Angela Sarafyan

Actress

Birthday June 30, 1983

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union

Age 40 years old

Nationality Soviet Union

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1983

Angela Sarafyan (Անժելա Սարաֆյան; June 30, 1983), sometimes credited as Angela Sarafian, is an Armenian-American actress.

2000

Sarafyan made her acting debut on Judging Amy as Aisha Al-Jamal in the episode "Culture Clash" in 2000.

2002

She also appeared in the music video for Britney Spears' song "Stronger", and later appeared on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Lori in 2002.

2004

She made her film debut in The Last Run as Lauren in 2004 and continued to appear in other television series including The Shield, The Division, Wanted, South of Nowhere, 24, and CSI: NY.

2007

She has appeared as a guest star in several television series and has acted in the feature films: Kabluey (2007), On the Doll (2007), A Beautiful Life (2008), The Informers (2008), A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011), Lost & Found in Armenia (2012), and Reminiscence (2021).

After appearing on Cold Case, Sarafyan continued to appear in films including Kabluey and On the Doll in 2007.

2008

In 2008, she had a recurring role in the USA Network series In Plain Sight while appearing in A Beautiful Life as Maggie, and The Informers as Mary and a guest appearance on The Mentalist.

2009

Sarafyan portrayed Stormy in the web series Sex Ed: The Series followed by small supporting roles in Repo Chick and Love Hurts in 2009.

2010

In 2010, Sarafyan joined the cast of The Good Guys, playing offbeat and socially awkward Samantha Evans.

2011

In 2011 she played Willow Talbot in A Good Old Fashioned Orgy and had roles on Criminal Minds and Nikita.

2012

Sarafyan went on to appear in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 as Egyptian vampire Tia, the mate of vampire Benjamin, and as Ani in Lost & Found in Armenia in 2012.

2013

She later starred in Paranoia featuring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Amber Heard, and Harrison Ford in 2013.

The film bombed at the box office and received negative reviews from critics.

2016

She portrayed Clementine Pennyfeather throughout the four seasons of the HBO series Westworld (2016–22).

Angela was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union, eight years before Armenia regained its independence.

When she was four, she moved with her parents – actor Grigor Sarafyan and her painter mother – to the United States, settling in Los Angeles.

She studied ballet and played piano as a child.

She attended Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles.

After guest starring on CBS' Blue Bloods and FX's American Horror Story, Sarafyan appeared in The Promise, a film about the Armenian genocide in 2016.

The same year, Sarafyan was cast as a main cast member on HBO's Westworld as Clementine Pennyfeather.

2018

Following Westworld, Sarafyan received acclaim for her role in the 2018 short film Pin-Up, winning awards at three film festivals for her performance.

She starred as the lead role of Francesca in We Are Boats, followed by a supporting role as Joanna in the Netflix thriller Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, and the role of Max in the video game Telling Lies.