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Shelly Skandrani

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Shelly Skandrani
With clips from The Devil's Arithmetic, Lies and Sharia.
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Shelly Skandrani is known for her critically acclaimed role in Showtime's popular Holocaust film 'The Devil's Arithmetic' starring Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy, and produced by Dustin Hoffman and Mimi Rogers, Shelly had to shave her head on camera to portray a young bride whose wedding ceremony is destroyed when Nazi soldiers invade her Polish village and carry her and her community to the concentration camps.

"But it is the quiet, honest performances of young actors from the United States, Canada and Europe Brittany Murphy, Shelly Skandrani and Kirsten Dunst that carry this picture and infuse it with power." -New York Daily News

Shelly Skandrani is an award-winning Middle Eastern and North African filmmaker, who was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and grew up in London, England. This mixture of extremes sparked her interest in anthropology, and Shelly has spent a vast amount of my time traveling the world and studying different cultures. She is a driven and imaginative, creative writer with a strong and versatile female voice, and almost 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry.

Shelly began her career acting on the stages of London at nine years old and writing poetry, as well as short stories, at twelve years old. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Shelly moved into screenwriting, and recently also completed her first memoir.

Shelly Skandrani is a founding member and Head of Marketing of the non-profit organization Women Creating Change for female filmmakers from the Middle East and North Africa.

Shelly Skandrani's films span across many genres and incorporate culture diversity, human rights, and activist themes to inspire growth and unity. In her various roles within the film industry Shelly has worked with the likes of Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst, Mimi Rogers, Brittany Murphy, Paul Freeman, Sarah Gavron, Jason London and many more.
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Known for

Kirsten Dunst in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
The Devil's Arithmetic
6.3
TV Movie
  • Leah
  • 1999
Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
Transparent
7.8
TV Series
  • Israeli Woman #2
Community
Community
Short
  • Writer
    9 Ways to Hell (2022)
    9 Ways to Hell
    4.3
    • Susan Alessio (segment "Fraud")
    • 2022

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    Actress

    • Get a Life
      • Completed
    • Estuaries (2022)
      Estuaries
    • 9 Ways to Hell (2022)
      9 Ways to Hell
    • Brea Grant and Hunter C. Smith in Lucky (2020)
      Lucky
    • Who Do You Pray To? (2018)
      Who Do You Pray To?
    • Maddie Carlin and Joshua Russell in Accent (2017)
      Accent
    • Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
      Transparent
    • Jb Shandrew in Coffee & Cabbage (2017)
      Coffee & Cabbage
    • Shelly Skandrani in Lies (2014)
      Lies
    • Spoken Word (2016)
      Spoken Word
    • Fruit of the Fungus (2016)
      Fruit of the Fungus
    • The Petulant (2016)
      The Petulant
    • Sharia (2016)
      Sharia
    • Shelly Skandrani, Denice Lee, Laura Wright, Lisa Cullen, and Miki Hayashi in Samurai Ghostbusters (2015)
      Samurai Ghostbusters
    • My Father's Teeth (2015)
      My Father's Teeth
    • Superstars (2015)
      Superstars

    Writer

    • Community
      • Post-production
    • 9 Ways to Hell (2022)
      9 Ways to Hell
      • (segment Greed)
    • Who Do You Pray To? (2018)
      Who Do You Pray To?
    • Shelly Skandrani, Graham Clarke, and Aly Fainbarg in Angel in the Attic (2018)
      Angel in the Attic
    • Boomerang
    • The Petulant (2016)
      The Petulant
    • Shelly Skandrani in Worlds Apart (2013)
      Worlds Apart
    • Shelly Skandrani, Carlos Ramirez, and Burgandi Trejo Phoenix in Once Upon a Mime (2013)
      Once Upon a Mime

    Director

    • Community
      • Post-production
    • 9 Ways to Hell (2022)
      9 Ways to Hell
      • (segment Greed)
    • Shelly Skandrani, Graham Clarke, and Aly Fainbarg in Angel in the Attic (2018)
      Angel in the Attic
    • Gypsy Dreams
    • Chloé Pourmorady in Moon (2015)
      Moon
    • Shelly Skandrani in Worlds Apart (2013)
      Worlds Apart
    • Meeting on the Moon
      Meeting on the Moon
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Demo Reel 1:53
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    Demo Reel 2:08
    Comedic Acting Reel
    Dramatic Acting Reel
    Demo Reel 3:35
    Dramatic Acting Reel

    Personal details

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      • website
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews
      • 1 Article

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      Shelly is addicted to traveling and has spent vast months backpacking throughout South America, India, USA and traveled to Europe.

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