Arienne Mandi
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Arienne Mandi | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Relatives | Nazanin Mandi (cousin) |
Arienne Mandi is an American actress known for playing the lead character Dani Núñez in The L Word: Generation Q.[1] She has played minor roles in Hawaii Five-0, NCIS, Agent X, and NCIS: Los Angeles. She also played Francesca "Franki" Murray in the 2022 film Love, Classified[2] and Noor Taheri in the second season of The Night Agent.
Mandi appeared in the shows, NCIS, Hawaii Five-0, The Interns, NCIS: Los Angeles, and In the Vault.[3] She played the lead in the film Baja. She subsequently went on to play a major character Daniela "Dani" Núñez in The L Word: Generation Q[4][5] and was widely loved by fans. She also starred in the film Love, Classified[6][7] as Francesca "Franki" Murray. She played the lead character of Iranian judoka Leila Hosseini in the political-thriller Tatami,[8] alongside Zar Amir Ebrahimi, co-directed by an Academy Award–winning director Guy Nattiv and Ebrahimi. It had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2023.[9][10]
Personal life
Mandi was born in Los Angeles on April 8, 1994.[11] She is Chilean on her mother's side and Iranian on her father's side.[12] Mandi is fluent in Spanish, French, Persian 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."[13] In an episode of Scissoring Isn't a Thing, Mandi confirmed that Nazanin Mandi is her cousin.[14]
