Tara Grammy Explained
| Tara Grammy |
| Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation: | Actor, writer |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
Tara Grammy (Persian: تارا گرامی|Tārā Gerāmī) is an Iranian-Canadian actress and playwright.
Life and career
Grammy was born in Tehran, Iran, but grew up in Toronto, Canada. She co-wrote Mahmoud, a play that was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2015 Governor General's Awards.[1] [2] Grammy played "Nousha" in the 2020 romantic comedy A Simple Wedding, with award-winning actresses Shohreh Aghdashloo and Rita Wilson.[3] She co-wrote, produced and starred in The Persian Bachelorette, a comedic sketch that was viewed over 150,000 times in a few days on YouTube.[4]
She is a host on the first season of Persia's Got Talent, a Persian spin-off of the British talent show Got Talent,[5] which was produced in Sweden.[6]
Notes and References
- Book: Mahmoud . Playwrights Canada Press . 2015 . 978-1770913240 . Tara . Grammy . Tom Arthur . Davis.
- Book: Irvine, Andrew David . The Governor General's Literary Awards of Canada: A Bibliography . 1896 . 2018 . 978-0776627410 . University of Ottawa Press .
- News: Iranian and American Families Plan Nuptials in Rita Wilson-Executive Produced 'A Simple Wedding' Trailer . The Hollywood Reporter . Katherine . Schaffstall . 20 December 2018 . 31 January 2020.
- News: پروژه طنز "پرشین بچلرت" با استقبال کاربران ایرانی آمریکایی همراه شد . fa . Voice of America . 31 January 2020 . 3 November 2019.
- News: Has Iran's award-winning actress left Iran to escape prosecution? . Rohollah . Faghihi . Al-Monitor . 29 January 2020 . 13 December 2019.
- News: TV-produktion i Älvsjö når miljonpublik – men tittarna finns inte i Sverige . Sveriges Television . sv . 29 January 2020.
