Mozhan Marnò
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | May 3, 1980
Education | Columbia University (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actress, writer, director |
Years active | 2006–present |
Mozhan Marnò (born May 3, 1980) is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in The Blacklist and House of Cards.[1]
Early life and education[]
Marnò was born in Los Angeles. Her parents are from Iran and met in California.[2] She was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.[3][4] She received her BA in French and German comparative literature from Barnard College of Columbia University and her MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama.
Personal life[]
She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.[5] In addition to English she speaks French, German, Persian and some Italian.[3]
Career[]
Marnò played the title role in the 2008 film The Stoning of Soraya M., about a woman whose husband falsely accuses her of adultery, resulting in her death by stoning.[5][6] In addition she has had roles in a number of television series including The Paul Reiser Show, The Glades, Hung, The Mentalist, Bones, The Unit, Medium, K-ville, and Standoff. Marnò also appeared in the Untitled John Wells Medical Drama Pilot, which was not aired. She also stars in Ana Lily Amirpour's directorial debut, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, produced by Elijah Wood, under his company, The Woodshed.[5] In 2011, Marnò voiced Mirabelle Ervine, a Breton mage and Master Wizard of the College of Winterhold, in the critically acclaimed video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.[7] She played reporter Ayla Sayyad on seasons 2 and 3 of the acclaimed Netflix series House of Cards, for which she was nominated for a SAG award. She played Mossad agent and assassin Samar Navabi in seasons 2-6 of The Blacklist.[8][9]
Marnò also directs and writes screenplays. Her first feature-length screenplay, When the Lights Went Out, was a quarter finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship. She adapted When the Lights Went Out as a play and it was mounted at New York Stage and Film in July 2013 starring Laura Innes, and directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined).[5][10] Marnò's short film, Incoming, which she wrote and directed, was accepted to the Noor Iranian Film Festival, LA SHORTS FEST, the Asians on Film Festival, and the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Refugee Camp Translator #2 | |
2008 | Traitor | Leyla | |
2009 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | Soraya Manutchehri | Title role |
2014 | A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night | Atti | |
2019 | Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | Doctor Cyber (voice) | Direct-to-Video |
TBA | iCreep | Detective Rivera | Post-production |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Unit | Protocol Chief | Episode: "Security" |
2006 | Standoff | Agnacia | Episode: "Life Support" |
2007 | Shark | Maria Lutrova | Episode: "Gangster Movies" |
2007 | K-Ville | Jodi Mazetta | Episode: "Ride Along" |
2009 | Bones | Azita Jabbari | Episode: "A Night at the Bones Museum" |
2009 | Medium | Rachel | Episode: "The Devil Inside, Part 2" |
2009–2011 | The Mentalist | Nicki Weymouth | 2 episodes |
2010 | The Glades | Renee LeFleur | Episode: "Cassadaga" |
2010 | Hung | Samara | Episode: "The Middle East is Complicated" |
2011 | The Paul Reiser Show | Zeba | 2 episodes |
2012 | In Plain Sight | Charlotte | Episode: "Sacrificial Lamb" |
2012 | Ringer | Marguerite | Episode: "P.S. You're an Idiot" |
2014–2015 | House of Cards | Ayla Sayyad | 11 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
2014–2019 | Madam Secretary | Roxanne Majidi | 2 episodes |
2014–2019 | The Blacklist | Samar Navabi | 103 episodes |
2019 | The Affair | Petra | 3 episodes |
TBA | Pam & Tommy | Gail Chwatsky | Upcoming miniseries |
Audio recordings[]
Year | Title | Author | Role |
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2015 | Hausfrau | Jill Alexander Essbaum | Narrator |
2016 | Missoula | Jon Krakauer | Narrator[11] |
2016 | The Guest Room | Chris Bohjalian | |
2019 | The Stationery Shop | Marjan Kamali | Narrator |
2019 | The Other Americans | Laila Lalami | Nora |
2020 | The Paris Diversion | Chris Pavone | Narrator |
2020 | The Book of Longings | Sue Monk Kidd | Narrator |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Mirabelle Ervine, Namira |
2016 | 1979 Revolution: Black Friday | Bibi Golestan |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2009 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Stoning of Soraya M. | Nominated |
2015 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | House of Cards | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ Ehrbar, Ned (November 12, 2015). "Mohzan Marno on life in Brooklyn and moving up 'the Blacklist'". Metro. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ Cathcart, Rebecca (June 18, 2009). "Iranians in California Feel a Bond With Protesters in Tehran". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mozhan Marnò". December 8, 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2018.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ Aiden Mason, November 2019, TV Overmind, 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Mozhan Marno, Retrieved January 26, 2020
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "'Blacklist' and 'House of Cards' Actor Mozhan Marnò's Secret to Career Longevity". Backstage.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "'The Stoning of Soraya M.' is brutal melodrama with message". Ventura County Star. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ Plunkett, Luke. "These Are The Men And Women Who Bring Skyrim To Life". Kotaku. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "'The Blacklist' Season 4: Who Is The Mole In Episode 9? Synopses Of Episode 10, Episode 11 Released [Spoilers]". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "'The Blacklist' season 4 episode 9 and the Mole". Latinos Health. January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Laura Innes, Linda Lavin, Cotter Smith, and More Join Powerhouse Theater's 2013 Season". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Audie Awards® - APA". www.audiopub.org. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
External links[]
- Mozhan Marnò at IMDb
- Yale School of Drama alumni
- 1980 births
- American film actresses
- American people of Iranian descent
- Living people
- 21st-century American actresses
- American television actresses
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- Barnard College alumni
- American women screenwriters
- Film directors from Los Angeles
- Phillips Academy alumni