Television
| General Hospital (2008) |
"Farah Mir" (Recurring) |
Craig McManus |
| LIFE ("A Civil War") (2007) |
"Roya Darvashi" Guest Starring |
Dan Sackheim |
| E.R. (''Family Business'') (2007) |
"Nazely" Co-Starring |
Richard Thorpe |
| JAG ("Lawyers, Guns and Money", 3 part episode) (2003) |
"Rose" Guest Starring |
Bradford May |
| JAG ("In Country") (2002) |
Guest Starring |
Hugo Cortina |
| CSI: MIAMI ("Camp Fear") (2002) |
Co-Starring |
Joe Chappelle, Daren Sarafian |
| THREE SISTERS ("Pilot") (2001) |
Co-Starring |
Pam Fryman |
| THE PRACTICE ("Checkmates") (2000) |
"Lambert " Co-Starring |
Andy Wolk |
| ST. MICHAEL'S CROSSING ("CBS Pilot") (1999) |
Co-Starring |
Bob Butler |
| MELROSE PLACE ("Asses to Ashes") (1999) |
Co-Starring |
Charles Pratt, Jr. |
| CHICAGO HOPE ("White Rabbit") (1999) |
Recurring |
Jesus Salvador Trevino |
| BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 ("All That Glitters") (1998) |
"Barbara" Recurring |
Michael Lange |
| BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 ("Budget Cuts") (1998) |
"Barbara" Recurring |
Chip Chalmers |
| BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 ("Making Amends") (1998) |
"Barbara" Recurring |
Joel Feigenbaum |
| BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 ("The Fundamental Things Apply") (1998) |
"Barbara" Recurring |
Harvey Frost |
| PROFILER ("Victims of Victims") (1998) |
"Roya" Co-Starring |
John Patterson |
| SEINFELD ("The Strongbox") (1998) |
"Mrs. Phil" Also-Starring |
Andy Ackerman |
| CHICAGO HOPE ("The Day of the Rope") (1997) |
Recurring |
Michael Schultz |
| CHICAGO HOPE ("Second Chances") (1997) |
Recurring |
Stephen Cragg |
| THE VISITOR ("The Black Box") (1997) |
"Maria" Co-Starring |
Fred Keller |
| DIAGNOSIS MURDER ("In Defense of Murder") (1997) |
"Claudia Mores" Co-Starring |
Vincent McEveety |
| STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE ("The Assignment") (1996) |
''Tekoa'' |
Alan Kroeker |
| CHICAGO HOPE ("Last One out, Get the Lights") (1996) |
Recurring |
Bill D'Elia |
| BABYLON 5 ("Confessions and Lamentations") (1995) |
Co-Starring |
Kevin Cremin |
| NYPD BLUE ("Curt Russell") (1995) |
"Akama" Co-Starring |
Jim Charleston |
| COP ROCK ("Bang the Potts Slowly") (1990) |
"Production Assistant" Co-Starring |
Fred Gerber |
| MURDER, SHE WROTE ("Appointment in Athens") (1989) |
Co-Starring |
Vincent McEveety |
| GENERAL HOSPITAL (multiple episodes) |
Guest Starring |
ABC/Alan Pultz, Phil Sogart |
| HER WICKED WAYS aka LETHAL CHARM (mow) |
"Iberian Clerk" Co-Starring |
Richard Michaels |
| THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (multiple episodes) |
Guest Starring |
Sally McDonald |
| SANTA BARBARA (multiple episodes) |
Guest Starring |
Rick Bennewitz |
| GENERATIONS |
"Gretchen" Guest Starring |
Edward Mallory |
| DAYS OF OUR LIVES |
Recurring |
Herb Stein, Joe Behar, Phil Sogard, Randy Robbins, Susan Orlikoff Simon |
| CAPITOL |
Recurring |
Kenn Herman |
| DYNASTY ("The Search") (1982) |
Stewardess |
Vincent McEveety |
Theater
| THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE |
Elsie |
Pasadena Playhouse (Jill Mana Capps, Dir.) |
