were in a trio of horror films: Let Her Out (2016), The Haunted House on Kirby Road (2016) and The Heretics (2017).

[3] Kiri gained prominence in 2017 with a recurring role in the television series The Handmaid's Tale.

Her character Alma, initially known as Handmaid Ofrobert, first appeared in the opening episode of the series and left the series in the fourth season, although she did return for a guest episode in season 5.