Arienne Mandi

Arienne Mandi is an American actress best known for playing the lead character Dani Núñez in The L Word: Generation Q.[1] Francesca "franki" Murray in Love, Classified (2022)[2]. She has played minor roles in Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Agent X (TV series), NCIS: Los Angeles. She will be playing the lead character, an Iranian judoka "Leila Hosseini" in the upcoming political-thriller "Tatami" [3][4]

Arienne Mandi
Born
Los Angeles, California, USA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStudied communications at UCLA
OccupationActress
RelativesNazanin Mandi

Career

Mandi appeared in the shows, NCIS, Hawaii Five-O, The Interns, NCIS: Los Angeles, and In The Vault.[5] She also played the lead in the film Baja. She subsequently went on to play a major character Daniela "Dani" Núñez, on the The L Word: Generation Q[6][7] and was widely loved by the fans. She starred in the film Love, Classified (2022)[8][9] as Francesca "franki" Murray. She will be playing the lead in an upcoming political-thriller "Tatami (film)",[10] alongside Zar Amir Ebrahimi, co-directed by an Academy award winning director Guy Nattiv and Ebrahimi. It will have its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival[11][12] on September 2, 2023.

Personal life

Mandi was born in Los Angeles, California.[13] She is Chilean and Iranian.[14] 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."[15] In a podcast episode of Scissoring Isn't A Thing, Mandi confirmed that Nazanin Mandi is her cousin.[16] She does regular boxing and trained heavily for her film "tatami" with olympic judo players.

References
  1. "Dani Nunez Played by Arienne Mandi - The L Word: Generation Q | SHOWTIME". SHO.com. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. Cordero, Rosy (February 15, 2022). "'Love, Classified': Hallmark Greenlights Movie Starring Melora Hardin, Arienne Mandi, Katherine McNamara & Max Lloyd-Jones". Deadline. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. Ritman, Alex (February 8, 2023). "Guy Nattiv, Zar Amir Ebrahimi to Become First Israeli, Iranian Duo to Co-Direct Feature With Political Thriller 'Untitled Judo'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. Ramachandran, Naman (February 8, 2023). "'Holy Spider' Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi, 'Golda' Director Guy Nattiv Team on Iran-Defying Film 'Untitled Judo,' WestEnd to Launch Sales at EFM". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  5. Weston, Christopher (February 5, 2020). "Who is Arienne Mandi? The L Word: Generation Q star shines as new Dani Núñez". HITC. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. "Arienne Mandi Is Everyone's New Crush on 'The L Word: Generation Q'". Distractify. December 4, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  7. danielli (October 30, 2019). "'The L Word: Generation Q' Trailer Is Here And There Are Latinas Playing Latinas". we are Mitú. 100% American & Latino. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  8. Damante, Becca (April 18, 2022). ""Gen Q"'s Arienne Mandi Shines in Hallmark's "Love, Classified"". Tagg Magazine. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  9. Hogan, Heather (March 16, 2022). "Pop Culture Fix: Generation Q's Arienne Mandi (Dani!) Is Gaying Up Hallmark Movies Now". Autostraddle. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  10. Ravindran, Manori (May 17, 2023). "Guy Nattiv, Zar Amir-Ebrahimi Unveil First Look at Political Thriller 'Judo' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  11. "Promising debuts and stories of lost adolescence to adorn the Orizzonti showcase". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. July 25, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  12. Ritman, Alex (August 31, 2023). "Venice: How Israel's Guy Nattiv and Iran's Zar Amir Ebrahimi Are Making History With 'Tatami'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  13. McCutchen, Maria (December 16, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Arienne Mandi". TVOvermind. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  14. Rude, Mey (August 9, 2021). "The L Word: Generation Q's Young, Diverse Cast Brings the Show to Life". Out. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  15. "Arienne Mandi: "I accept love in all forms"". DIVA. January 24, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  16. Carp, Daryn; Culley, Liz (August 27, 2021). "Scissoring Isn't A Thing - Big Feelings, Big Trouble with Arienne Mandi". Apple Podcasts (Podcast). Embassy Row. Retrieved August 30, 2021.


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