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Narges Rashidi

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Narges Rashidi

Narges Rashidi (Persian: نرگس رشیدی; born 1980) is an American-German actress of Iranian descent. She is known for her starring role in the 2016 film Under the Shadow by Babak Anvari, and as British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe the 2025 BBC fact-based drama miniseries Prisoner 951.

Infobox

Born
Narges Rashidi 1980 (age 45–46) Khorramabad, Iran
Occupation
Actress
Years active
2004–present
Spouse
Christian Straka

Tables

· Filmography › Film
2004
Venussian Tabutasco
2005
Role(s)
Pregnant Woman
2006
Asudem
Role(s)
Girl
A2Z
Role(s)
Leo's Girlfriend
2007
Breathful
Role(s)
Fuss
2008
Role(s)
Persian Announcer
2009
Meeting Laura
Role(s)
Narges
Notes
Short film
Must Love Death
Role(s)
Isabel
2010
NOS (auf dich)
Role(s)
Vina
Notes
Short film
2011
Dating Lanzelot
Role(s)
Zibaa
My Prince. My King
Role(s)
Fatima
2012
Slave
Role(s)
Nurse
2013
Role(s)
Verkäuferin
2015
Von glücklichen Schafen
Role(s)
Elmas / mother
2016
Role(s)
Shideh
2017
Tigermilch
Role(s)
Noura Bashir
2019
The Manchador
Role(s)
Mina
Notes
Short film
2025
Role(s)
Helena Walker
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2004
Venussian Tabutasco
2005
Aeon Flux
Pregnant Woman
2006
Asudem
Girl
A2Z
Black Sheep
Leo's Girlfriend
2007
Breathful
Fuss
2008
Speed Racer
Persian Announcer
2009
Meeting Laura
Narges
Short film
Must Love Death
Isabel
2010
NOS (auf dich)
Vina
Short film
2011
Dating Lanzelot
Zibaa
My Prince. My King
Fatima
2012
Slave
Nurse
2013
Kokowääh 2
Verkäuferin
2015
Von glücklichen Schafen
Elmas / mother
2016
Under the Shadow
Shideh
2017
Tigermilch
Noura Bashir
2019
The Manchador
Mina
Short film
2025
Havoc
Helena Walker
· Filmography › Television
2006
Die Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands
Role(s)
Orientalische Frau des Grafen von Gleichen
Notes
Episode: "Ehe zu dritt - Die Frauen des Grafen von Gleichen"
2007
Role(s)
Nuran
Notes
Episode: "Fragen der Ehre"
2008
Schimanski
Role(s)
Laura
Notes
Episode: "Schicht im Schacht"
2009
Engel sucht Liebe
Role(s)
Ayse
Notes
TV movie
2012
Role(s)
Ayshe
Notes
Episode: "Mord im Callcenter"
Role(s)
Faiza
Notes
TV movie
2013
Nachtschicht
Role(s)
Dalida Abdullah
Notes
Episode: "Geld regiert die Welt"
2014–2015
Role(s)
Löwenzahn
Notes
Banu
2015
Sibel & Max
Role(s)
Elif
Notes
Episode: "Schief gewickelt"
Role(s)
Dalida Medjoub
Notes
TV movie
2016–2018
Role(s)
Never Too Late For Justice
Notes
Samira Vaziri
2017
Role(s)
Darya Esford
Notes
5 episodes
Reich oder tot
Role(s)
Dalida Medjoub
Notes
TV movie
2019
Role(s)
Leila Nymann
Notes
Episode: "Sehnsucht"
Role(s)
Sima
Notes
2 episodes
2020–present
Role(s)
Gangs of London
Notes
Lale
2025
Role(s)
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Notes
BBC One miniseries
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2006
Die Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands
Orientalische Frau des Grafen von Gleichen
Episode: "Ehe zu dritt - Die Frauen des Grafen von Gleichen"
2007
KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst
Nuran
Episode: "Fragen der Ehre"
2008
Schimanski
Laura
Episode: "Schicht im Schacht"
2009
Engel sucht Liebe
Ayse
TV movie
2012
Ein Fall für zwei
Ayshe
Episode: "Mord im Callcenter"
Geisterfahrer
Faiza
TV movie
2013
Nachtschicht
Dalida Abdullah
Episode: "Geld regiert die Welt"
2014–2015
Löwenzahn
Banu
4 episodes
2015
Sibel & Max
Elif
Episode: "Schief gewickelt"
Too Young to Die
Dalida Medjoub
TV movie
2016–2018
Never Too Late For Justice
Samira Vaziri
22 episodes
2017
The Girlfriend Experience
Darya Esford
5 episodes
Reich oder tot
Dalida Medjoub
TV movie
2019
Anatomy of Evil
Leila Nymann
Episode: "Sehnsucht"
Hanna
Sima
2 episodes
2020–present
Gangs of London
Lale
20 episodes
2025
Prisoner 951
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
BBC One miniseries
· Awards
2007
New York Independent International Film & Video Festival
Role(s)
Best Breakthrough Actress
Notes
A2Z
2026
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Prisoner 951
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Won
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
2007
New York Independent International Film & Video Festival
Best Breakthrough Actress
A2Z
Won
2026
Royal Television Society Programme Awards
Best Actress
Prisoner 951
Won
British Academy Television Awards
Best Actress
Won
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