Sibylla Deen is an Australian actress. She is known for her portrayals of Nusrat Al Fayeed in the American television series ''
Tyrant
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'', Queen
Ankhesenamun
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in the miniseries ''
Tut TUT can refer to:
*''Tramways & Urban Transit'' magazine
*Altaic languages (ISO 639 alpha-3, tut)
*''The Unquestionable Truth'', 2005 Limp Bizkit album
*''The Unbelievable Truth (radio show), The Unbelievable Truth'', a comedy panel show on BBC radi ...
'' and Blair in the
Netflix
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miniseries, ''
The I-Land
''The I-Land'' is an American science fiction thriller television miniseries created by Anthony Salter. The series is executive produced by Neil LaBute, Chad Oakes and Mike Frislev. The series stars Kate Bosworth, Natalie Martinez, Ronald Peet ...
''.
Life and career
Deen was born in
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
, Australia, of Pakistani and English descent.
After roles in Australia, Deen starred as Nusrat Al-Fayeed on the
FX series ''
Tyrant
A tyrant (), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to ...
'' from 2014 to 2016. In 2015 she played Queen
Ankhesenamun
Ankhesenamun (, "Her Life Is of Amun"; c. 1348 or c. 1342 – after 1322 BC) was an ancient Egyptian queen who lived during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, 18th Dynasty of Egypt. Born Ankhesenpaaten (, "she lives for the Aten"), she was the ...
in the miniseries ''
Tut TUT can refer to:
*''Tramways & Urban Transit'' magazine
*Altaic languages (ISO 639 alpha-3, tut)
*''The Unquestionable Truth'', 2005 Limp Bizkit album
*''The Unbelievable Truth (radio show), The Unbelievable Truth'', a comedy panel show on BBC radi ...
'' opposite
Ben Kingsley
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and
Avan Jogia
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. In August 2019, it was confirmed that Deen would star as Blair in the
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...
science fiction miniseries ''
The I-Land
''The I-Land'' is an American science fiction thriller television miniseries created by Anthony Salter. The series is executive produced by Neil LaBute, Chad Oakes and Mike Frislev. The series stars Kate Bosworth, Natalie Martinez, Ronald Peet ...
'', which was released on September 12, 2019.
Filmography
References
External links
*
Australian television actresses
1982 births
Living people
Australian actors of Pakistani descent
Australian people of English descent
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