Linda Arsenio

Linda Arsenio (born June 20 1978) is an American actress and model from Texas. She has predominantly appeared in Indian films in various languages. She is probably best known for her performance as Jessica Beckham in the 2006 Hindi film Kabul Express.

Linda Arsenio
Linda Arsenio
Born (1978-06-20) June 20, 1978
Galveston Island, Texas, U.S.
Other namesLinda
OccupationActress, Model
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)Heshem Tafla

Early life

Arsenio was born on Galveston Island, Texas, the daughter of a Salvadoran mother and a Yugoslavian father. She has two sisters and one brother, who live in Texas.

She studied at the Actors' Conservatory in Dallas for two years, graduating with a degree in acting and continued her studies in acting in New York City. Having already experience with theatre and musicals, she went on to do professional theatre in Texas and later in New York, which then led her to working in feature films.

Career

She made her acting début in an English independent film, called The Process of Creative Deception, before stepping into the Indian film industry. She has acted in Tamil and Telugu films. The Tamil films are Sachein and Thotti Jaya in which she has item numbers, and she also plays a cameo in Kana Kandaen. The Telugu movie she has acted in is Bhadra. She has a forthcoming film called Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.[1]

Her first Bollywood movie is Kabul Express. This movie was entirely shot in Afghanistan. She currently resides in Mumbai where she continues to be active in Bollywood after the success of Kabul Express. She also appeared in the Bollywood movies Mumbai Salsa,[2] and Aloo Chaat with Aftab Shivdasani.[3]

In early 2007, she had acted in two cross-cultural Tamil telefilms, titled My Dear Father (En Iniya Thanthai) and Self Defence (Aththu Meera Aasai), both directed by 'Atlanta' Ganesh.[4][5][6]

In 2009, she acted in the Malayalam film Pazhassi Raja alongside popular South Indian actors Mammootty and Sarath Kumar. However, she received much criticism for her role in the film (as Malabar District Sub-Collector's young wife Dora Baber).[7]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2001The Process of Creative DeceptionRandy KyleEnglish
2004Avenue X Bar Fly # 1Short film
2005SacheinDancer/SingerTamilSpecial appearance
BhadraTeluguSpecial appearance in item song
Kana KandaenTamilGuest appearance
Thotti JayaTamilSpecial appearance
2006Kabul ExpressJessica BeckhamHindi
2007My Dear FatherTamilTelefilm
Original title:En Iniya Thanthai
Self DefenceTamilTelefilm
Original title: Aththu Meera Aasai
Mumbai SalsaPamela Nicole AdamsmithHindi
2009Aloo ChaatNikkiHindi
Pazhassi RajaDora BaberMalayalam
2010KediNadiaTelugu
HelpNatashaHindi
2011Dam 999Sandra[8]English / MalayalamIndian English movie
2019PuzhayammaRoza LindaMalayalam

References

  1. "An evening with Linda". The Hindu. 2005-07-18. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  2. "Mumbai Salsa". India Times. 2007-10-26. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  3. "Actress Linda Arsenio in a bikini for Aloo Chaat". Mid-Day. 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  4. "Two telefilms for the international market". The Hindu. 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  5. "Thespian makes a comeback". Behindwoods. 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  6. "Finding father". madrasplus.com. 2007-01-19. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  7. "Cinema Plus / Film Review : Majestic multitude - Pazhassi Raja". The Hindu. 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  8. "DAM999 Official Website". DAM999. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
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