Angela Besharah
| Angela Besharah | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor, director, photographer |
| 🌐 Website | angelabesharah |
Angela Besharah is a Canadian actress, director, photographer and acting coach.
Early life[edit]
Her mother worked in international development and her father is an architect.[1][2] She started ballet at age four and continued to dance in ballet and jazz until her early teens. Besharah then took up the double bass and was a member of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra by the age of 12. At the age of 15, she was scouted to model in Milan, Italy. There, she landed her first big campaign for United Colors of Benetton. Besharah continued to model internationally during summer breaks from school, working in Japan, Germany, Taiwan, the United States and Canada.[3]
Though she originally enrolled at the University of Toronto to study 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.
Career[edit]
Acting[edit]
Besharah's Toronto theatre debut was as Corey in Theatre Passe Muraille's Little Dragon.[4][5]
Besharah first appeared on film in a music video directed by Sloan's Chris Murphy for The Local Rabbits and upon graduation was first cast on Mutant X. More recent credits include Good Witch, Reign, as Ann Gargan opposite Emmy nominated[6] Tom Wilkinson, in the mini-series The Kennedys,[7] Nelly McClean for BBC America's Copper[8] and in the supporting roles of Jobina on Lost Girl and Bridget Bishop on Bitten for Syfy and Showcase. Recent credits include Salvation (CBS), Condor (DirectTV), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), In the Dark (CW), Endlings (CBC/Hulu) and Mrs. America (FX).[9][10][11] In 2022, Besharah appeared in season 1, episode 4 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.[12]
Directing[edit]
The first play Besharah directed, Just Another Day on the Hunt, was awarded Best Direction and Best Production at the University of Toronto Drama Festival. She has since directed 11 more, seven of which were original works.[13] The Churkendoose was voted by the Toronto Star as a Top 10 Best Bet, and The Way was chosen by the Toronto Star as a Producer's Pick.[14] Mad 5/Still Alive was given a 4 star review by Eye Magazine, as was The Keeper's Secret, their critic commenting, "You can't help feeling like you're seeing the future of theatre."[15]
Besharah was co-artistic director of Sterling Studio Theatre[16][17] from 2012 to 2014, directing Echoes by N. Richard Nash,[18][19] By A Thread by Diane Flacks, Sailor's Song by John Patrick Shanley and The Bear by Anton Chekhov.[20] In the spring of 2019, Besharah directed Evermore Theatre's production of Sarah Burgess' Dry Powder to commercial success.[21] Karen Fricker of the Toronto Star wrote "The primary reason to check out Besharah’s production is Liddiard’s go-for-broke performance: she commits, boy does she ever ... Besharah & Liddiard push the portrayal of Jenny daringly but successfully towards slapstick."[22] Glenn Sumi of Now wrote, "... under director Angela Besharah, handle the biz speak with clarity and commitment. Besharah is especially good at getting the actors to physicalize their performances".[23]
Her first short film, Now & Then, premiered at the San Diego International Children's Festival,[24] and toured India with the WorldKids International Film Festival.[25] It was screened at numerous festivals including the Brooklyn Film Festival [26] and the Artisan's Film Festival in the Hamptons, and was featured in The New York Times.[27] She also directed two documentary shorts for the Get Involved! series on TVO.[28] She has since directed two more narrative shorts, including Rive, which premiered at the Art Gallery of Ontario and winning Best Foreign Short in Atlanta.[29][30][31] With You Always had its Canadian Premiere at the Canadian Film Festival[32] and its U.S. premiere in California at the Newport Beach Film Festival.[33]
Besharah coaches actors privately at Inside Light Studio[34] and runs weekly On-Camera and Scene-Study classes out of her new studio The Lighthouse, in Toronto.[35]
Awards[edit]
Besharah directed and co-wrote [36] the short film Rive, which won Best Foreign Drama Short at the 2017 Atlanta Underground Film Festival.[37]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Numb | Receptionist | |
| 2007 | Martian Child | Mary in Photos | |
| 2007 | American Pie Presents: Beta House | Irene | |
| 2011 | Leafie, A Hen into the Wild | Rae / Duck Girl | Voice |
| 2012 | The Conspiracy | Dame | |
| 2015 | When the Sky Falls | Lara | |
| 2015 | All Hallows' Eve 2 | Wary Woman | |
| 2016 | A Sunday Kind of Love | Mom | |
| 2019 | Canadian Strain | Voice | |
| 2022 | Luckiest Girl Alive | Mrs. Hurst | |
| TBA | Fat Lady Sriracha | Athena |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Spynet | Angela Fairbanks | Episode: "Loose Ends" |
| 2002 | Mutant X | Stacey | Episode: "Whose Woods These Are" |
| 2011 | The Kennedys | Ann Gargan | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Copper | Nelly McLean | Episode: "Better Times Are Coming" |
| 2012 | Haven | Becka | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 2013 | Lost Girl | Jobina | Episode: "Caged Fae" |
