Angela Besharah (born 12 August 1977; age 47) is an actress who played Thandie in the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds first season episode "Memento Mori".
She is of Lebanese, British, and German descent. She started her career as a ballet dancer at age 4, and continued her dance career into her teens. As a teenager, she played double bass and was a member of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra.
At age 15, she was discovered by a model scout which turned her towards modeling. She appeared in several advertising campaigns internationally in the following years.
She originally enrolled at The University of Toronto for environmental science, but changed to the theatre program in her second year. Her first screen role upon graduation was a guest spot in the series Mutant X in 2002.
Albeit mainly a stage actress and director, she can be seen in episodes of series such as Copper, Reign (with Dan Jeannotte and Jonathan Koensgen), Good Witch, Murdoch Mysteries, Condor (with Kate Vernon), and In the Dark (with Derek Webster). In 2011, she played Ann Gargan, cousin of John F. Kennedy in four episodes of the miniseries The Kennedys (with Allan G. Royal).
External links
- AngelaBeshara.com – official website
- Angela Besharah at Wikipedia
- Angela Besharah at the Internet Movie Database
- Angela Besharah at X (formerly Twitter)
- Angela Besharah at Instagram
- Angela Besharah at Facebook