Nikohl Boosheri (Persian: نیکول بوشهری) is an Iranian actress with Canadian citizenship. She is best known for her role as Adena El-Amin on Freeform's The Bold Type.

Nikohl Boosheri
Born (1988-09-03) 3 September 1988 (age 36)[1]
Pakistan[1]
CitizenshipCanada Iran
EducationPerforming Arts[2]
Alma materSimon Fraser University[2]
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Biography

edit

Boosheri was born in Pakistan[1] to Iranian parents while her parents were fleeing Iran and moved to Canada when she was 2 months old. She has never been to Iran.[3] She speaks English and Persian.[4]

Filmography

edit

Film

edit
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Circumstance Atafeh Hakimi Best Actress Award at Noor Iranian Film Festival
2013 Farah Goes Bang Farah Mahtab
2018 The Wedding Sara[5]
2020 Alia's Birth Tess
2021 See You Then Julie

Television

edit
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Tower Prep Assistant Episode: "Snitch"
2012 Continuum Laura Kellog Episode: "Laura"
2013 Futurestates Sonia Elhami Episode: "Refuge"
2015 Seeds of Yesterday Toni Television film
2016 Supergirl Kelly Soto Episode: "Changing"
2017–2021 The Bold Type Adena El-Amin Recurring role (season 1, 3–5), 14 episodes
Main role (season 2), 8 episodes[6]
2018 Altered Carbon Nalan Ertekin Episodes: "The Killers" and "In a Lonely Place"

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "NIKOHL BOOSHERI". ISSUE Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2019. BIRTH DATE: Sep 3 BIRTH PLACE: Pakistan
  2. ^ a b "Circumstance A groundbreaking, sensual film about youth in search of freedom in Iran". PayVand.com. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Living and Loving Underground in Iran". New York Times.com. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. ^ da Silva, Michelle (26 October 2011). "Vancouver's Nikohl Boosheri enters a taboo world in Iranian lesbian film Circumstance". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Nikohl Boosheri, Sam Abbas Star In 'The Wedding'". Deadline. 25 August 2017.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (18 January 2018). "'The Bold Type' Ups Nikohl Boosheri & Stephen Conrad Moore to Regulars; Sets Season 2 Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
edit