Tara Grammy
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Tara Grammy (Persian: تارا گرامی, romanized: Tārā Gerāmī) is an Iranian-Canadian actress and playwright.
Life and career
Grammy was born in Tehran, Iran, but grew up in Toronto, Canada. She co-wrote Mahmoud, a play that was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2015 Governor General's Awards.[1][2] Grammy played "Nousha" in the 2020 romantic comedy A Simple Wedding, with award-winning actresses Shohreh Aghdashloo and Rita Wilson.[3] She co-wrote, produced and starred in The Persian Bachelorette, a comedic sketch that was viewed over 150,000 times in a few days on YouTube.[4]
She is a host on the first season of Persia's Got Talent, a Persian spin-off of the British talent show Got Talent,[5] which was produced in Sweden.[6]
References
- ISBN 978-1770913240.
- ISBN 978-0776627410.
- ^ Schaffstall, Katherine (20 December 2018). "Iranian and American Families Plan Nuptials in Rita Wilson-Executive Produced 'A Simple Wedding' Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "پروژه طنز "پرشین بچلرت" با استقبال کاربران ایرانی آمریکایی همراه شد". Voice of America (in Persian). 3 November 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Faghihi, Rohollah (13 December 2019). "Has Iran's award-winning actress left Iran to escape prosecution?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "TV-produktion i Älvsjö når miljonpublik – men tittarna finns inte i Sverige". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
External links
- Tara Grammy at IMDb