Sheila Vand (born April , ) is an Iranian-American actress and
performance artist. She is known for her role in Ben Affleck's
Oscar-winning film Argo. Vand made her Broadway debut alongside Robin
Williams in in the Pulitzer-nominated Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad
Zoo. She has worked with filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour on several
projects, including Pashmaloo which premiered at the Berlinale in and
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, which premiered at the Sundance
Film Festival. She also has an ongoing collaboration with TED speaker
Alexa Meade. Their photo series MILK: What Will You Make of Me? is on
exhibit at the Gallery for Contemporary Photography Ingo Seufert,
Munich, Germany and was also exhibited in the Grand Palais at Art
Paris Art Fair. Vand is also the creator of experimental performance
piece Sneaky Nietzsche.Vand was born in a suburb of Los Angeles, but
grew up in Palo Alto, California. She is a second-generation
Iranian-American. She graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film
and Television where she studied acting and directing.In , Vand
originated the role of Hadia in Rajiv Joseph's Bengal Tiger at the
Baghdad Zoo, which moved to Broadway in . In , she debuted Sneaky
Nietzsche, which she called "a live theatrical music experience for
the fictionally-inclined." It was described by the Los Angeles Times
as "stepping into a living, changing art piece" and by LA Weekly as an
"all-encompassing, sensory overload. In a good way." Vand was
commissioned by LACMA in to remount Sneaky Nietzsche.Vand played the
role of Sahar the Iranian housekeeper in Argo and she also narrates
the beginning of the film. Her performance was highlighted in the LA
Times' annual piece "Small Roles, Powerful Performances" and she was a
recipient of a SAG Outstanding Ensemble Award in .
performance artist. She is known for her role in Ben Affleck's
Oscar-winning film Argo. Vand made her Broadway debut alongside Robin
Williams in in the Pulitzer-nominated Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad
Zoo. She has worked with filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour on several
projects, including Pashmaloo which premiered at the Berlinale in and
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, which premiered at the Sundance
Film Festival. She also has an ongoing collaboration with TED speaker
Alexa Meade. Their photo series MILK: What Will You Make of Me? is on
exhibit at the Gallery for Contemporary Photography Ingo Seufert,
Munich, Germany and was also exhibited in the Grand Palais at Art
Paris Art Fair. Vand is also the creator of experimental performance
piece Sneaky Nietzsche.Vand was born in a suburb of Los Angeles, but
grew up in Palo Alto, California. She is a second-generation
Iranian-American. She graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film
and Television where she studied acting and directing.In , Vand
originated the role of Hadia in Rajiv Joseph's Bengal Tiger at the
Baghdad Zoo, which moved to Broadway in . In , she debuted Sneaky
Nietzsche, which she called "a live theatrical music experience for
the fictionally-inclined." It was described by the Los Angeles Times
as "stepping into a living, changing art piece" and by LA Weekly as an
"all-encompassing, sensory overload. In a good way." Vand was
commissioned by LACMA in to remount Sneaky Nietzsche.Vand played the
role of Sahar the Iranian housekeeper in Argo and she also narrates
the beginning of the film. Her performance was highlighted in the LA
Times' annual piece "Small Roles, Powerful Performances" and she was a
recipient of a SAG Outstanding Ensemble Award in .
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