Canadian actress
Frida Betrani |
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| Born | (1965-07-05) July 5, 1965 (age 59)
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| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Occupation | actress |
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| Known for | Last Wedding |
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| Spouse | Tom Scholte (m. 2004) |
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Frida Betrani (born July 5, 1965) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performance as Zipporah in the 2001 film Last Wedding,[1] for which she won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2001.[2]
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she moved to Canada with her family in childhood and grew up in Montreal, Quebec, later moving to Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] She is an alumna of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[3]
She also appeared in the films Dirty, No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed,[4] Prozac Nation, Lola, Lucky Stars, The Deal, Crime[5] and Sisters & Brothers, and has had supporting and guest roles in television including recurring roles in Northwood and Stargate SG-1.[3]
She married actor Tom Scholte in 2004.[6]
References
- ^ Jenny Gabruch, "Wry comedy follows three relationships". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, November 23, 2001.
- ^ Katherine Monk, "Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". Vancouver Sun, January 31, 2002.
- ^ a b c "Frida Betrani". Northern Stars.
- ^ Michael D. Reid, "Monkeys captures flip side of Hollywood melodrama". Victoria Times-Colonist, September 28, 2000.
- ^ Glen Schaefer, "Crime". The Province, October 8, 2008.
- ^ Malcolm Parry, "Ode to the Travelall, the original SUV". Vancouver Sun, July 31, 2004.
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