Sarah Kazemy (; born 26 October 1987) is a French actress. She is best known for her role in the independent film Circumstance.

Early life

Sarah was born in Neuilly sur Seine, France to an Iranian father and Algerian mother. She grew up in France and studied law, Arabic, German and Italian before becoming an actress.

Sarah Kazemy

Career

She had no experience in acting when she was asked to play one of the leads in the 2011 Iranian independent film Circumstance, in which she plays a young woman who discovers her sexuality and develops a lesbian relationship. She prepared for the role by staying with her relatives in Tehran, to gain personal experience from the situation there. Soon after she was cast as the female lead in the film Kanyamakan.

Sarah Kazemy

Filmography

References

External links

Stars of Iranian film discuss forbidden love: An interview with Circumstance's Nikohl Boosheri and Sarah Kazemy Seattle Gay News

Sarah Kazemy

1987 births

French people of Iranian descent

French people of Algerian descent

Actresses of Algerian descent

Living people

Actresses from Paris

French film actresses

Actors from Neuilly-sur-Seine

21st-century French actresses

Iranian diaspora film people