Angela Sarafyan

Angela Sarafyan
Sarafyan at the 2017 in San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1983-06-30) June 30, 1983
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR
Other names Angela Sarafian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present
Website angela-sarafyan.com

Angela Sarafyan (Armenian: Անժելա Սարաֆյան; June 30, 1983) is an Armenian-American actress. She is sometimes credited as Angela Sarafian. She portrayed Clementine Pennyfeather on the HBO series Westworld.[1]

Early life

Sarafyan was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR. When she was four, she moved with her parents to the United States, settling in Los Angeles. Her father, Grigor Sarafyan, is an actor and her mother is a painter. She did ballet and played piano as a child. She attended Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School located in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA.[2][3]

Career

Sarafyan plays Stormy on Sex Ed: The Series, and she has appeared as a guest-star in several television series such as Judging Amy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Shield, The Division, 24, Cold Case, South of Nowhere, Criminal Minds, CSI: NY, Nikita, Blue Bloods and The Mentalist. In 2008, she had a recurring role in the USA Network series In Plain Sight. In 2010 Sarafyan joined the cast of The Good Guys, playing offbeat and socially awkward Samantha Evans.[4] She appeared in Lost & Found in Armenia in 2012.[5]

Sarafyan has acted in the feature films: On the Doll, Kabluey, The Informers, A Beautiful Life, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, and Lost & Found in Armenia. She played the role of Egyptian vampire Tia in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, the mate of vampire Benjamin.[6]

She plays Clementine Pennyfeather on HBO's Westworld.[7]

Sarafyan, who was born in Armenia, appears in The Promise (2016), a film about the Armenian Genocide.[8]

Filmography

Angela Sarafyan at Toronto International Film Festival 2016

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Last Run Lauren
2005 Halfway Decent Liberty Edwards
2007 Kabluey Ramona
2007 On the Doll Tara
2008 A Beautiful Life Maggie
2008 The Informers Mary
2009 Half Truth Trig Short film
2009 Repo Chick Giggli
2009 Love Hurts Layla
2009 Velvet Beatrice Short film
2009 Foolishly Seeking True Love Belle Short film
2011 American Animal Not Blonde Angela
2011 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Willow Talbot
2012 Speed Demons Lala
2012 Drift Short film
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Tia
2012 Lost & Found in Armenia Ani
2013 Noise Matters Sandy
2013 The Immigrant Magda Cybulska
2013 Paranoia Allison
2014 Night Vet Franny & Zoey Short film
2014 Never Rachel
2015 1915 Angela
2015 Me Him Her Heather
2015 Me You and Five Bucks Pam
2015 Blackbird Angel Short film
2016 Mercury Plains Alyssa
2016 The Promise Maral
TBA Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Joanna In post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Judging Amy Aisha Al-Jamal Episode: "Culture Clash"
2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lori Episode: "Him"
2002 Paranormal Girl Crystal Television film
2004 The Shield Sosi Episode: "All In"
2004 The Division Madison Grant Episodes: "Zero Tolerance: Parts 1 & 2"
2005 Wanted Natalia Episode: "Sex Pistols"
2006 South of Nowhere Paige Episode: "Say It Ain't So, Spencer"
2006 24 Inessa Kovalevsky Episode: "Day 5: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m."
2006 CSI: NY Sara Jackson Episode: "Open and Shut"
2007 Lincoln Heights Opal Woodford Episode: "Baby Doe"
2007 Cold Case Philippa 'Phil' Abruzzi (1919) Episode: "Torn"
2008 In Plain Sight Tasha Turischeva Episodes: Pilot, "To Serge with Love"
2008 The Mentalist Adrianna Jonovic Episode: "Ladies in Red"
2008 Ernesto Sydney Television film
2009 Sex Ed: The Series Stormy Web series
2009 Hot Sluts Helena / Alena Recurring role
2009 Eastwick Jenna Episode: "Red Ants and Widows"
2009 Floored and Lifted Jade Episode: "Merde"
2010 Childrens Hospital Olga Episode: "Give a Painted Brother a Break"
2010 The Good Guys Samantha Evans Main role
2011 Criminal Minds Lucy Episode: "Supply and Demand"
2011 Nikita Oksana Episode: "Fair Trade"
2012 Let's Big Happy Olive Main role
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Anna Episode: "Acceptable Loss"
2013 I Am Victor Cucumber Television film
2014 Blue Bloods Frannie Ferguson Episode: "Custody Battle"
2015 American Horror Story Alice Episodes: "Magical Thinking", "Show Stoppers"
2016–present Westworld Clementine Pennyfeather Main role

References

  1. ↑ "Get Ready to Be Infatuated by the Star of HBO's New Show 'Westworld'". Town & Country Magazine. September 29, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Angela Sarafyan (Actress) interviewed by Joan Quin". July 5, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  3. ↑ Comingore, Aly (October 19, 2016). "Angela Sarafyan On 'Westworld,' 'The Promise,' And How To Dream Big". Nylon. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Exclusive: Angela Sarafyan Joins The Good Guys". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Jamie Kennedy and Angela Sarafyan Star In 'Lost And Found In Armenia'". Asbarez. March 23, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Casting Update: Twilight's 'Breaking Dawn'". Deadline Hollywood. October 13, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  7. ↑ Wigler, Josh (November 14, 2016). "'Westworld' Star on Clementine's Heartbreaking Reveal: "I Didn't Know That This Would Happen"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Promise's Angela Sarafyan Shares Her Story". Asbarez. March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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