Sarah Solemani was born on 4 September 1982 and is an English actress, writer and activist.
17 Facts About Sarah Solemani
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Sarah Solemani had roles in the British comedy TV series Bad Education and The Wrong Mans.
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Sarah Solemani's father, Akiva, is a retired mathematics lecturer of Persian Jewish origins.
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Sarah Solemani was a member of the National Youth Theatre during her gap year, during which time she appeared as Elaine in the West End theatre production of The Graduate and as Ayesha in the critically acclaimed National Theatre production of Sanctuary.
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Sarah Solemani was a member of the Young Writer's Group attached to the Royal Court Theatre, and a writer at the Young Vic Theatre.
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In 2009, Sarah Solemani appeared in Simon Stephens' play Pornography at the Tricycle Theatre in London and, in 2012, as Maryam in The House of Bernarda Alba at the Almeida Theatre.
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Sarah Solemani wrote Up the Royal Borough, part of an evening of plays in response to Owen Jones' Chavs at the Lyric Hammersmith.
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From 2012 until 2014, Sarah Solemani starred as Rosie Gulliver in the BBC Three comedy, Bad Education, including its spin off movie The Bad Education Movie and a one-off special in 2022.
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Sarah Solemani reprised the role for the show's second series.
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Sarah Solemani wrote and starred in an episode of the Sky TV series Love Matters, titled "Aphrodite Fry", that aired in 2013.
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In Hollywood, Sarah Solemani was chosen by Bill Hader and Alec Berg to be part of their writing team on Hader's new HBO show Barry.
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Sarah Solemani has contributed to the New Statesman, The Guardian, The Independent and Harper's Bazaar.
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Sarah Solemani writes regularly for the publications Red and Glamour.
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In 2012, Sarah Solemani was named one of the year's Broadcast Hot Shots.
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Sarah Solemani was nominated by the English Collective of Prostitutes to represent them in Parliament in order to halt further efforts to criminalise clients.
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Sarah Solemani was an active supporter of former shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in the 2015 Labour leadership contest.
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Sarah Solemani has introduced Cooper at various Labour Party events and has contributed to her speeches.