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1. Shohreh Aghdashloo (Persian: شهره آغداشلو, pronounced [ʃohˈɾe ɒɢdɒʃˈluː]; née Vaziri-Tabar (وزیریتبار); born May 11, 1952) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. Following numerous ...
Shihabi was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, [3] and was raised in Saudi Arabia, [5] Beirut, and Dubai. [6] Her family is of Arab and European origin. [6] She described her multi-ethnic background as such: "I consider myself Arab European because my father Ali Shihabi is half-Saudi, half-Norwegian, and my mom Nadia is half-Palestinian, half-German and Haitian, but raised in France."
The following is a list of Iranian actresses in alphabetical order. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Nazanin Boniadi (/ ˈ n ɑː z ə n iː n ˈ b oʊ n j ɑː d i /; [1] Persian: نازنین بنیادی [nɑːzæˈniːn bonjɑːˈdiː]; born 1980) is a British actress and activist.Born in Tehran and raised in London, she attended university in the United States, where she landed her first major acting role as Leyla Mir in the soap opera General Hospital (2007–2009) and its spin-off ...
First Muslim to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category; Nomination shared with John L. Balderston, Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, and Waldemar Young. 70th. 1997. Hossein Amini [6] /. The Wings of the Dove. Nominated. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Henry James;
Actress. Years active. 1996–present. Father. Behzad Farahani. Relatives. Shaghayegh Farahani (sister) Rahavard Farahani (Persian: رهاورد فراهانی; born 10 July 1983), known professionally as Golshifteh Farahani (گلشیفته فراهانی), is an Iranian and French actress. She is known for her performances in M for Mother ...
Zayid was born in New Jersey in 1974. [1] She described herself in a BBC interview as "a Palestinian Muslim virgin with cerebral palsy, from New Jersey, who is an actress, comedian and activist". [2] Zayid has been a resident of Cliffside Park, New Jersey. [3] Zayid earned her BFA in acting from Arizona State University.
Nadia Ali was born in Peshawar, Pakistan [1] in 1991 or 1992 as Onaza Malik. [7][8][3] She emigrated to the United States as a child and was raised in New Jersey. [5] She now uses the name Onai Malik. [7] Malik speaks Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi. [9] She was raised as a Muslim and felt isolated by her family's conservatism, although she did not ...