| DETECTIVE STORY |
Susan |
Pasadena Playhouse (Darleen Duralia, Dir.) |
| SUMMER AND SMOKE |
Alma |
Pasadena Playhouse (Stan Zales, Dir.) |
| A GENTLEMAN OF QUALITY |
Nicole |
Ivar Theatre, Hollywood (Rosie Malek-Yonan, Dir.) |
| THE IMAGINARY INVLAID |
Toinette |
Gallery Theatre, Hollywood (Rosie Malek-Yonan, Dir.) |
| BEDFELLOWS |
Miranda Morales |
Skylight Theatre, Los Angeles (Chris Fields, Dir) |
| SOFT DUDE |
Doll |
Theatre Geo, Hollywood (Rosie Malek-Yonan, Dir.) |
| SPEAK! |
Brandy |
Theatre Geo, Hollywood (Dana Coen, Dir.) |
| MY STEPMOTHER, MYSELF |
Snow |
Theatre Geo, Hollywood (Rosie Malek-Yonan, Dir.) |
| ONCE A CATHOLIC |
Mother Thomas |
Celtic Arts Center, Hollywood (Joe Premell, Dir.) |
| LIES LIKE TRUTH |
Denise |
Theatre Americana, Pasadena (John Otrin, Dir.) |
| THE LIGHT IN THE MILL |
Nancy |
Theatre Americana, Pasadena (Edgar Weinstock, Dir.) |
| DOUBLE BOUND |
Mori |
En Scene Theatre, N. Hollywood (Herb Rogers, Dir.) |
| STAGE DOOR |
Olga |
Charles Jehlinger Theatre (Lisle Wilson, Dir.) |
| ALL OVER TOWN |
Millie |
Charles Jehlinger Theatre, Pasadena (Ken McGee, Dir.) |
Performer Skills
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Spoken Languages: Armenian, Persian, Assyrian, Aramaic
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Accents: Southern, Armenian, British, Aramaic, Irish, Middle Eastern, German, Assyrian, French, Italian, Russian
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Performance Skills: Teleprompter, Ear Prompter, Host, Voiceover, Improvisation
Education
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University of Cambridge, LC in English
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San Francisco State University, BA & BM in Music
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American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
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American Academy of Dramatic Arts/West
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Pasadena Playhouse
Awards
- Assyrian Event of the Year, Rosie Malek-Yonan's "The Crimson Field", 2005, Zinda Magazine's Annual Selection for 2005 awarded Rosie Malek-Yonan's "The Crimson Field" as the "Event of the Year"
- Assyrian American National Federation's Annual Convention, Woman of the Year, 2006, Rosie Malek-Yonan was chosen as the "Woman of the Year 2006" at the 73rd annual Assyrian Convention in Chicago.
- Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), Excellence in Arts and Entertainment, 2008, For her numerous contributions as an actress, artist, director, author and activist, Rosie Malek-Yonan was awarded for Excellence in Arts and Entertainment by the Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC)
References
- "Available upon request", Rosie Malek-Yonan
Published Author
Rosie Malek-Yonan's THE CRIMSON FIELD is a historical and literary epic novel based on real events and the family chronicles set to the backdrop of the Assyrian Genocide of 1914-1918 in the shadows of WWI where 750,000 Assyrians were massacred by the Ottom Turks, Kurds and Persians. Pearlida Publishing ISBN 0-9771873-4-9.
