Born in England and subsequently raised in England, Ireland and France, Amira Casar, studied drama at the Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique de Paris. She is fluent in both English and French, has worked in German, Italian and Spanish and has an extraordinary ear foraccents and dialects.Casar has worked in films and in the theatre internationally and on both sides of the Channelfavouring strong independent projects.Some of her film and Television work includes (selected filmography):"La Vérité si je mens 1 & 2" (Cesar nomination as Best Young Actress) in 1997 and 2000).Carlos Saura's "Bunuel y la Messa Del Rei Salomon" in 2001.David More's "Forty" for Channel 4 in 2002."Sylvia" by Christine Jeffs with Gwyneth Paltrow and Daniel Craig in 2003.Catherine Breillat's avant-garde international release "Anatomy of Hell" (Toronto Film Festival) in 2004.In 2005, she appeared in The Laurrieu Brothers's "Peindreou Faire l'Amour" alongside Daniel Auteuil (Cannes Film Festival official selection) and The Quay Brothers's "Piano Tuner of Earthquakes".Tony Gatlif's "Transylvania" (Cannes Film Festival official selection) in 2006. In 2007, Casar collaborated with the artist Sophie Calle for her Venice Biennale Installation "Prenez soin de vous".In 2008, with the german new wave Director Wener Schroeter on his last film "Nuit de Chien" (Jury Prize Venice Film Festival).She played the lead role in Eleonore Faucher's film "Gamines" in 2009.For her portrayal as Dora Maar, the surrealist artit and Picasso's muse in "La femme qui Pleure au Chapeau Rouge", she won the best actress award at La Rochelle Television Film Festival.In 2011 and 2012, she will appear in fourfilms:The indie film Mikael Buch's "Let my People Go", the french blockbuster series "La Vérité si je Mens 3", the English speaking "Play off" by EranRiklis with Dany Huston and in the adaptation of Kleist's "Mickael Kohlhaas" by Arnaud Des Pallières.On stage, her work includes Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan and Lemon" directed by Tom Cairns, Almeida Theatre, The title role in "Hedda Gabler", Olivier Py's 2009 production of "Les Enfants de Saturne" at the Theatre Nationalde l'Odéon, Paris. In 2012, she will appear in the title role of Petra in "The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant" by Fassbinder at Theatre National de l'Athénée, Paris.








