Anne Bedian is an award-winning actress whose work spans television,
film, voiceover, and interactive media, known for portraying
emotionally complex, culturally specific characters with depth and
authenticity.

Most recently, she appeared on FBI: Most Wanted in the Season 6
episode “Souls on Ice,” portraying Reverend Sonya Sharp, a role
defined by moral authority and emotional gravity. In 2025, Bedian
completed production in New York on the feature film Samo Lives,
directed by Julius Onah and starring Jeffrey Wright, Anthony Starr,
Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Lukas Gage, in which she portrays Annina
Nosei, the influential Italian gallery owner credited with discovering
Jean-Michel Basquiat.

That same year, she appeared on 9-1-1: Lone Star as Nasreen Marwani,
the mother of Marjan Marwani (Natasha Karam), continuing a body of work shaped by women whose emotional weight often extends beyond their screen time.

Bedian is perhaps best known for her iconic role as Shara in Curb Your
Enthusiasm’s Emmy-nominated episode “Palestinian Chicken,” one of
the series’ most celebrated installments. She also delivered a standout
performance as Amira on Lost, opposite Naveen Andrews, in the
memorable Season 3 episode “Enter 77,” a role that moved between
grief, rage, tenderness, and emotional ferocity.

Her career also includes appearances on Accused, The Conners, and
Juicy Stories for E!, as well as voice work in the critically acclaimed video
game Starfield. In film, she starred in I Promised Her Life, portraying an
Armenian-American mother who defies centuries-old traditions at her
daughter’s funeral—a performance that earned her Best Actress at the
Deep in the Heart Film Festival. She later appeared in The Attempt, a historical short film about the assassination of Talaat Pasha, and in
Leaving the Factory, an award-winning short inspired by the 1911
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.











Born in Montreal, Bedian began her professional life far from the
spotlight, serving in the Canadian Armed Forces at the age of
seventeen. As one of the first women to enter her trade as a Boatswain,
she trained in demolitions, small arms, firefighting, and chemical
warfare, becoming the youngest crew member aboard the HMCS
Nipigon, Canada’s first warship to employ women. Despite this
background, she has yet to portray a soldier on screen.

Fluent in English, French, Armenian, Spanish, Arabic, and German,
with self-taught reading knowledge of Hebrew and Russian, Bedian is
also skilled in Middle Eastern and European dialects. She honed her
craft through Meisner training in Montreal, Toronto, and New York,
studying under Ron Stetson of the Neighborhood Playhouse, before
ultimately settling in Los Angeles.

Anne Bedian continues to captivate audiences worldwide with her
passion for storytelling and commitment to authentic, impactful
performances.