Mozhan Marnò

Mozhan Marnò
Born (1980-05-03) May 3, 1980
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Residence Brooklyn, New York
Alma mater Columbia University (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
Occupation Actress, writer, director
Height 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)

Mozhan Marnò (born May 3, 1980) is an American film and television actress of Iranian descent.[1] She is known for her roles in The Blacklist and House of Cards.[2]

Personal life

Marnò was born in Los Angeles. Her parents are from Iran and met in California.[3] She was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.[4] She received her BA in French and German comparative literature from Barnard College of Columbia University and her MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama. She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.[5] Apart from English she speaks French, German, Persian, and some Italian.[4]

Career

Marnò played the title role in the 2008 film The Stoning of Soraya M., about a woman whose husband falsely accuses her of adultery, resulting in her death by stoning.[5][6] In addition she has had roles in a number of television series including The Paul Reiser Show, The Glades, Hung, The Mentalist, Bones, The Unit, Medium, K-ville, and Standoff. Marnò also appeared in the Untitled John Wells Medical Drama Pilot, which was not aired. She also stars in Ana Lily Amirpour's directorial debut, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, produced by Elijah Wood, under his company, The Woodshed.[5] In 2011, Marnò voiced Mirabelle Ervine, a Breton mage and Master Wizard of the College of Winterhold, in the critically acclaimed video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.[7]She can be seen as reporter Ayla Sayyad on seasons 2 and 3 of the acclaimed Netflix series House of Cards[5] and as Mossad agent and assassin Samar Navabi in seasons 2, 3, 4 and 5 of The Blacklist.[8][9]

Marnò also directs and writes screenplays. Her first feature-length screenplay, When the Lights Went Out, was a quarter finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship. She adapted When the Lights Went Out as a play and it was mounted at New York Stage & Film in July 2013 starring Laura Innes, and directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined).[5][10] Marnò's short film, Incoming, which she wrote and directed, was accepted to the Noor Iranian Film Festival, LA SHORTS FEST, the Asians on Film Festival, and the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Charlie Wilson's War Refugee Camp Translator #2
2008 Traitor Leyla
2009 The Stoning of Soraya M. Soraya Manutchehri Title role
2014 A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Atti
2018 iCreep Detective Rivera Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006The UnitProtocol ChiefEpisode: "Security"
2006StandoffAgnaciaEpisode: "Life Support"
2007SharkMaria LutrovaEpisode: "Gangster Movies"
2007K-VilleJodi MazettaEpisode: "Ride Along"
2009BonesAzita JabbariEpisode: "A Night at the Bones Museum"
2009MediumRachelEpisode: "The Devil Inside, Part 2"
2009–2011The MentalistNicki Weymouth2 episodes
2010The GladesRenee LeFleurEpisode: "Cassadaga"
2010HungSamaraEpisode: "The Middle East is Complicated"
2011The Paul Reiser ShowZeba2 episodes
2012In Plain SightCharlotteEpisode: "Sacrificial Lamb"
2012RingerMargueriteEpisode: "P.S. You're an Idiot"
2014–2015House of CardsAyla Sayyad11 episodes
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2014Madam SecretaryRoxanne MajidiEpisode: "Pilot"
2014–presentThe BlacklistSamar Navabi89 episodes

Audio Recordings

Year Title Author Role
2015 Hausfrau Jill Alexander Essbaum Narrator
2016 The Guest Room Chris Bohjalian Mirabelle Ervine, Namira

Videogames

Year Title Role
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Mirabelle Ervine, Namira
2016 1979 Revolution Bibi

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2009 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture The Stoning of Soraya M. Nominated
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series House of Cards Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Husain, Rahat (2014-02-21). "Muslim actors Marnò, Ali, Jaffrey star on House of Cards". Communities Digital News. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. ↑ Ehrbar, Ned (2015-11-12). "Mohzan Marno on life in Brooklyn and moving up 'the Blacklist'". Metro. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  3. ↑ Cathcart, Rebecca (2009-06-18). "Iranians in California Feel a Bond With Protesters in Tehran". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  4. 1 2 "Mozhan Marnò". 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "'Blacklist' and 'House of Cards' Actor Mozhan Marnò's Secret to Career Longevity". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  6. ↑ "'The Stoning of Soraya M.' is brutal melodrama with message". Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  7. ↑ Plunkett, Luke. "These Are The Men And Women Who Bring Skyrim To Life". Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  8. ↑ "'The Blacklist' Season 4: Who Is The Mole In Episode 9? Synopses Of Episode 10, Episode 11 Released [Spoilers]". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  9. ↑ Health, Latinos (2017-01-08). "'The Blacklist' season 4 episode 9 and the Mole". Latinos Health. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  10. ↑ "Laura Innes, Linda Lavin, Cotter Smith, and More Join Powerhouse Theater's 2013 Season". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
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