Barbara Sarafian (born 16 April 1968) is a Belgian actress. She began her career in radio programmes, including ''Sonja Duplex'' from

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and (The New World) from Radio 1. In Flanders, her television debut in the much-repeated series (Everything Can Be Better, 1998) often places her in a comic context. She made her international debut in

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(1999). She also appeared in ''Fortress 2'' (2000) and in

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's '' CQ'' (2001). She received a Best Actress award for her role as Matty in the film '' Collision in Moscow''. In 2015 she won a Flemish Television Star for "Best actress" for her performance in the series (In Flemish fields). She was awarded the for Best Actress at the

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in 2016. In 2016 she was the face of the campaign (Hey how are you?) which tries to break the taboo around suicide.

Filmography

Personal life

Barbara Sarafian is of Armenian and Belgian heritage.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Serafian, Barbara 1968 births Living people People from Ghent Flemish actresses Ethnic Armenian actresses