Yangzom Brauen (born 18 April 1980 in Switzerland) is a Swiss actress, activist and writer.
Life and work
Brauen, the daughter of Swiss ethnologist
Martin Brauen and
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Taman ...
an artist
Sonam Dolma Brauen
Sonam Dolma Brauen (born 1953) is a Tibetan-Swiss contemporary painter and sculptor.
Life and career
Early life
Sonam Dolma was born in Kongpo, Tibet (today Kongpo, Gongbo'gyamda County, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibetan Autonomous Region, Chin ...
,
started her acting career with small roles in Swiss television series. She had her Hollywood debut in the film ''
Aeon Flux
The word aeon , also spelled eon (in American and Australian English), originally meant "life", "vital force" or "being", "generation" or "a period of time", though it tended to be translated as "age" in the sense of "ages", "forever", "timeles ...
'' in the role of Inari. Since then, she has played in various American independent productions including a minor role in
Al Pacino's ''
Salomaybe'', an adaptation of
Oscar Wilde's ''
Salome'' and the leading part in the German film ''
Asudem'' (2006) by
Daryush Shokof.
In addition to her acting work, Brauen has drawn media attention with her public advocacy on behalf of the
Tibetan people
The Tibetan people (; ) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 6.7 million. In addition to the majority living in Tibet Autonomous Region of China, significant numbers of Tibetans l ...
. In 1999, she co-organised demonstrations against Chinese leader
Jiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin (17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1989 to 2002, as chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as pr ...
's visit to Switzerland,
and in 2001 a photograph of her being arrested in Moscow during a protest against the award of the
2008 Summer Olympics to
Beijing
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was used in news reports worldwide.
''
Eisenvogel'' ("Iron Bird"), Brauen's account of her grandmother Kunsang's and her mother Sonam's escape from Tibet, and her own youth in exile, was published in 2009 and became a bestseller in Germany. It was later published in English as ''Across Many Mountains''.
Works
Filmography
Books
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Published in English as:
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References
External links
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personal website
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1980 births
Living people
People from Bern
Swiss television actresses
Swiss film actresses
Swiss activists
Swiss women activists
Swiss people of Tibetan descent