What is Nazanin Boniadi?
{{Infobox person | name = Nazanin Boniadi | image = Nazanin Boniadi speaking in a conversation on women’s rights in Iran at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security - 5 December 2018 (cropped).jpg | caption = Boniadi in 2018 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|5|22}} | birth_place = [[Tehran]], Iran | alma_mater = [[University of California, Irvine]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br/>[[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] | citizenship = United Kingdom | occupation = Actress, activist | years_active = 2006–present | website = https://nazaninboniadi.com/ }} '''Nazanin Boniadi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|ɑː|z|ə|n|iː|n|_|ˈ|b|oʊ|n|j|ɑː|d|i}}; {{lang-fa|نازنین بنیادی}}, {{IPA-fa|nɑːzæˈniːn bonjɑːˈdiː|}}; born 22 May 1980)<ref name=birthyear>{{cite web|last= Terrero|first= Nina|title= This Iranian-Born Actress Is Changing the Acting World|url= https://time.com/collection/american-voices-2017/4437117/nazanin-boniadi/|publisher= [[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date= January 4, 2020}}</ref> is a British actress and activist.<ref>{{Cite news|last=MacDiarmid|first=Campbell|date=2021-04-08|title=Crown star Olivia Colman joins campaign calling for release of Briton jailed in Iran|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/08/crown-star-olivia-colman-joins-campaign-calling-release-briton/|access-date=2021-09-17|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> She played Leyla Mir in the medical drama ''[[General Hospital]]'' (2007–2009) and its spin-off ''[[General Hospital: Night Shift]]'' (2007). She also played Nora in the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' (2011) and Fara Sherazi in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] spy thriller series ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'' (2013–2014). ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boniadi, Nazanin}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British movie actors]] [[Category:British television actors]] [[Category:British stage ac