Narges Rashidi
Known for Acting · 40 credits
- Born
- 1980-03-21 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (12)
A Case For Two
1981
as Ayshe
The Girlfriend Experience
2016
as Darya Eshford
Gangs of London
2020
as Lale
Hanna
2019
as Sima
Prisoner 951
2025
as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Never Too Late for Justice
2016
as Samira Vaziri
Nachtschicht
2003
as Dalida Abdullah
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
2007
as Nuran
Sibel & Max
2015
as Elif
The Allegation
2021
as Azra
Anatomy of Evil
2011
as Leila Nymann
Wäldern
2024
as Greta
Movies (28)
Havoc
2025
as Helena
Speed Racer
2008
as Persian Announcer
Æon Flux
2005
as Pregnant Woman
I Came By
2022
as Dorsa (Neighbour)
Under the Shadow
2016
as Shideh
Happy Lambs
2015
as Elmas
Sommermärchen
2017
as Samira Vaziri
Eisland
2021
as Orthopädin Amira Narvid
Tiger Milk
2017
as Noura
Last Swim
2025
as Mona
Kokowääh 2
2013
as Türkin
Black Sheep
2006
as Leo's Girlfriend
Geisterfahrer
2012
as Faiza
#BlackSheep
2025
as Chakira
Dating Lanzelot
2012
as Kellnerin
Zum Sterben zu früh
2015
Must Love Death
2009
as Isabel
Alles auf Rot
2021
as Dalida Medjoub
Meeting Laura
2009
as Narges
Reich oder tot
2017
as Dalida Medjoub
Engel sucht Liebe
2009
as Ayse
The Manchador
2021
as Mina
Asudem
2007
as Girl
Breathful
2007
as Fuss
Taha
2024
as Pina
Mein Prinz. Mein König.
2011
as Fatima
Slave
2012
as Krankenschwester
Noş [auf dich]
2010
as Vina
About Narges Rashidi
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,… With 40 credits spanning from 1981 to 2025, Narges Rashidi has appeared in 28 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Narges Rashidi Movies
- Havoc (2025) — as Helena
- Speed Racer (2008) — as Persian Announcer
- Æon Flux (2005) — as Pregnant Woman
- I Came By (2022) — as Dorsa (Neighbour)
- Under the Shadow (2016) — as Shideh
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