Nazanin Boniadi Bio (Wiki)

Who is Nazanin Boniadi?

Nazanin Boniadi is an Italian-British actress & human rights defender known for appearing in General Hospital. 

She also appeared as Zahra in Hotel Mumbai and Rudi Bakhtiar in Bombshell.

She was nominated for the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards for Hotel Mumbai.

Nazanin Boniadi- Early Life

Nazanin Boniadi was born on 22nd May 1980 in Tehran, Iran. She was raised in London, England. Her parents moved to London less than a month later at the height of the Iranian Revolution. As a young girl, she performed violin and ballet.

Her great-great-grandfather was 19th Century Persian Philosopher and Poet Hajj Mirza Hasan Isfahani, Hazrat Safi Ali Shah.

Education

Nazanin Boniadi attended a private high school and later moved to the United States. She earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in biological sciences from the University of California, Irvine.

At the time of University, she won the Chang Pin-Chun Undergraduate Research Award for molecular research of cancer treatment and heart transplant rejection.

Similarly, she was also Assistant Editor-in-Chief of MedTimes.

Nazanin Boniadi- Professional career

In 2006, Nazanin Boniadi started her acting career and made her first major acting role at General Hospital. She appeared as Leyla Mir. Similarly, she was the first Iranian-born actress to be on contract on an American soap opera.

Her other TV roles include in The Deep End, 24, Suits, How I Met Your Mother, Best Friends Forever, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and Counterpart.

 Talking about the movie role, she has worked in Gameface, Iron Man, The Next Three Days, Shirin in Love, Passengers, Hotel Mumbai and Bombshell.

Activism

Nazanin Boniadi was a spokesperson for Amnesty International USA with a focus on the unjust conviction and treatment of Iranian youth, women, and prisoners of conscience from 2009 until 2015.

Similarly, in December 2010, Boniadi initiated an Amnesty International petition for Iranian film directors that had been convicted of propaganda against the state.

On 3rd June 2011, she joined Sarah Shourd in a rolling hunger strike.

Likewise, in October 2015, Nazanin became a board member of the Center for Human Rights in Iran.

After that, in April 2019, she was interviewed by CBC News Network anchor Natasha Fate. It was about the fate of human rights lawyers and Nasrin Sotoudeh.

Net Worth and Salary

The estimated net worth of Nazanin is $2 million as of 2023. Nazanin earns around £10,665 – £84,494 salary.

She appeared in Bombshell which made a box office collection of $53.7 million.

Similarly, she has appeared in Hotel Mumbai which made box office collection of $21.1 million.

Nazanin Boniadi- Rumors, Controversy

Nazanin was punished by the church after she was dumped by Tom Cruise. She had a mental breakdown after the breakup.

She was asked to clean toilets with a toothbrush at the Church of Scientology headquarters in Florida.

Similarly, she was punished for talking about her relationship with Cruise.

Body Measurement

Nazanin has brown hair and eyes. She is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 52 kg.

Social Media

Nazanin has around 365.1k followers on Facebook and 228k followers on Instagram.

On Instagram, she is following personalities like Ismael Cuz Cordova, Nicholas Ferroni, Gregory Zarian, Olivia Munn, Jacqueline Alemany, Tanya Taylor, and others.

She has around 82.1k followers on Twitter and is active on Twitter since May 2009.

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