Narges Rashidi ( fa, نرگس رشیدی) is an
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actress of Iranian descent. She was born in Iran where her father was an army colonel. In 1987 she settled with her family in Turkey. A year later the family moved to Germany, where she grew up and studied acting. She has lived primarily in Los Angeles since 2005.
Rashidi has appeared in many independent films and television productions,starting with the experimental film
Venussian Tabutasco by
Daryush Shokof in 2004 and primarily in Germany. She received widespread acclaim for her starring role in the 2016 film ''
Under the Shadow
''Under the Shadow'' ( fa, زیر سایه, Zeer-e sāye) is a 2016 Persian-language psychological horror film written and directed by Iranian-born Babak Anvari as his directorial debut. A mother and daughter are haunted by a mysterious evil i ...
'' by Babak Anvari, which premiered at the
Sundance Film Festival.
Variety
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cited her as "a favorite breakthrough performance" at Sundance. The magazine hailed her "intense yet fine-grained work... as a fiercely intelligent, progressive-minded Iranian woman infuriated by the direction of her country since the
Islamic Revolution," noting "Rashidi plays her character like a musical instrument going slowly out of tune; it’s a performance rich in both motherly love and scream-queen abandon."
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards
* Best Breakthrough Actress award,
A2Z, New York Independent International Film & Video Festival, 2007.
References
External links
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* https://fr-fr.facebook.com/nargesrashidiofficial/
* http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/narges-rashidi#_
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21st-century German actresses
Iranian diaspora film people
People from Khorramabad
Iranian emigrants to Germany
German expatriates in the United States
Living people
1980 births
Iranian emigrants to the United States