Narges Rashidi
Acting
Born: 1980-03-21 in Khorramabad, Iran
Biography
Narges Rashidi is an actress of Iranian descent. In 2015, she played the lead role of Shide in the feature film *Under the Shadow* by Babak Anvari. The film celebrated its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts submitted the film as a nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2017 Oscars. The industry trade publication *Variety* included Rashidi on its list of "The Best Performances of Sundance 2016," and at the 2016 Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival in Porto Alegre, she won the Jury Award for Best Actress. Since 2011, she has lived primarily in Los Angeles, where her husband, Christian Straka, works as a tennis coach.
Known For
A Case For Two
Ayshe
Gangs of London
Lale
The Girlfriend Experience
Darya Eshford
Hanna
Sima
Havoc
Helena
Speed Racer
Persian Announcer
Æon Flux
Pregnant Woman
I Came By
Dorsa (Neighbour)
Wäldern
Greta
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
Nuran
Geisterfahrer
Faiza
Anatomy of Evil
Leila Nymann
Nachtschicht
Dalida Abdullah
Never Too Late for Justice
Samira Vaziri
The Allegation
Azra
Prisoner 951
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Kokowääh 2
Türkin
Under the Shadow
Shideh
Taha
Pina
Dating Lanzelot
Kellnerin
Sibel & Max
Elif
Happy Lambs
Elmas
Breathful
Fuss
Alles auf Rot
Dalida Medjoub
Mein Prinz. Mein König.
Fatima
Last Swim
Mona
Eisland
Orthopädin Amira Narvid
Black Sheep
Leo's Girlfriend
Tiger Milk
Noura
Engel sucht Liebe
Ayse
Zum Sterben zu früh
Reich oder tot
Dalida Medjoub
Must Love Death
Isabel
#BlackSheep
Chakira
The Manchador
Mina