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On 22 April 2006, in a Zinda Magazine special, Rosie Malek-Yonan's The Crimson Field was selected as The Assyrian Event of the Year 6755/2005. Zinda Magazine said: "What makes The Crimson Field so riveting, so unorthodox, is its uncommon portrayal of the heinous acts committed against the Assyrian. Malek-Yonan leaves no stone unturned. She loads every page of her book with the horrors of the Turkish and kurdish murderers and rapists who savored the torment of their Christian neighbors...The literary masterpiece is a chronicle of Assyrians' struggle for hope and recognition emerging ever so slowly from heaps of despondency. It awakens its readers' conscience to the most fundamental factor in the survival of the Assyrian nationalism and heritage, the Assyrian strength of character and resolve to excel under any condition...The mass killing and deportations of the Assyrians between 1915 and 1923 is a story pleading admission. Rosie Malek-Yonan's book, through its sophisticated approach to history, was the most unsurpassed manner of shamelessly scolding nine decades of silence and omission. The Crimson Field was our finest answer to history."
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The Crimson Field is featured in MAKE, a Chicago Literary Magazine, issue #4, Winter 2007
Official Websites
[http://www.rosiemalek-yonan.com]
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[http://www.thecrimsonfield.com]
Other Notable Stage Appearances
The Seagull (Nina); Blythe Spirit (Madame Arcati); Two Gentlemen of Verona (Julia); A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream (Hermia); The Merchant of Venice (Portia); Charlie’s Aunt (Kitty); Miss Julie (Julie); Moon Children (Kathy); Bad Habits (Ruth Benson); Broadway (Grace); Twigs (Celia)
Biography
Rosie Malek-Yonan was born on the fourth of July, in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, artist, director, author, documentary filmmaker and activist. She is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Assyrian Christian families from the Middle-East, tracing her Assyrian roots back nearly eleven centuries.
The Malek Family was a famous tribe that came from the Assyrian Village of Geogtapah in Urmia, Northwestern Iran. In the 17th century, Geogtapah was the setting for the famous tragic love story of Aslee and Karam. Aslee, a young woman from the House of Malek fell in love with a commoner named Karam. After the two lovers met their untimely death, a stone well was built in the Geogtapah as a memorial to Aslee where travelers often stopped to hear the tragic story from the locals. This tragic love story has been recounted in numerous Assyrian and Russian books and has often been compared to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. A Russian opera was composed by the same title. Recordings of it are still in existence.
The Malek Family has produced many famous sons and daughters. Rosie’s father, George Malek-Yonan, was Iran’s Champion of Champions with numerous gold medals in track and field and pentathlon. An international attorney, he is credited with securing a seat for the Assyrian Christians as a recognized minority in the Iranian Parliament. This was a huge milestone for a nation without a country since the fall of the Assyrian Empire.
Rosie's mother, Lida Malek-Yonan (1928-2002) was a well known humanitarian and activist who tirelessly worked a lifetime demanding rights for Assyrian Christian women in Iran and secured their recognition by establishing the “Assyrian Women's Organization,” the only Assyrian organization officially recognized as a charter member of the “Iranian Women's Association.”
During the Assyrian Genocide of 1914-1918, Rosie's grandparents left their ancestral homeland in Iran, during the Great Exodus from Urmia. Before WWII, the Malek-Yonan family returned to Tehran where her parents met and were married.
Rosie has a younger sister, Monica who works with her very closely on most of her projects. Rosie and Monica were members of the Iranian 1980 Winter Olympic Team but decided not to compete after the Iranian Revolution made it virtually impossible when the new Islamic Government required them to become Muslim, wear scarves and long skirts, and perform without music.
After World War I, Rosie's great-great-uncle, Dr. Jesse Malek-Yonan, represented the Assyrians of Urmia, Iran, during the Paris Peace Talks in 1919.
Rosie began studying classical piano at the age of four. By the time she was in her teens, she attended the Tehran Conservatory of Music and was competing and winning many national piano competitions in Iran. When in 1972 she won first place at a national piano competition in Iran, she was invited by Queen Farah Pahlavi to play at a Command Performance for the Royal Family.
After receiving her L.C. degree in English from the University of Cambridge, she permanently moved to America and continued studying classical piano with Saul Joseph at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and soon thereafter began studying acting with Ray Reinhardt at the American Conservatory Theatre.
