Shaniaz Hama Ali

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Shaniaz Hama Ali

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Shaniaz debuted with her one-woman show The Big Lie at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The show received critical praise and is currently being developed for TV by Sony Pictures Entertainment, where Shaniaz will play the lead role and also act as Executive Producer.


Actor25-35 yearsSwedish
Place of residence Greater London (GB)
Genderfemale
Driver's licensesCar class
Eye colorbrown
Height (cm)160
Weight (in kg)48
LanguagesEnglish(native)Kurdish(native)Swedish(native)ArabicGermanSpanish
DialectsAmerican-StandardEnglish-Standard
AccentsArabicPersian (Farsi/Dari)Swedish
SportRunningThai boxingWeight trainingYoga
DanceDancehall
PitchSoprano
Training

Actors Studio Pinewood, Screen Acting with Mel Churcher, 1 week, 2017
The Actors Centre, Acting classes, 2017
The Actors' Temple, Screen Acting classes, 2017
Folkuniversitetet Stockholm, Acting class, Strasberg Learn to Think, Speak and Act, 2016 - 2017
Kulturama Stockholm, Acting class Stanislavski, 2015 - 2016
Gothenburgs University Law School, 2010-2014

Film
2021
Triangle of Sadness (Feature film)
Sofia
Ruben Ostlund Plattform Production
2018
Sisters in Arms (Feature film)
Avesta
Caroline Fourest Metropolitan Filmexport
2017
Nesreen's Story
Lead role
Kayode Olorunfemi Box of Matches
2017
PRACTICE
Lead role
Deva Palmier Deva Films
Television
2023
Gangs of Oslo
Emine
Ole Endresen Monday Scripted/Netflix
2022
Missing People
Mouna
Tova Magnusson Unlimited Stories/SVT
2020
Young Wallander
Yara
Ole Endresen Netflix / Yellow Bird Production
2020
What happened in Oslo
Selma
Stian Kristiansen TV2/Netflix/Monster Scripted/HOT
2018
Le Bureau des légendes (The Bureau)
Sara
Eric Rochant TOP - The Oligarchs Productions, Canal+
Theater
2019
Mountain Language
Young Woman
Douglas Hodge The Royal Court
2019
Blueprint MEDEA
Glauke
Julia Pascal Pascal Theatre Company/Finborough Theatre
2018
The Big Lie
Shaniaz
Oscar Toeman Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Other
2020
ONLY MOUNTAINS
Berglin/Layla
Nadia Molinari BBC Radio Drama
2019
Untitled Iraq Play (Workshop production)
Leyla
Diyan Zora Young Vic
2019
A Flash Of Light (Workshop production)
Walaa
Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder Box of tricks/Royal Exchange Theatre
2019
THE BULBUL WAS SINGING
Ariman
Emma Harding BBC Radio 4
2018
Playing Dead
Bayan/Nareen
Nadia Molinari BBC Radio Drama