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