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, 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 (40 titles)
5.2ShowPrisoner 951
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe · 2025
5.5Movie#BlackSheep
Chakira · 2025
6.4MovieHavoc
Helena · 2025
6.4MovieLast Swim
Mona · 2025
MovieTaha
Pina · 2024
ShowWäldern
Greta · 2024
6.3MovieI Came By
Dorsa (Neighbour) · 2022
4.4MovieThe Manchador
Mina · 2021
6.7ShowThe Allegation
Azra · 2021
6.7MovieAlles auf Rot
Dalida Medjoub · 2021
6.8MovieEisland
Orthopädin Amira Narvid · 2021
7.8ShowGangs of London
Lale · 2020
7.4ShowHanna
Sima · 2019
5.5MovieReich oder tot
Dalida Medjoub · 2017
6.3MovieTiger Milk
Noura · 2017
Sommermärchen
Samira Vaziri · 2017
6.5MovieUnder the Shadow
Shideh · 2016
7.0ShowThe Girlfriend Experience
Darya Eshford · 2016
4.0ShowNever Too Late for Justice
Samira Vaziri · 2016
6.1MovieZum Sterben zu früh
2015
5.3MovieHappy Lambs
Elmas · 2015
6.0ShowSibel & Max
Elif · 2015
6.0MovieKokowääh 2
Türkin · 2013
Slave
Krankenschwester · 2012
8.0MovieGeisterfahrer
Faiza · 2012
3.2MovieDating Lanzelot
Kellnerin · 2012
MovieMein Prinz. Mein König.
Fatima · 2011
5.9ShowAnatomy of Evil
Leila Nymann · 2011
Noş [auf dich]
Vina · 2010
3.9MovieMust Love Death
Isabel · 2009