Frida Betrani

Frida Betrani
Born (1965-07-05) July 5, 1965 (age 59)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityCanadian
Occupationactress
Known forLast Wedding
SpouseTom Scholte (m. 2004)

Frida Betrani (born July 5, 1965) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performance as Zipporah in the 2001 film Last Wedding,[1] for which she won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2001.[2]

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she moved to Canada with her family in childhood and grew up in Montreal, Quebec, later moving to Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] She is an alumna of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[3]

She also appeared in the films Dirty, No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed,[4] Prozac Nation, Lola, Lucky Stars, The Deal, Crime[5] and Sisters & Brothers, and has had supporting and guest roles in television including recurring roles in Northwood and Stargate SG-1.[3]

She married actor Tom Scholte in 2004.[6]

  1. ^ Jenny Gabruch, "Wry comedy follows three relationships". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, November 23, 2001.
  2. ^ Katherine Monk, "Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". Vancouver Sun, January 31, 2002.
  3. ^ a b c "Frida Betrani". Northern Stars.
  4. ^ Michael D. Reid, "Monkeys captures flip side of Hollywood melodrama". Victoria Times-Colonist, September 28, 2000.
  5. ^ Glen Schaefer, "Crime". The Province, October 8, 2008.
  6. ^ Malcolm Parry, "Ode to the Travelall, the original SUV". Vancouver Sun, July 31, 2004.