Necar Zadegan Biography

Fast Facts

• Has trained with well-known acting coaches Alan Feinstein, Caryn West and JD Lewis
• Graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a degree in Literature
• Got her first big break in acting when she started working at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland at the age of 16
• Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "The Bernie Mac Show" in 2005
• Quote: "(On "Elena Undone"): "As far as the LGBT narrative, I have a personal desire to do things that wake people up and dealing with a matter in our society that needs to be recognized․""
• Best known for her role as Elena in "Elena Undone" and as Dalia Hassan in "24․"
• Was an associate producer on the films "Last Man Standing" in 2010 and "Meth Head" in 2013
• Was trained by award-winning theatre director Arlene Hood in high school
• Toured Europe in 2009 as a member of the stage production of "From Satellite with Love 'Az Mahvareh Ta Eshgh․'"
• Is trained in Tango, Jazz Latin and Middle Eastern Dance, and on guitar and classical violin