Frida Betrani | |
Birth Date: | 5 July 1965 |
Birth Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Occupation: | actress |
Spouse: | Tom Scholte (m. 2004) |
Known For: | Last Wedding |
Frida Betrani (born July 5, 1965) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performance as Zipporah in the 2001 film Last Wedding,[1] for which she won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2001.[2]
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she moved to Canada with her family in childhood and grew up in Montreal, Quebec, later moving to Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] She is an alumna of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[3]
She also appeared in the films Dirty, No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed,[4] Prozac Nation, Lola, Lucky Stars, The Deal, Crime[5] and Sisters & Brothers, and has had supporting and guest roles in television including recurring roles in Northwood and Stargate SG-1.[3]
She married actor Tom Scholte in 2004.[6]