Nazanin Boniadi

Nazanin Boniadi (/ˈnɑːzənn ˈbnjɑːdi/; Persian: نازنین بنیادی, [nɑːzæˈniːn bonjɑːˈdiː]; born 22 May 1980)[1] is a British actress and activist.[2] She played Leyla Mir in the medical drama General Hospital (2007–2009) and its spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift (2007). She also played Nora in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2011) and Fara Sherazi in the Showtime spy thriller series Homeland (2013–2014).

Nazanin Boniadi
Nazanin Boniadi speaking in a conversation on women’s rights in Iran at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security - 5 December 2018 (cropped).jpg
Boniadi in 2018
Born22 May 1980 (aged 45)
Tehran, Iran
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma materUniversity of California, Irvine (BS)
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress, activist
Years active2006–present
Websitehttps://nazaninboniadi.com/

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References

  1. Terrero, Nina. "This Iranian-Born Actress Is Changing the Acting World". Time. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. MacDiarmid, Campbell (2021-04-08). "Crown star Olivia Colman joins campaign calling for release of Briton jailed in Iran" (in en-GB). The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/08/crown-star-olivia-colman-joins-campaign-calling-release-briton/. Retrieved 2021-09-17.