Tara Grammy
Tara Grammy (Persian: تارا گرامی Tārā Gerāmī) is an Iranian-Canadian actress and playwright.
Tara Grammy | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Home town | Toronto, Canada |
Life and career
Grammy was born in Tehran, Iran, but grew up in Toronto, Canada. She co-wrote Mahmoud, a drama play that was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2015 Governor General's Awards.[1][2] Grammy played "Nousha" on the 2020 romance-comedy A Simple Wedding, co-starring with award-winning actresses Shohreh Aghdashloo and Rita Wilson.[3] She co-wrote and played in The Persian Bachelorette, a comedy video that was viewed over 150,000 times in a few days on YouTube.[4]
She is a host on the first season of Persia's Got Talent, a Persian spin-off of the British talent show Got Talent,[5] which was produced in Sweden.[6]
References
- Grammy, Tara; Davis, Tom Arthur (2015). Mahmoud. Playwrights Canada Press. ISBN 1770913246.
- Irvine, Andrew David (2018). The Governor General’s Literary Awards of Canada: A Bibliography. University of Ottawa Press. p. 1896. ISBN 0776627414.
- Schaffstall, Katherine (20 December 2018). "Iranian and American Families Plan Nuptials in Rita Wilson-Executive Produced 'A Simple Wedding' Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "پروژه طنز "پرشین بچلرت" با استقبال کاربران ایرانی آمریکایی همراه شد". Voice of America (in Persian). 3 November 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Faghihi, Rohollah (13 December 2019). "Has Iran's award-winning actress left Iran to escape prosecution?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "TV-produktion i Älvsjö når miljonpublik – men tittarna finns inte i Sverige". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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