1. Amira Casar was born in London and raised in England, Ireland, and France.
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Amira Casar studied drama at the Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique de Paris between 1991 and 1994.
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Amira Casar is fluent in English, Persian, and French and has worked in German, Italian, and Spanish.
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Amira Casar later appeared in the film's two sequels, in 2001 and 2012.
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Amira Casar portrayed Myriem in How I Killed My Father by Anne Fontaine; Assia Wevill in Sylvia by Christine Jeffs; the lead role of The Woman in the Catherine Breillat erotic film Anatomy of Hell ; and Eva in To Paint or Make Love by Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
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In 2007, Amira Casar appeared in installation artist Sophie Calle's Venice Biennale piece Prenez soin de vous.
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Amira Casar played the lead role of Anna Di Baggio in the Eleonore Faucher film Gamines in 2009.
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Amira Casar won the Best Actress award at La Rochelle Television Film Festival for her portrayal of Dora Maar in La femme qui pleure au chapeau rouge in 2010.
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In 2015, Amira Casar appeared in The Forbidden Room by Canadian director Guy Maddin.
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Amira Casar appeared in the 2019 Caroline Fourest film Sisters in Arms, about a team of female Kurdish soldiers and volunteers.
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Amira Casar portrayed Edith Frank, the mother of Anne Frank, in the 2023 Disney+ series A Small Light.
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On stage, Amira Casar's work includes the Almeida Theatre production of Aunt Dan and Lemon, the title role in Hedda Gabler at Le Petit Theatre de Paris, and Olivier Py's 2009 production of Les Enfants de Saturne at the Theatre National de L'Odeon, Paris.