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Missy Malek
Born
Mithra Marie-Anne Malek

1993 (age 30–31)[1]
Westminster, London, England
Alma materKeble College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Actress, filmmaker
Years active2015–present

Mithra Marie-Anne Malek (born 1993), known professionally as Missy Malek, is an English actress and filmmaker. She was named one of YOU magazine's new screen stars of 2022.[2]

Early life

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Malek was born in central London to parents Ali and Francesca and grew up in South Kensington. Her mother is Lebanese Jamaican,[3] and her father is half Iranian.[4] She has an older sister Rokhsan "Roxy". Malek attended Queen's Gate School. She joined the National Youth Theatre when she was fourteen. She enrolled in the summer Shakespeare programme at RADA as well as taking acting classes at LAMDA. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the Keble College, Oxford in 2016.[5]

Career

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Malek was involved in local theatre during her time at Oxford.[6] Her early work also includes a number of local stage productions in London, such as Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle at Chelsea Theatre. She had minor roles in the films Anti-Social and Now You See Me 2.[7][8]

Malek's wrote and directed her first short film during her final year at Oxford, working with cinematographer David Raedeker.[9] Starring herself, Tom Hanson, and Leo Suter, Laughing Branches screened at international film festivals in 2017 and 2018 where both she and the film itself picked up a number of acting and best film accolades.[10] Her second short film Tala, (stylised with a comma) premiered at the 2019 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Malek directed and wrote her third short We're Too Good For This based on a true story, starring an ensemble of deaf and disabled actors as well as Adam Deacon in a supporting role. The short film opened at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival to critical acclaim.[11][12]

Over the course of 2020 and 2021, Malek starred in three Theatre Royal Windsor productions: Love from a Stranger as Mavis Wilson alongside Iain Glen, Hamlet as Osric, and, The Cherry Tree as Anya, the latter two alongside Sir Ian McKellan.[13] In 2022, Malek appeared in the Netflix legal drama Anatomy of a Scandal. She had a role in the film Party People with Matthew Daddario, which premiered at the 2024 Austin Film Festival. She made her Broadway debut as an understudy for Romeo + Juliet at Circle in the Square Theatre.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Anti-Social Fashion PR Girl
2016 Now You See Me 2 Case Assistant
2017 Laughing Branches Alex Page Short film; director, writer, producer
2019 Tala, Tala Short film; director, writer, executive producer
2021 We're Too Good for This — Short film; director, writer
2022 Anatomy of a Scandal Nikita Miniseries; 5 episodes
2024 Party People Dana Also known as Party O'Clock

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Love from a Stranger Mavis Wilson Theatre Royal Windsor
2021 Hamlet Osric
The Cherry Orchard Anya
2024 Romeo + Juliet Understudy Circle in the Square Theatre, New York

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Lady Filmmakers Film Festival Short Film Laughing Branches Won
Key West Film Festival Best World Narrative Short Won [10]
2018 IndieFEST Leading Actress Won [10]
Barcelona International Film Festival Excellence in Acting in a Lead Role Won
Bermuda International Film Festival Best Short Film Nominated
Beverly Hills Film Festival Best Short Film Nominated
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Best Actress Won [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Mithra Marie-Anne Malek". England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ Llewellyn Smith, Julia (27 February 2022). "The new screen stars of 2022". YOU. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Missy Malek". You Wanted A List. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ^ Hewetson, Guy (30 November 2012). "Ali Malek QC". Counsel. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Matriculation at Undergraduate Level" (PDF). The Record 2012/13. Keble College. p. 16. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. ^ Chalmers, Madeleine (2 May 2013). "Review: The Lesson". The Oxford Student. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. ^ Wilder, Lorraine (11 October 2018). "Actor Missy Malek is equally at ease on screen and stage". Tinsel Town News Now. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Missy Malek". The BWH Agency. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Award-winning actor Missy Malek's Midas Touch". International Film Review. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d "Actor Missy Malek Dazzles in 'Laughing Branches'". Frontline Views. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  11. ^ Yossman, KJ (16 October 2021). "'We're Too Good For This' Director, Cast on Playing Deaf, Disabled Drug Dealers – London Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Inside WE'RE TOO GOOD FOR THIS starring British deaf and disabled actors". BritFlix. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  13. ^ Wild, Stephi (23 May 2021). "New Tickets Released For First Week of HAMLET, Opening Next Month Starring Ian McKellen at Theatre Royal Windsor". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:Actresses from London Category:Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Category:English people of Iranian descent Category:English people of Jamaican descent Category:English people of Lebanese descent Category:People educated at Queen's Gate School Category:People from South Kensington Category:Women filmmakers

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