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Sarah Kazemy in 2011
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Born |
Neuilly sur Seine, France |
26 October 1987
Residence | Paris, France |
Citizenship | France |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Sarah Kazemy (Persian: سارا کاظمی; born 26 October 1987) is a French actress. She is best known for her role in the independent film Circumstance.
Kazemy was born in Neuilly sur Seine, France to Iranian dad and Algerian mother. Kazemy studied Arabic, German and Italian.
Kazemy had no experience in acting when she was asked to play one of the leads in the 2011 Iranian independent film Circumstance, in which she plays a young woman who discovers her sexuality and develops a lesbian relationship. She prepared for the role by staying with her relatives in Tehran, to gain personal experience from the situation there. Soon after she was cast as the female lead in the film Kanyamakan.