Iranian-Canadian actress
Shiva Negar Persian شیوا نگار is an Iranian -Canadian Actress and Producer. Her first feature was a supporting role in the film Lost Journey .[ 1] Other significant acting credits include the 2017 action thriller American Assassin ,[ 2] [ 3] Becoming Burlesque, The Threat Next Door, and television shows My Babysitter's a Vampire and SEAL Team . Born in Iran, and raised in Turkey and Canada,[ 4] Shiva started her career as a child performer. She began by performing at piano and guitar recitals and in singing competitions. In high school, Shiva was involved in several school plays and did a lot of theatre, which quickly became her art of choice and decided to take her passion for acting to the next level. Shiva graduated from York University with a degree in Psychology and finished her Post-graduate program in Events Management & Public Relations .[ 5]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2010
Monday the Milestone: Wake Me
Secretary
Short film
2010
Lost Journey
Donya - Dream Gril
2012
Please Kill Mr. Know It All
Patron #4
2013
Where Love Takes You
Juilette
Short film; also associate producer
2013
Loraine
Alissa
Short film
2013
Little White Lines
Juliette
Short film
2015
Street Meet
Jasmine
Short film
2015
Let's Rap
Sylvia
2016
Day Players
Trinity Grace
Short film
2017
Becoming Burlesque
Fatima Jackson-Aziz
2017
American Assassin
Annika Ogden
2018
The Bounty
Blanca
Short film
2018
The Amaranth
Mia
2018
Ctrl
Jane Code
Short film
2019
The Cuban
Zahra Karzai
2019
Merging with the Infinite
Laila Homa
Short film
2022
Social Industrial Meltdown
Laila
Short film
2023
Shadow of the Future
Trina
Short film
2023
The Threat Next Door
Mary
2023
Burned By Love
Ashley Morrison
2024
The Last King
Soraya
Short film; Co-Producer
2024
Wingman
Terri
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2011
Combat Hospital
Zarmeeneh
Guest role; 2 episodes
2011
Alphas
Guest #1
Episode: "A Short Time in Paradise"
2011
Covert Affairs
Girlfriend
Episode: "A Girl Like You"
2012
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Lucia
Episode: "Say You'll Be Maztak
2013
Hemlock Grove
Brunette
Episode: "Jellyfish in the Sky"
2014
24 Hour Rental
Gypsy
Recurring role; 6 episodes
2014
Murdoch Mysteries
Anna Rico
Episode: "High Voltage"
2015
The Art of More
Sanaa Mustafa
Guest role; 2 episodes
2016
Four in the Morning
Coralie
Recurring role; 4 episodes
2016
Downtown Browns
Fati
Episode: "Constellated"
2019
Heartland
Maya
Recurring role; 3 episodes
2019
Blood & Treasure
Jamila Vaziri
Recurring role; upcoming series
2019
Hudson & Rex
Olivia Milner
Episode: "A Man of Consequence"
2020
The Next Step
Tink Kelly
Recurring role; 5 episodes
2020
ALT
Saj
Series Regular
2021
SEAL Team
Mina Hassan
Recurring role; 7 episodes
2022
The Cleaning Lady
Isabel Barsamian
Recurring role; 5 episodes
References
^ "Andy Madadian starring in the movie "Lost Journey" " . whatsupiran.com . Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2017 .{{cite web }}
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^ BRYAN, ALEXANDER (October 5, 2016). "Who is the sultry spy Annika in 'American Assassin'? Meet Shiva Negar" . USA Today . Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ Cook, Tommy (September 13, 2017). "Shiva Negar on Becoming a CIA Agent for ' American Assassin ' " . collider.com . Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "Shiva Negar Lands Key Role In 'American Assassin' " . iranian.com . Retrieved December 24, 2017 .
^ "Shiva Negar profile" . honaraks.com . Retrieved December 24, 2017 .
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