She graduated from San Francisco State University with two degrees in Music and after winning an invitation to study drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she finally moved to Los Angeles. She also studied acting at the historic Pasadena Playhouse for a short time.
She has directed and written many plays that have been produced and performed on stage in Los Angeles to rave reviews.
Rosie made her television debut on the series Dynasty in 1982, immediately followed by a national commercial for AT&T where she spoke in Assyrian (from the Aramaic), a language that years later director Mel Gibson would use in The Passion of the Christ.
Since the early 1980’s Rosie has continually appeared in notable television shows, films and plays, acting opposite many of Hollywood's leading actors. Most recently, she played the role of Nuru Il-Ebrahim, opposite Reese Witherspoon in New Line Cinema's RENDITION, by Oscar winning director, Gavin Hood.
She is an outspoken activist and advocate of issues dealing with her Assyrian nation. These days she works mainly at bringing attention to the Assyrian Genocide of WWI as well as the plight of today's Assyrians in the Middle-East since the beginning of the 2003 Iraq War.
Rosie is the author of THE CRIMSON FIELD, an historical and literary epic novel, based on real events and true family chronicles set to the backdrop of the Assyrian Genocide of 1914-1918 in the shadows of World War I where 750,000 Assyrians were massacred by the Ottoman Turks, Kurds and Persians.
When her book was brought to the attention of Congress at the suggestion of Oscar-winning director, Terrence Malick, on 30 June 2006, Rosie was invited to testify on Capitol Hill before a Congressional Committee of the 109th Congress on religious freedom regarding the genocide, massacres and persecution of Assyrians in Iraq by Kurds and Islamists. She compared the Assyrian Genocide of 1914-1918, as depicted in THE CRIMSON FIELD, to the current plight of the indigenous Assyrian Christians in Iraq.
Her passionate testimony and plea to the U.S. government, ultimately prompted Congressman Christopher Smith (R-NJ) to travel to war-torn Iraq to witness matters for himself. While in Iraq, after meeting with local Assyrians, he turned in Rosie’s report to U.S. Officials in Iraq. One year later, a Congressional appropriations subcommittee unanimously voted to send $10 million to aid the Assyrian Christians in Iraq.
Monica Malek-Yonan's documentary film, MY ASSYRIAN NATION ON THE EDGE, is based on Rosie’s Congressional Testimony. It was released September 2006. In cooperation with Seyfo Center in Holland, an organization that deals with issues concerning the Assyrian Genocide, the documentary will was released in Europe in French, German, Swedish and Dutch.
In 2006, Washington based Zinda Magazine selected THE CRIMSON FIELD as "The Assyrian Event of the Year" while Rosie herself was chosen as "Woman of the Year" by the Assyrian American National Federation.
Zinda Magazine Review: "What makes The Crimson Field so riveting, so unorthodox, is its uncommon portrayal of the heinous acts committed against the Assyrian. Malek-Yonan leaves no stone unturned. She loads every page of her book with the horrors of the Turkish and Kurdish murderers and rapists who savored the torment of their Christian neighbors...The literary masterpiece is a chronicle of Assyrians' struggle for hope and recognition emerging ever so slowly from heaps of despondency. It awakens its readers' conscience to the most fundamental factor in the survival of the Assyrian nationalism and heritage, the Assyrian strength of character and resolve to excel under any condition...The mass killing and deportations of the Assyrians between 1915 and 1923 is a story pleading admission. Rosie Malek-Yonan's book, through its sophisticated approach to history, was the most unsurpassed manner of shamelessly scolding nine decades of silence and omission. The Crimson Field was our finest answer to history."
MAKE, a Chicago Literary Magazine, featured a chapter from THE CRIMSON FIELD in its Winter 2007, 4th issue.
Various media sources including “The Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom,” as well as “The U.K. Iraqi Study” have quoted and used Rosie’s Congressional Testimony and her various published articles, speeches and interviews regarding the current state of affairs in Iraq concerning its Assyrian Christian indigenous people. She is frequently invited to speak at Universities (U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Merced, Woodbury University), Schools, Churches and Civic Organizations around the globe.
