Barbara Sarafian (born 16 April 1968) is a Belgian actress.
She began her career in radio programmes, including ''Sonja Duplex'' from
Studio Brussel and (The New World) from
Radio 1 Radio 1 or Radio One most commonly refers to:
*BBC Radio 1, a music radio station from the BBC
** BBC Radio 1Xtra, a digital radio station broadcasting black music
*CBC Radio One, a talk radio station operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporatio ...
. In Flanders, her television debut in the much-repeated series (Everything Can Be Better, 1998) often places her in a comic context.
She made her international debut in
Peter Greenaway
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's
8½ Women
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(1999). She also appeared in
''Fortress 2'' (2000) and in
Roman Coppola
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's ''
CQ'' (2001). She received a Best Actress award for her role as Matty in the film ''
Collision in Moscow''. In 2015 she won a
Flemish Television Star for "Best actress" for her performance in the series (In Flemish fields). She was awarded the for Best Actress at the
Locarno Festival
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in 2016.
In 2016 she was the face of the campaign (Hey how are you?) which tries to break the taboo around suicide.
Filmography
Personal life
Barbara Sarafian is of Armenian and Belgian heritage.
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
People from Ghent
Flemish actresses