Tamara Dhia
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Tamara Dhia is an Iraqi American
actress and film producer
.
, Tennessee
, USA, her parents left for the United States in the 1980s.
She receivied a B.A. in Communications from the American University
in Washington D.C. and then moved to New York to pursue her acting career. She has appeared in numerous short films, and have also co-founded the production company Welcome UpsideDown Productions, in which she writes and produces short films and plays.
She is most known for her a lead role in Santa Claus in Baghdad, a SAG short film and The Sting.
Iraqi American
Iraqi Americans are Americans of Iraqi descent, including those who are expatriates in exile or permanent immigrants. The number of Iraqi Americans is around 140,000 according to the Arab American Institute....
actress and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
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Career
Tamara was raised in NashvilleNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, USA, her parents left for the United States in the 1980s.
She receivied a B.A. in Communications from the American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
in Washington D.C. and then moved to New York to pursue her acting career. She has appeared in numerous short films, and have also co-founded the production company Welcome UpsideDown Productions, in which she writes and produces short films and plays.
She is most known for her a lead role in Santa Claus in Baghdad, a SAG short film and The Sting.
Filmography
- Superdude & Friend - Frightened Onlooker (2005)
- Saveta's Gift - Saveta (2008)
- Santa Claus in Baghdad - Amal (2008)
- Transient - Waitress (2010)