Rosie Malek-Yonan (b. July , ) is an Assyrian-American actress,
author, director, public figure and activist. Malek-Yonan became a
noted pianist at an early age. Having graduated from the University of
Cambridge, she settled in the United States, where she pursued a
career in music and dramatic arts. As an actress she appeared in well
over films and television series, including Up Close & Personal ()
and Rendition (), as well as, among others, Dynasty, CSI: Miami, JAG,
ER and Babylon .She also authored The Crimson Field, a historical
novel set in the times of the Assyrian genocide during World War I;
the book is one of the most popular pieces of prose among modern
Assyrians.Malek-Yonan was born in Tehran, Iran. Malek-Yonan's father,
George Malek-Yonan (-), was an international attorney in Iran.
Malek-Yonan's mother, Lida Malek-Yonan (â€") was an activist who
launched and presided over the Assyrian Women's Organization which was
the only officially recognized charter member of the Iranian Women's
Association until the end of the Pahlavi dynasty.Malek-Yonan is a
classically trained pianist, composer, actress, director, writer,
documentary filmmaker and activist. She began studying piano at the
age of four and while still in her teens, competed in and won many
national piano competitions in Iran and attended the Tehran
Conservatory of Music. In after winning a national piano competition
in Iran, she was invited by Queen Farah Pahlavi to play at a Command
Performance.
author, director, public figure and activist. Malek-Yonan became a
noted pianist at an early age. Having graduated from the University of
Cambridge, she settled in the United States, where she pursued a
career in music and dramatic arts. As an actress she appeared in well
over films and television series, including Up Close & Personal ()
and Rendition (), as well as, among others, Dynasty, CSI: Miami, JAG,
ER and Babylon .She also authored The Crimson Field, a historical
novel set in the times of the Assyrian genocide during World War I;
the book is one of the most popular pieces of prose among modern
Assyrians.Malek-Yonan was born in Tehran, Iran. Malek-Yonan's father,
George Malek-Yonan (-), was an international attorney in Iran.
Malek-Yonan's mother, Lida Malek-Yonan (â€") was an activist who
launched and presided over the Assyrian Women's Organization which was
the only officially recognized charter member of the Iranian Women's
Association until the end of the Pahlavi dynasty.Malek-Yonan is a
classically trained pianist, composer, actress, director, writer,
documentary filmmaker and activist. She began studying piano at the
age of four and while still in her teens, competed in and won many
national piano competitions in Iran and attended the Tehran
Conservatory of Music. In after winning a national piano competition
in Iran, she was invited by Queen Farah Pahlavi to play at a Command
Performance.
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