Nikohl Boosheri
Appearance
Nikohl Boosheri | |
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Born | [1] Pakistan[1] | 3 September 1988
Citizenship | Canada |
Education | Performing Arts[2] |
Alma mater | Simon Fraser University[2] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2010–present |
Nikohl Boosheri (Template:Lang-fa) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Adena El-Amin on Freeform's The Bold Type.
Biography
Boosheri was born in Pakistan[1] to Iranian parents while her parents were fleeing Iran and moved to Canada when she was 2 months old. She has never been to Iran.[3] She speaks English and Persian.[4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Circumstance | Atafeh Hakimi | Best Actress Award at Noor Iranian Film Festival |
2013 | Farah Goes Bang | Farah Mahtab | |
2018 | The Wedding | Sara[5] | |
2020 | Alia's Birth | Tess | |
2021 | See You Then | Julie |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Tower Prep | Assistant | Episode: "Snitch" |
2012 | Continuum | Laura Kellog | Episode: "Laura" |
2013 | Futurestates | Sonia Elhami | Episode: "Refuge" |
2015 | Seeds of Yesterday | Toni | Television film |
2016 | Supergirl | Kelly Soto | Episode: "Changing" |
2017–2021 | The Bold Type | Adena El-Amin | Recurring role (season 1, 3–5), 14 episodes Main role (season 2), 8 episodes[6] |
2018 | Altered Carbon | Nalan Ertekin | Episodes: "The Killers" and "In a Lonely Place" |
References
- ^ a b c "NIKOHL BOOSHERI". ISSUE Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
BIRTH DATE: Sep 3 BIRTH PLACE: Pakistan
- ^ a b "Circumstance A groundbreaking, sensual film about youth in search of freedom in Iran". PayVand.com. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Living and Loving Underground in Iran". New York Times.com. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ da Silva, Michelle (26 October 2011). "Vancouver's Nikohl Boosheri enters a taboo world in Iranian lesbian film Circumstance". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Nikohl Boosheri, Sam Abbas Star In 'The Wedding'". Deadline. 25 August 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (18 January 2018). "'The Bold Type' Ups Nikohl Boosheri & Stephen Conrad Moore to Regulars; Sets Season 2 Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 24 January 2018.