Resume
Nora Armani
SAG - AFTRA - AEA
Height: 5'4"
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Hazel
Training: University of London, RADA Hunter CUNY, UCLA Exension, Theatre du Soleil, Grotowsky
Based: New York, NY
Considered a local hire in:
LA, Paris, London and Yerevan.
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Photo: Xiaopeng Zhan
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Photo: Xiaopeng Zhan
Film/ TV
The Last Wish. Grushenka (Lead) Rax Rinnekangas - Spain-Finland co-production
Absolute Dominion. Hoda Sha'arawy (co-) Lexi Alexander - Netflix - USA
I am Gitmo Ltn. Nour Philippe Diaz - CinemaLibre Studio - USA
Lazy People Vardouhi Jackie Postajian, Katherine Ferenchak
The Blacklist: Redemption Mrs. Salib Don Thorin - NBC - TV
Crossing the Line Mar Mar (Lead) Andre Fuad Degas - Nubia Prod.s
Good Funk Isabelle Adam Kitzler – AKA Productions
Labyrinth Mrs. Andreas (Lead) M.Dovlatyan - Best Actress Award
Hungry Nutritionist Jillie & Thomas Simon
Bourek Manager Vladan Nikolic – V Productions
The Last Show Eve (Lead) Ricky Lu – MG Cinecraft
Salam-Shalom Camelia (Lead) Dima Sbeitan – DSM Productions
Chasing Taste Customer Sean Gannet, Prod Ashley Wren Collins
The Lost Soul Agency Employee Jacques-Yves Mistretta- Paramita
Last Station Self (Lead) Meronk & ArmenFilm Studios
The Doors Of Denis Mme Jeunet (Lead) Daniel Onoda (dir.) - New York
Casualty Melissa Develi (Rec) Declan O’Dwyer (dir.) - BBC TV
The Medlar Tree French Woman (Lead) I. Ouzounian - Flagrant Délit-Paris
The Friends Reem (Lead) I. Abdelhafez - Egyptian TV
Neighbor, Neighbor Mme Diril (Co-star) Malik Chibane - Alhambra-
La Nouvelle Eve Laurence (Co-star) Catherine Corsini - France
Le Coeur à l'Ouvrage Hospital Nurse Laurent Dussaux - France
St. Elsewhere Mother (Guest star) Victor Hsu - Los Angeles
Deadline in 7 Days (F) Mariam (Lead) A.Ernjakyan -Kamera-Armenia
Photo: Levon Parian
Photo: Al Nazemian
Theater
Mercedes and Zaruhi Actor/ Director Solo play SRFF - Theatre Row New York City
iMigrant Woman Director Zoom Production - Valentina Acava
Terrorism Psychologist/Woman1 Presnyakov - Velani Dibba - LenFest Ctr.
Six Characters in Search The Mother Priandello - Patrick Mulryan - Theatre 71
Mercedes Zaruhi H. Ghazanchyan – National Theatre of Armenia
Of Sacred Wrath Nina Taleen Babayan – Davenport Theatre New York
Plebeians Rehearse Helen Weigel Mehmet Ergen - Arcola Theatre London
Sojourn At Ararat She G. Papasian - Joe's Pub, Public Theatre NY
La Fete Virile Drifa Habib Nagmoushi - Theatre de la Tempete Paris
Lend me an ID Solo DIWAN - CUNY Graduate Centre - New York
No Possible Return Heghine National Theatre of Armenia – H. Ghazanchyan
Evocations of Armenia Cello & Word MET Museum of Art-New York-Sunday@MET
The Vagina Monologues I Was There Landmark Loew’s Theatre NJ - Lilian Ribeiro
The Lover (H. Pinter) Sarah Waterman’s-London, Luna-LA, Arkadas-Cologne
Beyond the Veil Mrs. King Where Eagles Dare - John Chatterton - NYC
The Kind and I Anna Cairo Radio Theatre - M. Sobhi + TV
Measure for Measure Isabella Open Air Theatre – AUC - David Woodman
Arms and the Man Raina Young Vic Theatre – London - G. Papasian
Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice A League Theater - LA - G. Papasian
Commercial
In Her Shoes Kuwaiti Housewife Mackenzie Fegen – Human Rights Watch
Intel French Businesswoman Rick Kaplan – Sherpa Productions
Bank of America Print Ad for Banking Eli Hershko - Addison
Languages
English - Mother Tongue - UK and US
French - Native Level - Parisian standard
Arabic - Native Level - Egyptian standard
Armenian - Mother Tongue - Eastern and Western
Italian - Fluent - Rome
Turkish - Advanced - Istanbul
Russian - Intermediate - Moscow
Training & Workshops
Skills
Théâtre du Soleil - Workshop with Ariane Mnouchkine
Complicity Theatre - Workshop with Simon MacBurney
Grotowsky Voice Training - Elizabeth Albahaca
Movement Training - Monica Magnieux
Acting- Speech - UCLA Extension
Acting - Accents and TV - RADA London Summer Classes
Diplomas:
M.A. Theatre & Film Studies - Hunter College CUNY (May 2020)
M.Sc. London School of Economics - University of London
B.A. in Sociology [Minor in English] - AUC
Acting Coach - Masterclasses internationally
Simultaneous and conference interpreting
Basketball, Volleyball, and swimming
Belly Dancing
Ballroom Dancing
Singing - Soprano
DIY - Upholstery, costumes, sets and lighting
Camera equipment and DP work
Nora Armani is an award-winning actress, filmmaker, producer, and theatre practitioner. She has toured internationally with her self-penned plays winning critics' accolades and awards. She has starred on screen and in Television in the USA, UK, Egypt, France, and Armenia. Her most recent co-starring screen roles include Absolute Dominion (Netflix) directed by Lexi Alexander, and The Last Wish (Finland- Spain) directed by Rax Rinnekangas. Currently, both are in post-production.
Ms. Armani has produced feature and short films that have been screened at the Official Selections of festivals such as Cannes (Haifa by Rashid Masharawy - Un Certain Regard), Rotterdam (Last Station by Harutyun Khatchatryan and Nora Armani - in Competition), Edinburgh, Paris, London, Amsterdam (IDFA) and her own directed short film has won her a Best Woman Director of a Short award for iMigrant Woman, at the Toronto Independent Film Festival CIFT. The film was a finalist and semi-finalist in many other festivals.
Armani is the Founding Artistic Director of SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York since 2013. The festival has screened over 700 films from 40 countries. She holds two Master's Degrees; in Sociology from the London School of Economics, and more recently, in Theatre/film from Hunter College City University New York. She has contributed to important publications and presented papers at Harvard University and at Columbia University (Harriman College) on identity in the films of Sergei Parajanov. She has taught at The University of La Verne, California, LSE, AUA, and NYIT. Armani divides her time between New York and Paris, but travels to other parts of the world for work, such as London, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Yerevan.
Nora was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Alexandria Film Festival of Mediterranean Countries, in Alexandria, Egypt.