Narges Rashidi (Persian: نرگس رشیدی; born 1980[1]) is an American-German actress of Iranian descent.
Narges Rashidi | |
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 Rashidi in February 2016 | |
| Born | Narges Rashidi 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Spouse | Christian Straka |
Early life
editRashidi was born in Tehran, Iran.[2] Her father was an army colonel and her mother is a housewife.[1] She lived in Tehran at the time of the Iran–Iraq War.[2][3]
Rashidi moved with her family to Turkey and then Germany when she was seven.[2] She grew up in Bad Hersfeld, Germany.[4] She was introduced to acting by the summer theatre festivals in the town.[5]
Career
editRashidi has appeared in many independent films and television productions,[3] starting with the experimental film Venussian Tabutasco by Daryush Shokof in 2004.
Rashidi received international recognition and widespread acclaim for her starring role in the 2016 film Under the Shadow by Babak Anvari, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Variety 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."[6]
Rashidi plays Lale in the 2020 British TV series Gangs of London.[7] In June 2024, Deadline Hollywood reported that Rashidi had been cast alongside Joseph Fiennes in a BBC drama as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her husband Richard Ratcliffe.[8]
Personal life
editRashidi lives in Los Angeles.[2] She is married to Christian Straka, a former professional tennis player.[1] She speaks Persian and German.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Venussian Tabutasco | ||
| 2005 | Aeon Flux | Pregnant Woman | |
| 2006 | Asudem | Girl | |
| A2Z | |||
| Black Sheep | Leo's Girlfriend | ||
| 2007 | Breathful | Fuss | |
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Persian Announcer | |
| 2009 | Meeting Laura | Narges | Short film |
| Must Love Death | Isabel | ||
| 2010 | NOS (auf dich) | Vina | Short film |
| 2011 | Dating Lanzelot | Zibaa | |
| My Prince. My King | Fatima | ||
| 2012 | Slave | Nurse | |
| 2013 | Kokowääh 2 | Verkäuferin | |
| 2015 | Von glücklichen Schafen | Elmas / mother | |
| 2016 | Under the Shadow | Shideh | |
| 2017 | Tigermilch | Noura Bashir | |
| 2019 | The Manchador | Mina | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Die Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands | Orientalische Frau des Grafen von Gleichen | Episode: "Ehe zu dritt - Die Frauen des Grafen von Gleichen" |
| 2007 | KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst | Nuran | Episode: "Fragen der Ehre" |
| 2008 | Schimanski | Laura | Episode: "Schicht im Schacht" |
| 2009 | Engel sucht Liebe | Ayse | TV movie |
| 2012 | Ein Fall für zwei | Ayshe | Episode: "Mord im Callcenter" |
| Geisterfahrer | Faiza | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Nachtschicht | Dalida Abdullah | Episode: "Geld regiert die Welt" |
| 2014–2015 | Löwenzahn | Banu | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Sibel & Max | Elif | Episode: "Schief gewickelt" |
| Too Young to Die | Dalida Medjoub | TV movie | |
| 2016–2018 | Never Too Late For Justice | Samira Vaziri | 22 episodes |
| 2017 | The Girlfriend Experience | Darya Esford | 5 episodes |
| Reich oder tot | Dalida Medjoub | TV movie | |
| 2019 | Anatomy of Evil | Leila Nymann | Episode: "Sehnsucht" |
| Hanna | Sima | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | Gangs of London | Lale | 7 episodes |
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Sommer, Ariane (23 March 2015). "Keine Lust auf "Migrationshintergrund"" [No desire for "migration background"]. Die Welt (in German). Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d Seymour, Tom (29 September 2016). "Terror in Tehran: Under the Shadow and the politics of horror". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ a b Laing, Sarah (January 20, 2017). "Going to a dark place with rising star Narges Rashidi". ELLE Canada. Archived from the original on 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ a b Brown, Emma (2016-10-13). "Narges Rashidi". Interview Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "German summer festivals led Narges Rashidi into acting". USA Today. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Variety Staff (2016-01-30). "Sundance: 19 Biggest Breakthrough Performances". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ Hadadi, Roxana (2022-12-01). "Gangs of London Won't Hold Anything Back". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Bamigboye, Baz (2024-06-25). "Breaking Baz: Narges Rashidi & Joseph Fiennes Cast In Under-Wraps BBC Drama About Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Six-Year Iranian Prison Ordeal & Husband's Tireless Campaign To Free Her". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "New York Film and Video Festival". 2007-04-24. Archived from the original on 2007-04-24. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
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