Arsinée Khanjian

Biography

Arsinée Khanjian is a Lebanese-born Canadian actress who has worked with filmmaker Atom Egoyan, starting when he cast her in his debut feature Next of Kin (1984). Born in Beirut, she moved to Montreal as a teenager, studied theater at the Conservatoire Lasalle and earned a degree in French and Spanish at Concordia University. She has appeared in 14 of Egoyan's films and won the 2003 Genie Award for best lead performance for Ararat (2002), also taking best actress honors at the Durban International Film Festival. Her work for other directors includes Olivier Assayas' Irma Vep (1996) and Catherine Breillat's Fat Girl (2001), and she had a supporting role in Fatih Akin's The Cut (2014). She was nominated for a second Genie for the title role in Sabah (2005), won a Gemini Award for the CBC drama Foolish Heart, and has acted on stage in Canada and France, writing, directing and starring in Auction of Souls in Berlin.

68years old

Turns 69 on September 6in 299 days

Born September 6, 1958Beirut
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Arsinee Khanjian

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 36 years1984 to 2020

Genres

Drama94%, 16 films
Romance29%, 5 films
Comedy24%, 4 films
Crime18%, 3 films
Mystery18%, 3 films

First and latest

Did you know?!

Beyond film
Khanjian took the lead in the first staging of Palace of the End, a production mounted by the Canadian Stage Company.
Beyond film
Khanjian went on tour in France and Japan in a production of Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa that was performed in French.
A first
In 2012, Khanjian sat on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival, where she judged the Cinéfoundation and Short Films sections.

Arsinée Khanjian movies on Netflix

Guest of Honour2020IMDb rating 5.9as Anna
Eden2014IMDb rating 6.4as La mère de Paul
The Captive2014IMDb rating 5.9as Diane
The Cut2014IMDb rating 6.3as Frau Nakashian
Nobody Else But You2011IMDb rating 6.6as Juliette Geminy
Adoration2008IMDb rating 6.3as Sabine
Where the Truth Lies2005IMDb rating 6.4as Publishing Executive
Ararat2002IMDb rating 6.3as Ani
Fat Girl2001IMDb rating 6.4as Mother
Code Unknown2000IMDb rating 7.1as Francine
Felicia's Journey1999IMDb rating 7.0as Gala
Last Night1998IMDb rating 7.1as Streetcar Mother
The Sweet Hereafter1997IMDb rating 7.4as Wanda
Irma Vep1996IMDb rating 7.0as L'américaine
Calendar1993IMDb rating 6.7as Translator
Speaking Parts1990IMDb rating 6.7as Lisa
Next of Kin1984IMDb rating 6.9as Azah Deryan

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Ararat2002 Drama, Waras Ani
IMDb rating 6.315K votes
Fat Girl2001 Dramaas Mother
IMDb rating 6.414K votes
Felicia's Journey1999as Gala
IMDb rating 7.08.8K votes
The Captive2014as Diane
IMDb rating 5.938K votes
The Sweet Hereafter1997as Wanda
IMDb rating 7.437K votes
Calendar1993as Translator
IMDb rating 6.72.6K votes
Adoration2008as Sabine
IMDb rating 6.33.6K votes
Irma Vep1996as L'américaine
IMDb rating 7.011K votes

Most often with

Atom Egoyan directed ten of these films. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bruce Greenwood

Maury Chaykin

Gabrielle Rose

David Hemblen

Scott Speedman

Sarah Polley

Atom EgoyanDirector, 10 films

Films together

Bruce Greenwood3 films together, 1997 to 2014
Bruce Greenwood's page
- The Captive2014IMDb rating 5.9Khanjian as DianeGreenwood as Vince
- Ararat2002IMDb rating 6.3Khanjian as AniGreenwood as Clarence Ussher / Martin
- The Sweet Hereafter1997IMDb rating 7.4Khanjian as WandaGreenwood as Billy
Maury Chaykin3 films together, 1997 to 2008
Maury Chaykin's page
- Adoration2008IMDb rating 6.3Khanjian as SabineChaykin as Passenger & Professor On-Line
- Where the Truth Lies2005IMDb rating 6.4Khanjian as Publishing ExecutiveChaykin as Sally Sanmarco
- The Sweet Hereafter1997IMDb rating 7.4Khanjian as WandaChaykin as Wendell
Gabrielle Rose3 films together, 1990 to 2005
Gabrielle Rose's page
- Where the Truth Lies2005IMDb rating 6.4Khanjian as Publishing ExecutiveRose as Publishing Executive
- The Sweet Hereafter1997IMDb rating 7.4Khanjian as WandaRose as Dolores Driscoll
- Speaking Parts1990IMDb rating 6.7Khanjian as LisaRose as Clara
David Hemblen3 films together, 1990 to 2005
David Hemblen's page
- Where the Truth Lies2005IMDb rating 6.4Khanjian as Publishing ExecutiveHemblen as NY Hotel Concierge
- The Sweet Hereafter1997IMDb rating 7.4Khanjian as WandaHemblen as Abbott
- Speaking Parts1990IMDb rating 6.7Khanjian as LisaHemblen as The Producer
Scott Speedman2 films together, 2008 to 2014
Scott Speedman's page
- The Captive2014IMDb rating 5.9Khanjian as DianeSpeedman as Jeffrey
- Adoration2008IMDb rating 6.3Khanjian as SabineSpeedman as Tom
Sarah Polley2 films together, 1997 to 1998
Sarah Polley's page
- Last Night1998IMDb rating 7.1Khanjian as Streetcar MotherPolley as Jennifer Wheeler
- The Sweet Hereafter1997IMDb rating 7.4Khanjian as WandaPolley as Nicole Burnell
Atom EgoyanDirector, 10 films, 1984 to 2020
All films by Atom Egoyan
- Guest of Honour2020IMDb rating 5.9Khanjian as Anna
- The Captive2014IMDb rating 5.9Khanjian as Diane
- Adoration2008IMDb rating 6.3Khanjian as Sabine
- Where the Truth Lies2005IMDb rating 6.4Khanjian as Publishing Executive
- Ararat2002IMDb rating 6.3Khanjian as Ani
- Felicia's Journey1999IMDb rating 7.0Khanjian as Gala
- The Sweet Hereafter1997IMDb rating 7.4Khanjian as Wanda
- Calendar1993IMDb rating 6.7Khanjian as Translator
- Speaking Parts1990IMDb rating 6.7Khanjian as Lisa
- Next of Kin1984IMDb rating 6.9Khanjian as Azah Deryan
Also two films together4 more actors
- Don McKellarWhere the Truth Lies (2005) and Last Night (1998)
- Rachel BlanchardAdoration (2008) and Where the Truth Lies (2005)
- Simon AbkarianThe Cut (2014) and Ararat (2002)
- Aaron PooleThe Captive (2014) and Adoration (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.