Rosie Malek-Yonan

Rosie Malek-Yonan
Rosie Malek-Yonan (2008)
Born (1965-07-04) July 4, 1965 (age 59)
Tehran, Iran
CitizenshipUnited States
Occupations
  • Actress
  • author
  • director
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Rosie Malek-Yonan (born July 4, 1965[1]) is an Assyrian-American[2][3][4][5] actress, author, director, public figure and activist. Malek-Yonan became a noted pianist at an early age. Having graduated from the University of Cambridge, she settled in the United States, where she pursued a career in music and dramatic arts. As an actress she appeared in well over 30 films and television series, including Up Close & Personal (1996) and Rendition (2007), as well as, among others, Generations, Dynasty, CSI: Miami, JAG, ER and Babylon 5.

She also authored The Crimson Field, a historical novel set in the times of the Assyrian genocide during World War I; the book is one of the most popular pieces of prose among modern Assyrians.[5]

  1. ^ "Rosie Malek-Yonan", Virtual Embassy Tehran, United States Department of State, archived from the original on April 8, 2017
  2. ^ Committee on international relations (30 June 2006). "The plight of religious minorities: Can religious pluralism survive? Hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, global human rights and international operations of the Committee on international relations". United States House of Representatives, 109th United States Congress. p. 117. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Christian Minorities in the Islamic Middle East : Rosie Malek-Yonan on the Assyrians". Radio National. 2006-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
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  5. ^ a b Woźniak-Bobińska, Marta (2011). "National and social identity construction among the modern Assyrians/Syrians". Parole de l'Orient. 36: 547–561.