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]

Frida Betrani
Born (1965-07-05) July 5, 1965 (age 59)
NationalityCanadian
Occupationactress
Known forLast Wedding
SpouseTom Scholte (m. 2004)

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]

References

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  1. ^ Jenny Gabruch, "Wry comedy follows three relationships". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, November 23, 2001.
  2. ^ Katherine Monk, "Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". Vancouver Sun, January 31, 2002.
  3. ^ a b c "Frida Betrani". Northern Stars.
  4. ^ Michael D. Reid, "Monkeys captures flip side of Hollywood melodrama". Victoria Times-Colonist, September 28, 2000.
  5. ^ Glen Schaefer, "Crime". The Province, October 8, 2008.
  6. ^ Malcolm Parry, "Ode to the Travelall, the original SUV". Vancouver Sun, July 31, 2004.
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