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My Take
Nazanin Boniadi interests me far beyond her acting credits. Born in Tehran, raised in London, and trained in the United States, she carries a genuinely cross-cultural perspective that shows in the range of roles she takes. What I respect most, though, is her activism for human rights in Iran, a stance that carries real personal risk for a working actor. It would be easier to stay silent and protect the brand, yet she chooses to speak. That combination of intelligence, craft, and moral courage is uncommon, and it makes her a figure I quietly find myself rooting for.
Overview
Nazanin Boniadi (; [nɑːzæˈniːn bonjɑːˈdiː]; born May 22, 1979) is a British actress and activist. Born in Tehran and raised in London, she attended university in the United States, where she landed her first major acting role as Leyla Mir in the soap opera General Hospital (2007–2009) and its spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift (2007).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nazanin Boniadi
- Name (Japanese)
- ナザニン・ボニアディ
- Reading
- なざにん・ぼにあでぃ
- Born
- May 22, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of California, Irvine
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Iran →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.