Gabrielle Anwar is a British and American actress. She is known for her television roles as Sam Black in the second series of ''

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'', as

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in the first season of ''

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'', as

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in the seventh season of ''

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'', and for her starring role as

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on the

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television series ''

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'' (2007–2013). Anwar is also known for the 1991 film ''

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'', for dancing the

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with

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in the 1992 film '' Scent of a Woman'', and for the 1993 films ''

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'' and '' For Love or Money''.

Early life

Anwar was born in Laleham, Surrey. Her mother, Shirley Hills, is an actress, and her father, Tariq Anwar, is a film producer and editor. Her paternal grandmother was an

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, while her paternal grandfather was an

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. Anwar attended Laleham C of E Primary and Middle School from 1975 to 1982; an end-of-term St Trinian's sketch in the school concert of 1982 gave an early indication of her theatrical leanings. She studied drama and dance at the

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in London.

Career

Anwar's acting debut was in the British miniseries ''Hideaway''. She also starred in the music video to

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's "

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". Her film début was ''

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'' (1988), which was followed by more British television productions including '' First Born'', ''

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'', ''

'', and ''The Mysteries of the Dark Jungle''. While working on films and television in London, she met American actor

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, and moved with him to

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. Anwar and Sheffer have co-starred in a number of American films together, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal'', ''Flying Virus'', ''Save It for Later'', ''Water Under the Bridge'', and ''Long Lost Son''. Her first American film was '' If Looks Could Kill'', in which she played the daughter of a murdered British agent (played by

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). She also appeared in

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' music video for

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. In 1992, she made a guest appearance on ''

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'' as competitive ice skater Tricia Kinney, who has a brief romance with Brandon Walsh. She starred in ''

'' (inspired by '' A Girl and Five Brave Horses''), and one of her most memorable moments on screen was in 1992's '' Scent of a Woman'', when she danced a tango with

, whose character was blind. She followed that with the films ''

'', '' For Love or Money'', and ''

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''. In 1994, ''

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'' magazine named her one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. In 1995, she starred in '' Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead''. In 2000, Anwar played Sophie in '' The Guilty''. She also appeared in the television series ''

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'' (2002-2003) and acted in '' The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines'' (2006). In 2007, she played

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, sister of

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, on

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's ''

''. After that, she starred as

in the long-running television series ''

'' from 2007 to 2013. In 2008, Anwar made an appearance as Eva Sintzel, a woman trying to get pregnant through the fictitious Hudson Cryobank in the '' Law & Order: SVU'' episode "Inconceivable". She also played a role in the seventh season of ''

''.

Personal life

Anwar and actor

had a daughter, born 1993, before separating. She was later married to actor John Verea, with whom she had a son and a daughter, before divorcing. Sheffer is godfather to Anwar's two later children. Anwar became a U.S. citizen in 2008. In April 2010, Anwar began dating Mark Malnik, son of

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. In August 2015, they were married in

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. They live in Palm Island, Florida.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

* ''Pretty Little Head'' (1986), by

* ''

'' (1991), by

, as Eddie's girlfriend

Award nominations

References

External links

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