Rosie Malek-Yonan

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[edit] Biography

Rosie Malek-Yonan is an Assyrian artist, author and activist. She is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Assyrian families, tracing her Assyrian roots back nearly eleven centuries. A natural-born artist, she is a classically trained composer, pianist, actor, director, writer, documentary filmmaker, and figure skater.

Upon receiving her L.C. degree in English from University of Cambridge, Rosie Malek-Yonan studied piano at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and acting at the American Conservatory Theatre. A graduate of San Francisco State University with two degrees in Music, she won an invitation to study drama at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her plays have been produced and performed on stage in Los Angeles. A consummate performer, she has appeared in numerous notable television shows, films and plays, acting in a wide range of roles opposite many of Hollywood's leading actors and has received rave reviews as an actor and director.

In 2006, at the 73rd Annual Assyrian Convention in Chicago, IL, Rosie Malek-Yonan was selected as Woman of the Year by the Board of Advisors of the Assyrian American National Federation, Inc.

[edit] Congressional testimony

On June 30, 2006, Rosie Malek-Yonan, was invited to testify on Capitol Hill before a Congressional Committee of the 109th Congress on religious freedom regarding the genocide, massacres and persecution of Assyrians in Iraq by Kurds and Islamists. She compared the Assyrian Genocide of 1914-1918, as depicted in her epic and historical novel The Crimson Field, to the current plight of the indigenous Assyrian Christians in Iraq. The complete transcript and webcast of the actual Congressional Tesimony is available at the website of the U.S. House of Representatives. Monica Malek-Yonan's documentary film, My Assyrian Nation on the Edge, based on Rosie Malek-Yonan's Congressional Testimony was released September 2006.

[edit] Selected theatre reviews

  • "Superbly acted and directed…Director Rosie Malek-Yonan…honed the works to perfection, even down to the fitting choice of songs for transitions and intermission." ~Martin Hernandez, LA Weekly
  • "Rosie Malek-Yonan has done an excellent job directing…top-of-the-line and what might have become a sketch in other hands becomes a poignant episode of universal import…exceptional direction." ~Bruce Feld
  • "…very well directed by Rosie Malek-Yonan…The material is very tricky, but Malek-Yonan handles it with requisite sensitivity, without in any way watering down the heavy conflict…Sparks ignite" ~Bruce Feld

[edit] Film credits

  • Rendition (2007 - now filming) - Nuru El-Ibrahim - Directed by Gavin Hood
  • Up Close And Personal - Co-Starring - Directed by Jon Avnet
  • For Goodness Sake II - Co-Starring - Directed by Trey Parker, Produced by David Zucker
  • Separate Rooms - Starring - Directed by G. Tempert
  • Anniversary - Starring - Directed by Shammi Samano
  • Walking Among Angels - Starring - Directed by Alexandria Dante
  • Animal Stories - Starring - Directed by Shammi Samano
  • Olives For Breakfast - Starring - Directed by Nilgun Tolken

[edit] Television credits (episodics, pilots, MOW)

  • CSI: Miami - Co-Starring - Directed by Joe Chappelle and Deran Serafian
  • ST. Michael's Crossing (CBS Pilot) - Co-Starring - Directed by Bob Butler
  • JAG - Guest Starring in multiple episodes - Directed by Hugo Cortina and Bradford May
  • NYPD Blue - Co-Starring - Directed by Jim Charleston
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Co-Starring as Tekoa - Directed by Alan Kroeker
  • The Practice - Co-Starring - Directed by Andy Wolk
  • Three Sisters (NBC Pilot) - Co-Starring - Directed by Pam Fryman
  • Chicago Hope - Recurring - Directed by Jesus Trevino, Stephen Cragg, Bill D'Elia and Michael Schultz
  • Beverly Hills, 90210 - Recurring as Barbara - Directed by Joel Feigenbaum, Michael Lange, Harvey Frost and Chip Chalmers
  • Profiler - Co-Starring - Directed by John Patterson
  • Diagnosis: Murder - Co-Starring - Directed by Vincent McEveety
  • Seinfeld - Co-Starring - Directed by Andy Ackerman
  • Melrose Place - Also Starring as Mrs. Phil - Directed by Charles Pratt, Jr.
  • Babylon 5 - Co-Starring - Directed by Kevin Cremin
  • The Visitor - Co-Starring - Directed by Fred Keller
  • Murder, She Wrote - Co-Starring - Directed by Vincent McEveety
  • Cop Rock - Co-Starring - Directed by Fred Gerber
  • Dynasty - Co-Starring - Directed by Vincent McEveety
  • Lethal Charm (MOW) - Co-Starring - Directed by Richard Michaels

