Yasmine Aker
| Yasmine Aker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Simin Bagheri January 21 Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 🏡 Residence | Los Angeles, US |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Yasmine Aamin, SiYA, Simin Aamin, Yasi |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2008 - present |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in |
| 🌐 Website | Official website |
| Twitter= | |
Yasmine Aker is a Canadian actress, artist, singer, and songwriter.[1]
Career[edit]
Aker moved to Los Angeles from Toronto Canada in 2011, continuing her work in film and television. She is best known for her role as Peri Gordon in the The CW series The 100, Rasha in the NBC drama The Night Shift, and as Aisha Karmimi in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation finale.[2] She has since starred in various motion pictures and television series in the US and Canada. She embarked on a solo singing career in 2009 with the Grammy nominated Kuya Productions team, who have worked with such names as Alessia Cara, Nelly Furtado, and Nelly. Aker has released two albums and three singles. Her musical sound combines future-soul, pop, R&B, neo-soul, middle-eastern chanting, and electronica. Aker's latest album was released in 2017, titled "Unvarnished".
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Horse Soldiers | Teacher | Post-Production |
| 2018 | Out of the Ashes | Amala | Post-Production |
| 2017 | 200 Hours | Dr. Whatley | Post-Production |
| 2017 | The Duplicate | Madeline Walters | Post-Production |
| 2016 | Arc | Eve | Short Film |
| 2015 | Left of the Murder | Minnie | Short Film |
| 2015 | The Gospel | Actress | Short Film |
| 2014 | Divergent (film) | Dauntless Patrol #4 | Directed by Neil Burger |
| 2014 | Power Trip | Melissa | Short Film |
| 2011 | Joshua Tree | Nicole | credited as Yasmine Aamin |
| 2011 | I Choose Chaos | Billy's Server Girl | credited as Simin Aamin |
| 2009 | Shady Pines | Farah | Short Film |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Green Beret's Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse (Netflix TV Series) | Jennifer | Episode 'Nuclear Attack' |
| 2017 | Grey's Anatomy | Sana | Episode #14.5 (Oct 26, 2017) |
| 2017 | The Night Shift | Rasha | Episode 'Do No Harm' (Jul 6, 2017) |
| 2016 | The 100 | Peri Gordon | Episode "Thirteen" (Mar 3, 2016) |
| 2015 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Aisha Karmimi | Immortality (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) (Sep 27, 2015) |
| 2015 - 2017 | World of Chaldea (Comic Series) | Sarva Al-Jazari | Digital comic book series regular on season 1 & 2 (War Room & Rathskeller) |
| 2015 | Agent Carter | Thelma Crawford | Marvel Episode "A Sin to Err" (Feb 10, 2015)[3] |
| 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Officer Capella | 1 episode (Jan 9, 2015) |
| 2010 | Turn the Beat Around | Selma | (TV Movie) credited as Simin Aamin |
| 2009 | Forbidden Science (TV Series) | Samantha | ( 2 episodes; Part 1 (Jan 16, 2009) and Part 2 (Jan 23, 2009) credited as Simin Aamin |
| 2008 | Cock'd Gunns | Girlfriend #2 | Episode 'Crazy Days' (Feb 16, 2008) |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Artist | Role | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Yasi | Herself | Crashing Through |
| 2010 | Salman Ahman | Love Interest | Love Can You Take Me Back |
| 2010 | Yasi (Simin Yasmine) | Herself | People of The Sun |
| 2008 | Shawn Hewitt | Love Interest | 1 on One |
Awards and public service[edit]
Aker interned as a board members of the Sexual Assault Centre of London, ON. She created a Saturday morning program called VOW (Virtues of the World) for the United Way of Canada London, Ontario chapter; which focused on helping low income inner city children to develop problem solving skills. She was awarded the $60,000 (now $70,000) TD Canada Trust Scholarship for Community Leadership and studied Psychology at York University and the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.[4]
Discography[edit]
- Unvarnished EP (2017)
- The Sun, Stars and All The White Lights EP (2014)
| Year | Album | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Unvarnished - EP | I Know | Vocalist & Songwriter (Yasi & Bog Beatz) |
| 2017 | Unvarnished - EP | Where Are You Now | Vocalist & Songwriter (Yasi & Bog Beatz) |
| 2017 | Unvarnished - EP | Love | Vocalist & Songwriter (Yasi & Bog Beatz) |
| 2017 | Unvarnished - EP | I Don't Believe | Vocalist & Songwriter (Yasi & Bog Beatz) |
| 2017 | Unvarnished - EP | Ready | Vocalist & Songwriter (Yasi & Bog Beatz) |
| 2016 | BOG Beatz Productions (Single) | I Wanna Know | Vocalist & Songwriter (Single) |
| 2015 | Mof & B | Blue Eyes (Radio Edit) Ft. Yasi | Vocalist & Songwriter (Single) |
| 2014 | The Sun, Stars and All the White Lights - EP | Open My Eyes | Vocalist & Songwriter |
| 2014 | The Sun, Stars and All the White Lights - EP | Crashing Through | Vocalist & Songwriter |
| 2014 | The Sun, Stars and All the White Lights - EP | Lover Songs | Vocalist & Songwriter |
| 2014 | The Sun, Stars and All the White Lights - EP | Like a Star | Vocalist & Songwriter |
| 2011 | Earthallisus | People of the Sun | Vocalist & Songwriter credited as SiYA |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Yasmine Aamin Bio". 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-12.Yasmine Aamin Bio
- ↑ "Yasmine Aker Iranian actress". 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "DEBRIEFING MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER: A SIN TO ERR". 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "TD Scholarships 2004 - Simin Bagheri, Ontario" (PDF). 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
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