Arienne Mandi is an American actress best known for playing the lead character Dani Núñez in '' The L Word: Generation Q''. She has played minor roles in ''

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, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service,

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,'' NCIS: Los Angeles. She played the lead character, an Iranian judoka "Leila Hosseini" in the 2023 political-thriller ''"

Tatami A is a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional Japanese-style rooms. Tatamis are made in standard sizes, twice as long as wide, about 0.9 m by 1.8 m depending on the region. In martial arts, tatami are the floor used for traini ...

"''. She also played Francesca "''Franki"'' Murray in ''Love, Classified'' (2022).

Career

Mandi appeared in the shows, ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Interns'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', and In The Vault. She also played the lead in the film Baja. She subsequently went on to play a major character Daniela "Dani" Núñez, on the '' The L Word: Generation Q'' and was widely loved by the fans. She starred in the film ''Love, Classified (2022)'' as Francesca "franki" Murray. She will be playing the lead in an upcoming political-thriller " ''Tatami (film'')", alongside

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, co-directed by an

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winning director

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and Ebrahimi. It had its world premiere and Asian premiere at the

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on September 2, 2023 and

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on October 25, 2023 respectively. It was also screened at the 19th

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on October 2, 2023 receiving rave reviews from the critics and audience alike.

Personal life

Mandi was born in

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, California. She is Chilean and Iranian. Mandi is fluent in Spanish, French,

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and English. She made the following statement in regards to her sexuality: "If there were to be anything close to what I feel it would be pan. I accept love in all forms and I give love. It’s just all love." In a podcast episode of ''Scissoring Isn't A Thing'', Mandi confirmed that

Nazanin Mandi Nazanin Aliza Mandighomi Pimentel ( ; born September 11, 1986), known professionally as Nazanin Mandi, is an American actress, singer, model, and life coach. Early life Nazanin Mandi was born on September 11, 1986, in Valencia, California. Sh ...

is her cousin.

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