Arsinée Khanjian

Arsinée Khanjian
Արսինե Խանջյան
Khanjian at the Third Golden Apricot Film Festival at Yerevan, Armenia.
Born	(1958-09-06) 6 September 1958 (age 65) Beirut, Lebanon
Education	Concordia University University of Toronto
Occupation(s)	Actress, film producer
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Atom Egoyan
Children	1

Arsinée Khanjian (Western Armenian: Արսինէ Խանճեան, Eastern Armenian: Արսինե Խանջյան; born 6 September 1958) is a Canadian actress and activist. She is widely known for her collaborations with her husband, filmmaker Atom Egoyan. She won the 2003 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Ararat.

Career

In addition to her independent work and stage roles, she is regularly cast by her husband, Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan, in his films. She has a bachelor's degree in French and Spanish from Concordia University and a master's degree in political science from the University of Toronto.

Khanjian is a civil rights activist and was briefly detained in Armenia in 2016 while protesting human rights abuses.^[1]

Personal life

Khanjian with her husband Atom Egoyan in 2013

Her husband, Atom Egoyan, credits her for inspiring him to further explore his Armenian roots. She lives in Toronto with her husband and their son.^{[citation needed]}

Khanjian was a jury member for the Cinéfoundation and Short Films sections at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Next of Kin	Azah Deryan
1988	Family Viewing	Aline
	The Box of Sun (La boîte à soleil)
1989	Speaking Parts	Lisa
1991	The Adjuster	Hera
	Montreal Stories	Rima	Segment: "En passant"
1992	Chickpeas
1993	Calendar	Translator
1994	Exotica	Zoe
1995	A Portrait of Arshile	Voice	Short film
	2 rue de la mémoire
1996	Irma Vep	The American
1997	Strands	Lab Worker	Short film
	The Sweet Hereafter	Wanda
	Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande	Sarah
1998	Sentimental Education	Arthur
	Last Night	Streetcar Mother
	Late August, Early September	Lucie
1999	Felicia's Journey	Gala
2000	Hokees	Anahid	Short film
	Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys	Francine
2001	Fat Girl	Mrs. Pingot
2002	Ararat	Ani
2005	Sabah	Sabah
	Where the Truth Lies	Publishing Executive
2007	The Lark Farm	Armineh
2008	Adoration	Sabine
2011	Nobody Else But You	Dr. Juliette Geminy
	De temps et d'eau		Short film
2012	No Man's Zone	Narrator (voice)
2014	The Cut	Mrs. Nakashian
	Atlit	Mona
	The Captive	Diane Grey
2016	Lost in Armenia	Tzarkanoush
	The Other Side of November	Lea/Layla
2017	Last Car	Mayor Keele
2019	We Are Gold
	Guest of Honour	Anna
TBA	Last Car		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Looking for Nothing		TV short
1993	Street Legal	Rosa Martino	Episode: "Truth or Dare"
1994–1995	Side Effects	Elaine Chen	Main role (12 episodes)
1996	Dinner Along the Amazon	Olivia Penney	TV short
1997	Ms. Scrooge	Cratchit	TV film
1998	More Tears	Andrea	TV series
1999	Foolish Heart	Lena	TV series
2000	Foreign Objects	Maria	TV series
2001	Mentors	Anaïs Nin	Episode: "Experience"
2002	Made in Canada	Crystal	Episode: "Veronica's Friend"
2005	Slings and Arrows		Episode: "Rarer Monsters"
2006	ReGenesis	Eva Ramone	Episode: "Our Men in Havana"
2009	The Border	Ghayda Hassan	Episode: "Broken"
2013	Murder in Passing	Mayor	42 episodes

Awards and nominations

• Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film Chloe Award (2002).
• Recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002).
• Queen Zabel Award by the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America (2003).
• Sourp Mesrob Mashdotz Award (2003)
• Durban International Film Festival Winner for Best Actress in Ararat (2003)
• Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Ararat (2003).
• The Crystal Award for Creative Excellence by Women in Film and Television (2005) ^[3]

References

1. "Canadian actress detained amid chaos in Armenian capital". 27 July 2016.
2. "The Jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Films". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
3. "Arsinée Khanjian |". Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

External links

• Canadian Film Encyclopedia
• Arsinée Khanjian at IMDb