| 2015 | Bitten | Bridget Bishop | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | At Your Feet | Boot | Episode: "At Your Feet" |
| 2017 | Reign | Innkeeper | Episode: "Uncharted Waters" |
| 2017 | Good Witch | Margo | Episode: "In Sickness and in Health" |
| 2017 | Salvation | Newscaster | Episode: "Patriot Games" |
| 2017 | Murdoch Mysteries | Dorothy McCallister | Episode: "The Talking Dead" |
| 2018 | Wholesome Foods I Love You... Is That OK? | Dr. Burke | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Condor | CIA Wife #1 | Episode: "Within a Dark Wood" |
| 2019 | In the Dark | Nurse | Episode: "It's Always Been You" |
| 2020 | Mrs. America | Urban Professional | Episode: "Betty" |
| 2021 | Endlings | Med Tech | Episode: "I, Me, We" |
| 2022 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Thandie | Episode: "Memento Mori" |
| 2022 | Circuit Breakers | Sonia | Episode: "The Farm" |
| 2023 | Accused | Prosecutor Erin Basile | Episode #1.7 |
| 2023 | Who Killed Our Father? | Faith | Television film |
References[edit]
- ↑ Jess Salgueiro. "TREFOIL INC. - OTTAWA ON CANADA". Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ Jess Salgueiro. "KRIS BESHARAH - OTTAWA ON - CANADA". Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ Jess Salgueiro (2019-05-11). "angela "in alignment"". Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ↑ Jim Slotek (2005-01-08). "CANOE - JAM! Theatre - Little Dragon Review - It won't drag on". Jam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ Glenn Sumi (2004-12-30). "Keira Loughran - Little Dragon's tough-talking writer/actor sticks to it and breaks down cultural stereotypes". nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ Mike Sweeney/Reelzchannel (July 14, 2011). "The controversial miniseries gets ten Emmy nominations, more than the entire History channel, which commissioned and then dumped the project". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ↑ Entertainment, Muse. "The Kennedys".
- ↑ "BBC America's Copper". Archived from the original on 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2012-06-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mrs. America: Everything We Know So Far About Cate Blanchett's FX Show". 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ↑ "FX's Mrs. America Shares First Look at Cast". FX Networks.
- ↑ Petski, Nellie Andreeva,Denise; Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (October 30, 2018). "Cate Blanchett To Star In 'Mrs. America' Limited Series Ordered By FX".
- ↑ "Star Trek - Strange New Worlds: Memento Mori - Review". Serien Junkies (in German). 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-09-04.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Rive". Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ↑ "The Way Toronto Star". Angelabesharah.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2010-07-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Keeper's Secret". Eye Weekly. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2010-07-29.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Angela Besharah". Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ↑ Keith Bennie (October 1, 2012). "Drakes Old Digs Now Home To Sterling Studio Theatre". Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ↑ "Stage Door Review for Echoes". 2012.
- ↑ "Drakes Old Digs Now Home To Sterling Studio Theatre". October 1, 2012. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ↑ "Mooney On Theatre Review". 2013-04-27.
- ↑ "Dry Powder". Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ Karen Fricker (April 6, 2019). "Go-for-broke performances drive Sarah Burgess's Dry Powder". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ Glenn Sumi (April 10, 2019). "Dry Powder is a darkly funny look inside a private equity firm". Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ MudgeWeb.com. "San Diego Int'l Children's Film Festival". Sdchildrensfilm.org. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ "WorldKids International Film Festival". worldkidsfoundation.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Kids Film Festival for Children :: Films :: 2011".
- ↑ Graeber, Laurel (2011-06-02). "Spare Times: For Children, for June 3–9". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Watch | Get Involved!". Getinvolved.ca. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Rive". Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ↑ "Rive The Film". Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ↑ "Atlanta Underground Film Festival 2017 Awards". Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ↑ "2019 Schedule". Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ↑ "With You Always". Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ↑ "inside light studio (@inside_light) | Twitter". twitter.com.
- ↑ Evan Roberts (2019-05-24). "'Come From Away' Cast Member Jack Noseworthy Gives His American Take On Toronto". Retrieved 2020-01-12.
- ↑ "Twisted Sister Films". Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Atlanta Underground Film Festival 2017 Awards". Retrieved 2020-03-08.
External links[edit]
This article "Angela Besharah" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Angela Besharah. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
