| Name |
Angela Besharah |
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| Naionality |
Canadian |
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| Place of Birth |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Famous for |
Acting |
Angela Besharah is a Canadian Actor, Director and Producer. Though originally enrolled at The University of Toronto for environmental science, Besharah changed to the theatre program in her second year. There she played roles such as Ophelia in Hamlet and an old Newfoundland bag lady version of Gower in Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Her Toronto theatre debut was as Corey in Theatre Passe Muraille's Little Dragon which garnered her great reviews. Besharah first appeared on film in a music video directed by Sloan's Chris Murphy for The Local Rabbits and upon graduation started auditioning for film and TV. She was first cast on Mutant X, and can currently be seen playing the role of Ann Gargan, opposite Emmy nominated Tom Wilkinson, in the mini-series The Kennedys. Besharah can next be seen on Lost Girl in the supporting role of Jobina for Showcase, Becka in Syfy's Haven and Nelly McClean for BBC America's new scripted series Copper.
Besharah directed her first play Just Another Day on the Hunt as part of the University of Toronto Drama Festival and was awarded Best Production and Best Direction by Robert Crew. She has since gone on to direct 5 more original plays; The Churkendoose was voted by the Toronto Star as a "Top 10 Best Bet", The Way was voted by the Toronto Star as a "Producer's Pick", and Mad 5/Still Alive was given a 4 star review by Eye Magazine. In 2009, The Keeper's Secret also received a 4 star review from Eye Magazine; their critic commented, "You can’t help feeling like you’re seeing the future of theatre.”
Besharah has produced three original plays and two short films. She is currently co-producing the feature film Fondi 91 that shot on location in Italy. The Evening News had its world premiere at The ReelWorld Film Festival April 7, 2011 and then its US premiere at the 44th Annual WorldFest Houston International Film Festival April 17, 2011 where it received the Platinum award in its category. She is currently in pre-production for the short film Avalanche written by Thyrone Tommy.