For her numerous contributions as an actress, artist, director, author and activist, in March 2008, Malek-Yonan was awarded for "Excellence in Arts and Entertainment" by the Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC).
In 2008, Malek-Yonan delivered statements on the Assyrian Genocide, Human Rights, and World Peace to the House of Lords and House of Commons in London.
In 2008 Rosie joined the cast of ABC’s General Hospital as "Farah."
Director Credits
"THE ASSYRIAN" (now filming, Pearlida Pictures); "HER MASTERS VOICE" co-wrote with Monica Malek-Yonan, A Radio Show; "THE IMAGINARY INVALID" at the Gallery Theatre, Hollywood; "A GENTLEMAN OF QUALITY" co-wrote with Monica Malek-Yonan, Ivar Theatre, Hollywood; "A MATTER OF THE MIND" En Scene Theatre, Hollywood; "SERVICE PLEASE HOLD!(from 8x10)" Theatre Geo, Hollywood; "SOFT DUDE" Theatre Geo, Hollywood; "CORRECT ADDRESS" Theatre Geo, Hollywood; "THE TIES THAT BIND" Theatre Geo, Hollywood; "MY STEPMOTHER, MYSELF" Theatre Geo, Hollywood
Sports
Rosie Malek-Yonan was a member of the Iranian 1980 Winter Olympic Team with fellow team member and sister Monica Malek-Yonan. However, the events of the Iranian Revolution made it virtually impossible for them to compete. The new regime required them to become Muslim, wear scarves and long skirts, and perform without music. The Malek-Yonan sisters decided not to compete under these conditions.
Selected Theatre Reviews
~*~*~*~*~*~*"Superbly acted and directed…Director Rosie Malek-Yonan…honed the works to perfection, even down to the fitting choice of songs for transitions and intermission." ~Martin Hernandez, LA Weekly
~*~*~*~*~*~*"Rosie Malek-Yonan has done an excellent job directing…top-of-the-line and what might have become a sketch in other hands becomes a poignant episode of universal import…exceptional direction." ~Bruce Feld
~*~*~*~*~*~*"…very well directed by Rosie Malek-Yonan…The material is very tricky, but Malek-Yonan handles it with requisite sensitivity, without in any way watering down the heavy conflict…Sparks ignite…" ~Bruce Feld
Congressional Testimony
On June 30, 2006, Rosie Malek-Yonan, was invited to testify on Capitol Hill before a Congressional Committee of the 109th Congress on religious freedom regarding the genocide, massacres and persecution of Assyrians in Iraq by Kurds and Islamists. She compared the Assyrian Genocide of 1914-1918, as depicted in her epic and historical novel "THE CRIMSON FIELD," to the current plight of the indigenous Assyrian Christians in Iraq. The complete transcript and webcast of the actual Congressional Tesimony is available at the website of the U.S. House of Representatives. Monica Malek-Yonan's documentary film, "MY ASSYRIAN NATION ON THE EDGE," based on Rosie Malek-Yonan's Congressional Testimony was released September 2006.
Documentary Filmography
"MY ASSYRIAN NATION ON THE EDGE" (2006) - (ISBN 0-9771873-0-6) - Pearlida Pictures, A Monica Malek-Yonan Film, based on a Congressional Testimony by Rosie Malek-Yonan ~~~~~~
"THE ASSYRIANS" (now filming 2008) - Pearlida Pictures
Employment Details
- Work History : Published Author, Documentary Filmmaker, Theater, Radio, Voice Over, Television, Industrial, Commercial, Music Video, Film
- Job Categories: Directing, Producing, Acting, Writing
- Are you willing to work unpaid?: No
- Authorized to work in United States: Yes
- Primary Citizenship: United States
- Valid Passport: Yes
- Prior Job Title(s): Life, Rendition, ER
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