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Angela Sarafyan (Armenian: Անժելա Սարաֆյան; June 30, 1983), sometimes credited as Angela Sarafian, is an Armenian-American actress. She has appeared as a guest star in several television series and has acted in the feature films: Kabluey (2007), On the Doll (2007), A Beautiful Life (2008), The Informers (2008), A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011), Lost & Found in Armenia (2012), and Reminiscence (2021). Sarafyan earned supporting roles in blockbuster films such as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012).

Angela Sarafyan
At the 2017 in San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1983-06-30) June 30, 1983 (age 39) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Other names	Angela Sarafian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present
Website	angela-sarafyan.com

Since 2016, she has portrayed Clementine Pennyfeather on the HBO series Westworld.[1]

Personal life

Sarafyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia, which was then a part of the Armenian SSR, Soviet Union. When she was four, she moved with her parents to the United States, settling in Los Angeles. Her father, Grigor Sarafyan, is an actor, and her mother is a painter. She studied ballet and played piano as a child. She attended Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles.[2][3] Angela married fellow Armenian, Narek Ghaplanyan, while on the set of Lost & Found in Armenia (2012) and later divorced in 2017. Currently Angela is in a relationship (2021) with Colin Carrier, the widower of Tatiana Carrier.

Career

Early work (2000–2006)

Sarafyan made her acting debut on Judging Amy as Aisha Al-Jamal in the episode "Culture Clash" in 2000. She also appeared in the music video for Britney Spears' song "Stronger", and later appeared on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Lori in 2002. She made her film debut in The Last Run as Lauren in 2004 and continued to appear in other television series including The Shield, The Division, Wanted, South of Nowhere, 24, and CSI: NY.

Later work (2007–2015)

After appearing on Cold Case, Sarafyan continued to appear in films including Kabluey and On the Doll in 2007. In 2008, she had a recurring role in the USA Network series In Plain Sight while appearing in A Beautiful Life as Maggie, and The Informers as Mary and a guest appearance on The Mentalist. Sarafyan portrayed Stormy in the web series Sex Ed: The Series followed by small supporting roles in Repo Chick and Love Hurts in 2009. In 2010, Sarafyan joined the cast of The Good Guys, playing offbeat and socially awkward Samantha Evans.[4]

In 2011 she played Willow Talbot in A Good Old Fashioned Orgy and had roles on Criminal Minds and Nikita. Sarafyan went on to appear in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 as Egyptian vampire Tia, the mate of vampire Benjamin, and as Ani in Lost & Found in Armenia in 2012.[5][6] She later starred in Paranoia featuring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Amber Heard, and Harrison Ford in 2013. The film bombed at the box office and received negative reviews from critics.[7][8][9]

Career breakthrough and Westworld (2016–present)

After guest starring on CBS' Blue Bloods and FX's American Horror Story, Sarafyan appeared in The Promise, a film about the Armenian genocide in 2016.[10] The same year, Sarafyan was cast as a main cast member on HBO's Westworld as Clementine Pennyfeather.[11]

Following Westworld, Sarafyan received acclaim for her role in the 2018 short film Pin-Up.[12][13] The short follows Lana Freeman, a celebrated photographer, and her relationship with Sunny. Sarafyan earned over four award wins for her performance. She starred as the lead role of Francesca in We Are Boats, followed by a supporting role as Joanna in the Netflix thriller Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, and the role of Max in the video game Telling Lies.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Last Run	Lauren
2005	Halfway Decent	Liberty Edwards
2007	Kabluey	Ramona
2007	On the Doll	Tara
2008	A Beautiful Life	Maggie
2008	The Informers	Mary
2009	Half Truth	Trig	Short film
2009	Repo Chick	Giggli
2009	Love Hurts	Layla
2009	Velvet	Beatrice	Short film
2009	Foolishly Seeking True Love	Belle	Short film
2011	American Animal	Not Blonde Angela
2011	A Good Old Fashioned Orgy	Willow Talbot
2012	Speed Demons	Lala
2012	Drift		Short film
2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2	Tia
2012	Lost & Found in Armenia	Ani
2013	Noise Matters	Sandy
2013	The Immigrant	Magda Cybulska
2013	Paranoia	Allison
2014	Night Vet	Franny & Zoey	Short film
2014	Never	Rachel
2015	1915	Angela
2015	Me Him Her	Heather
2015	Me You and Five Bucks	Pam
2015	Blackbird	Angel	Short film
2016	Mercury Plains	Alyssa
2016	The Promise	Maral
2018	We Are Boats	Francesca	Film
2018	Pin-Up	Sunny	Short film
2019	Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile	Joanna
2019	A Nasty Piece of Work	Tatum
2021	Reminiscence	Elsa Carine
2021	King Knight	Willow
2021	Caged	Amber Reid
2021	A House on the Bayou	Jessica Chambers

