Nora Armani is an actor and film-maker. She was born in Giza, Egypt of Armenian parents, educated and trained in England and as an actor has appeared on stage and screen worldwide performing in different languages. She has also directed a number of plays, a feature film and short film. She holds an M.Sc. degree from the University of London and a BA from the American University in Cairo. She has continued her training at UCLA Extension and RADA in acting and directing, in addition to a number of noteworthy workshops such as Ariane Mnouchkine's worldwide acclaimed Théâtre du Soleil and Simon MacBurney’s equally well known physical theatreThéâtre de Complicité. Her stage work includes: The Lover with Aramazd Stepanian, Evocations of Armenia, Beyond the Veil, The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising, The King and I, Arms and the Man, On the Couch with Nora Armani, The Virile Celebration, No Possible Return to name a few. Films & TV include: Chasing Taste, Innocent, Salam Shalom, Golden Boy, Santa Claus in Baghdad, Enchanted, The Doors of Denis, Le Néflier, La Nouvelle Eve, Deadline in Seven Days, Last Station, Labyrinth, Casualty and Friends. Her own stage creations Sojourn at Ararat, Nannto Nannto, On the Couch with Nora Armani and Snowflakes in April have garnered international accolades. Directorial work includes: William Saroyan's Papa You’re Crazy–Yerevan, Armenia, Sojourn at Ararat, J.J. Varoujean’s Forest at the Bottom of the Sea, Thornton Wilder's Bernice, Snowflakes in April, Nannto, Nanto, Last Station, Evocations of Armenia. Awards: Two Drama-Logue awards for Performance and Creation for Sojourn at Ararat, Best Performance & Creation, Best Actress in film for Labyrinth. Armani is an Honorary Member of the National Theatre of Armenia. Her poems and essays are published in anthologies and literary journals. Her plays have been broadcast on radio Aligre FM in Paris. Following Los Angeles and Paris/London, as of 2009 Armani divided her time between New York and Paris. Armani is the founding artistic director of the Socially Relevant Film Festival, and is festival curator for the 7th festival in 2020.
