Arsinée Khanjian (

Western Armenian Western Armenian ( Classical spelling: , ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly base ...

: Արսինէ Խանճեան,

Eastern Armenian Eastern Armenian ( ''arevelahayeren'') is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Western Armenian. The two standards form a pluricentric language. Eastern Armenian is spoken in Armenia, Artsakh, Russia, as ...

: Արսինե Խանջյան; born 6 September 1958) is an

Armenian-Canadian Armenian Canadians (Western Armenian: գանատահայեր, Eastern Armenian: կանադահայեր, ''kanadahayer''; french: Arméno-Canadiens) are citizens and permanent residents of Canada who have total or partial Armenian ancestry. Acco ...

actress and activist. She is widely known for her collaborations with her husband, filmmaker

Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan (; hy, Աթոմ Եղոյեան, translit=Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is a Canadian filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in the 1980s from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. Egoyan m ...

. She won the 2003 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her role in ''Ararat''.

Career

In addition to her independent work and stage roles, she is regularly cast by her husband, Canadian filmmaker

, in his films. She has a

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and Spanish from

Concordia University Concordia University (French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...

and a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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from the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

. Khanjian is a civil rights activist and was briefly detained in Armenia in 2016 while protesting human rights abuses.

Personal life

Her husband, Atom Egoyan, credits her for inspiring him to further explore his Armenian roots. She lives in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

with her husband and their son, Arshile. Khanjian was a jury member for the Cinéfoundation and Short Films sections at the

2012 Cannes Film Festival The 65th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian film director Nanni Moretti was the President of the Jury for the main competition and British actor Tim Roth was the President of the Jury for the Un Certain Regard sectio ...

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

* Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for Foolish Heart (1999) * Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film Chloe Award (2002). * Recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002). * Queen Zabel Award by the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America (2003). * Sourp Mesrob Mashdotz Award (2003) * Durban International Film Festival Winner for Best Actress in Ararat (2003) * Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Ararat (2003). * The Crystal Award for Creative Excellence by Women in Film and Television (2005)

References

External links

Canadian Film Encyclopedia
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