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Judging Amy	Aisha Al-Jamal	Episode: "Culture Clash"
2002	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Lori	Episode: "Him"
2002	Paranormal Girl	Crystal	Television film
2004	The Shield	Sosi	Episode: "All In"
2004	The Division	Madison Grant	Episodes: "Zero Tolerance: Parts 1 & 2"
2005	Wanted	Natalia	Episode: "Sex Pistols"
2006	South of Nowhere	Paige	Episode: "Say It Ain't So, Spencer"
2006	24	Inessa Kovalevsky	Episode: "Day 5: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m."
2006	CSI: NY	Sara Jackson	Episode: "Open and Shut"
2007	Lincoln Heights	Opal Woodford	Episode: "Baby Doe"
2007	Cold Case	Philippa 'Phil' Abruzzi (1919)	Episode: "Torn"
2008	In Plain Sight	Tasha Turischeva	Episodes: Pilot, "To Serge with Love"
2008	The Mentalist	Adrianna Jonovic	Episode: "Ladies in Red"
2008	Ernesto	Sydney	Television film
2009	Hot Sluts	Helena / Alena	Recurring role
2009	Eastwick	Jenna	Episode: "Red Ants and Widows"
2009	Floored and Lifted	Jade	Episode: "Merde"
2010	Childrens Hospital	Olga	Episode: "Give a Painted Brother a Break"
2010	The Good Guys	Samantha Evans	Main role
2011	Criminal Minds	Lucy	Episode: "Supply and Demand"
2011	Nikita	Oksana	Episode: "Fair Trade"
2012	Let's Big Happy	Olive	Main role
2012	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Anna	Episode: "Acceptable Loss"
2013	I Am Victor	Cucumber	Television film
2014	Blue Bloods	Frannie Ferguson	Episode: "Custody Battle"
2015	American Horror Story: Freak Show	Alice	Episodes: "Magical Thinking", "Show Stoppers"
2016–2022	Westworld	Clementine Pennyfeather	Main role
2019	Into the Dark	Tatum	Episode: "A Nasty Piece of Work"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Telling Lies	Max

Music videos

Year	Artists	Song	Notes
2000	Britney Spears	"Stronger"
2017	Vance Joy	Lay It On Me

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Sex Ed: The Series	Stormy	Web series

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Result	Award	Film/TV	Refs
2017	23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards	Nominated	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast)	Westworld	[14]
2018	International Independent Film Awards	Won	Best Actress In A Supporting Role	Pin-Up	[15]
	IndieFEST Film Awards	Won	Best Supporting Actress		[16]
	Global Film Festival Awards	Won	Best Supporting Actress		[17]

References

External links

• Angela Sarafyan at IMDb

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[es] Angela Sarafyan

Angela Sarafyan (en armenio: Անժելա Սարաֆյան) (n. Ereván; 30 de junio de 1983) es una actriz armenia de cine y televisión. Es más conocida por su interpretación de Clementine Pennyfeather en la serie de HBO Westworld.[1][2]

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[ru] Сарафян, Анджела

Анджела Сарафян (арм. Անժելա Սարաֆյան, англ. Angela Sarafyan; род. 30 июня 1983) — американская актриса армянского происхождения.

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