[edit] Television soap operas

  • Days of Our Lives - Recurring - Directed by Herb Stein - Joe Behar - Phil Sogard - Randy Robbins - Susan Orlikoff Simon
  • General Hospital - (multiple episodes) Guest Starring - Directed by Phil Sogart - Alan Pultz
  • The Young and the Restless - (multiple episodes) Guest-Starring - Directed by Sally McDonald
  • Capitol - Recurring - Directed by Kenn Herman
  • Generations - Guest Starring - Directed by Edward Mallory
  • Santa Barbara - (multiple episodes) Guest Starring - Directed by Rick Bennewitz

[edit] Stage credits

  • The Time Of Your Life - Starring as Elsie - Pasadena Playhouse
  • Bedfellows - Starring as Miranda Morales - Skylight Theatre, Los Angeles
  • A Gentleman Of Quality - Starring as Nicole - The Ivar Theatre, Hollywood
  • The Imaginary Invalid - Starring as Toinette - The Gallery Theatre, Hollywood
  • My Sister In This House - Starring as Christine - The Gallery Theatre, Hollywood
  • Baby Kisses (Speak!) - Starring as Brandy - Theatre Geo, Hollywood
  • Soft Dude - Starring as Doll - Theatre Geo, Hollywood
  • My Stepmother, Myself - Starring as Snow - Theatre Geo, Hollywood
  • Double Bound - Starring as Mori - En Scene Theatre, North Hollywood
  • Once A Catholic - Starring as Mother Thomas - The Celtic Arts Center, Hollywood
  • The Light In The Mill - Starring as Nancy - Theatre Americana, Pasadena
  • Lies Like Truth - Starring as Denise - Theatre Americana, Pasadena

[edit] Additional stage credits

Summer And Smoke (Alma) - Detective Story (Susan) - The Seagull (Nina) - Blythe Spirit (Madame Arcati) - Two Gentlemen Of Verona (Julia) - A Mid-Summer Night's Dream (Hermia) - The Merchant Of Venice (Portia) - Charlie's Aunt (Kitty) - Miss Julie (Julie) - Moon Children (Kathy) - Bad Habits (Ruth Benson) - Broadway (Grace) - Twigs (Celia) - All Over Town (Millie) - Stage Door (Olga)

[edit] Director credits

  • Her Masters Voice - Co-wrote with Monica Malek-Yonan - Radio Show
  • The Imaginary Invalid - The Gallery Theatre, Hollywood
  • A Gentleman of Quality - Co-wrote with Monica Malek-Yonan - Ivar Theatre, Hollywood
  • A Matter of the Mind - En Scene Theatre, Hollywood
  • Service Please Hold! (from 8x10) - Theatre Geo, Hollywood
  • Soft Dude - Theatre Geo, Hollywood
  • Correct Address - Theatre Geo, Hollywood
  • The Ties That Bind - Theatre Geo, Hollywood
  • My Stepmother, Myself - Theatre Geo, Hollywood

[edit] Sports

Rosie Malek-Yonan was a member of the Iranian 1980 Winter Olympic Team with fellow team member and sister Monica Malek-Yonan. However, the events of the Iranian Revolution made it virtually impossible for them to compete. The new regime required them to become Muslim, wear scarves and long skirts, and perform without music. The Malek-Yonan sisters decided not to compete under these conditions. [1], [2]

[edit] Author

Cover of The Crimson Field
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Cover of
The Crimson Field

THE CRIMSON FIELD by Rosie Malek-Yonan

ISBN 0-9771873-4-9

Pearlida Publishing

Author of The Crimson Field, Rosie Malek-Yonan's historical and literary epic novel is set in Urmia, Iran. It is based on real events and true family chronicles set to the backdrop of the Assyrian Genocide of 1914-1918 in the shadows of World War I where 750,000 Assyrians were massacred by the Ottoman Turks, Kurds and Persians.

On 22 April 2006, in a Zinda Magazine special, Rosie Malek-Yonan's The Crimson Field was selected as The Assyrian Event of the Year 6755/2005. Zinda Magazine said: "What makes The Crimson Field so riveting, so unorthodox, is its uncommon portrayal of the heinous acts committed against the Assyrian. Malek-Yonan leaves no stone unturned. She loads every page of her book with the horrors of the Turkish and kurdish murderers and rapists who savored the torment of their Christian neighbors...The literary masterpiece is a chronicle of Assyrians' struggle for hope and recognition emerging ever so slowly from heaps of despondency. It awakens its readers' conscience to the most fundamental factor in the survival of the Assyrian nationalism and heritage, the Assyrian strength of character and resolve to excel under any condition...The mass killing and deportations of the Assyrians between 1915 and 1923 is a story pleading admission. Rosie Malek-Yonan's book, through its sophisticated approach to history, was the most unsurpassed manner of shamelessly scolding nine decades of silence and omission. The Crimson Field was our finest answer to history."

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