Mozhan Marnò
| Mozhan Marnò | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 3, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York |
| Alma mater |
Columbia University (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress, writer, director |
| Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) |
Mozhan Marnò (born May 3, 1980) is an American film and television actress of Iranian descent.[1] She is known for her roles in The Blacklist and House of Cards.[2]
Personal life
Marnò was born in Los Angeles. Her parents are from Iran and met in California.[3] She was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.[4] She received her BA in French and German comparative literature from Barnard College of Columbia University and her MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama. She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.[5] Apart from English she speaks French, German, Farsi, and Spanish.[4]
Career
Marnò played the title role in the 2008 film The Stoning of Soraya M., about a woman whose husband falsely accuses her of adultery, resulting in her death by stoning.[5][6] In addition she has had roles in a number of television series including The Paul Reiser Show, The Glades, Hung, The Mentalist, Bones, The Unit, Medium, K-ville, and Standoff. Marnò also appeared in the Untitled John Wells Medical Drama Pilot, which was not aired. She also stars in Ana Lily Amirpour's directorial debut, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, produced by Elijah Wood, under his company, The Woodshed.[5] In 2011, Marnò voiced Mirabelle Ervine, a Breton mage and Master Wizard of the College of Winterhold, in the critically acclaimed video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.[7]
Marnò also directs and writes screenplays. Her first feature-length screenplay, When the Lights Went Out, was a quarter finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship, a finalist at the Nantucket Screenwriter's Colony, Sundance Screenwriter's Lab, and won third prize at the Cinequest Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. She has adapted When the Lights Went Out as a play and it received its first production at New York Stage & Film in July 2013 starring Laura Innes from ER.[5][8] Marnò's short film, Incoming, which she wrote and directed, was accepted to the Noor Iranian Film Festival, LA SHORTS FEST, the Asians on Film Festival, and the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival. She can be seen as reporter Ayla Sayyad on seasons 2 and 3 of the acclaimed Netflix series House of Cards[5] and as Mossad agent and assassin Samar Navabi in seasons 2, 3, and 4 of The Blacklist.[9][10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Traitor | Leyla | |
| 2009 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | Soraya Manutchehri | The title role |
| 2014 | A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night | Atti | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Unit | Protocol Chief | Episode: "Security" |
| 2006 | Standoff | Agnacia | Episode: "Life Support" |
| 2007 | Shark | Maria Lutrova | Episode: "Gangster Movies" |
| 2007 | K-Ville | Jodi Mazetta | Episode: "Ride Along" |
| 2009 | Bones | Azita Jabbari | Episode: "A Night at the Bones Museum" |
| 2009 | Medium | Rachel | Episode: "The Devil Inside, Part 2" |
| 2009–2011 | The Mentalist | Nicki Weymouth | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | The Glades | Renee LeFleur | Episode: "Cassadaga" |
| 2010 | Hung | Samara | Episode: "The Middle East is Complicated" |
| 2011 | The Paul Reiser Show | Zeba | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | In Plain Sight | Charlotte | Episode: "Sacrificial Lamb" |
| 2012 | Ringer | Marguerite | Episode: "P.S. You're an Idiot" |
| 2014–2015 | House of Cards | Ayla Sayyad | 11 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Roxanne Majidi | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014–present | The Blacklist | Samar Navabi | 50 episodes |
Videogames
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Mirabelle Ervine, Namira |
| 2016 | 1979 Revolution | Bibi |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Stoning of Soraya M. | Nominated |
| 2015 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | House of Cards | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Husain, Rahat (2014-02-21). "Muslim actors Marnò, Ali, Jaffrey star on House of Cards". Communities Digital News. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ↑ Ehrbar, Ned (2015-11-12). "Mohzan Marno on life in Brooklyn and moving up 'the Blacklist'". Metro. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ↑ Cathcart, Rebecca (2009-06-18). "Iranians in California Feel a Bond With Protesters in Tehran". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- 1 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20141208223446/http://www.mozhan-marno.com:80/bio
- 1 2 3 4 5 "‘Blacklist’ and ‘House of Cards’ Actor Mozhan Marnò’s Secret to Career Longevity". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ↑ "'The Stoning of Soraya M.' is brutal melodrama with message". Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ↑ Plunkett, Luke. "These Are The Men And Women Who Bring Skyrim To Life". Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ↑ "Laura Innes, Linda Lavin, Cotter Smith, and More Join Powerhouse Theater's 2013 Season". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ↑ "‘The Blacklist’ Season 4: Who Is The Mole In Episode 9? Synopses Of Episode 10, Episode 11 Released [Spoilers]". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ↑ Health, Latinos (2017-01-08). "'The Blacklist' season 4 episode 9 and the Mole". Latinos Health. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
External links
- Mozhan Marnò on IMDb