| Francesca Faridany | |
| Birth Date: | 15 July 1969 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Education: | The Drama Centre, London |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1997–present |
| Spouse: | Stephen Wadsworth (m. 2002) |
Francesca Faridany (born July 15, 1969) is a British-American actress. She is best known for her role as Fiona Clarke in the NBC television drama series Manifest (2018–2023).[1]
Faridany was born in San Francisco, California to British parents and was raised near the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex. She graduated from Drama Centre London in 1992.
Her acting career began in 1999, when she appeared in Guiding Light.
Her television appearances include FBI, , ER, Bull and Homeland.
She appeared as the museum director in the critically acclaimed 2018 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Black Panther.
Faridany appeared as Fiona Clarke in the NBC drama series Manifest.
She also works in theater productions. In 2019, she, along with Kate Mulgrew, appeared in the play The Half-Life of Marie Curie, which played off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre in the fall.[2]
Faridany married the American writer and director, Stephen Wadsworth, in Garda, Italy in 2002.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Conceiving Ada | Emmy Coer | |
| 2017 | Love After Love | Karen | |
| 2018 | Black Panther | Museum Director | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ER | Carol Shoup-Sanders | Episode: "Twas the Night" |
| 2009 | Gail | Episode: "Revolution" | |
| 2016 | Claire Gilbert | Episode: "Fashionable Crimes" | |
| 2018 | Homeland | Olivia | Episode: "Clarity" |
| 2018–2019 | Manifest | Fiona Clarke | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | FBI | Jennifer Hilton | Episode: "The Armorer's Faith" |
| 2019 | Bull | Rachel Elliot | Episode: "Into the Mystic" |