Roxana Zal
| Roxana Zal | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 8, 1969 Malibu, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Roxana Zal (born November 8, 1969) is an American actress.
Biography
Zal was born and raised in Malibu, California, the daughter of Maureen and Hossein Zal, a Los Angeles investor.[1] She was on her high school tennis team. Her first acting role was a guest spot on Hart to Hart at age 12. She has had several other guest roles since then, the most recent being in the show NCIS.
Zal is primarily known for being the youngest winner of a prime-time Emmy Award. She won for Something about Amelia when she was fourteen, in which she played a girl molested by her father (played by Ted Danson).
She had roles in the 1983 films Testament and Table for Five.
She co-produced and starred in the 1998 independent film Broken Vessels, and also played a main role of "Tara Matthews" in the 1999 film Primal Force.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Hart to Hart | Riley | Episode: "The Hartbreak Kid" |
| 1982 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Marilee | Episode: "The Adventures of Pollyanna" |
| 1983 | Table for Five | Tilde | |
| 1983 | Testament | Mary Liz Wetherly | |
| 1984 | Something About Amelia | Amelia Bennet | Television movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| 1986 | Shattered Spirits | Lesley Mollencamp | Television movie |
| 1986 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Allie Newton | Episode: "God, the Universe & Hot Fudge Sundaes" |
| 1986 | River's Edge | Maggie | |
| 1989 | Under the Boardwalk | Gitch | |
| 1989 | Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure | Cissy McClure | Television movie |
| 1992 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Michael's sister | Episode: "Please, God, I'm Only Seventeen" |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Tracy | Television movie |
| 1993 | Deadly Relations | Marty | Television movie |
| 1993 | The Hidden Room | Marion | Episode: "Marion & Jean" |
| 1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Lucy Lane | Episode: "Metallo" |
| 1995 | Red Line | Gem | |
| 1996 | Kiss & Tell | Sissy | |
| 1996 | The First Man | Unknown | |
| 1996 | Daddy's Girl | Karen Conners | |
| 1997 | Firestorm | Lara | |
| 1998 | The Waterfront | Cristina | |
| 1998 | Fame L.A. | Tina | Episode: "Haunting Refrains" |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Carla Parks | Episode: "Silence" |
| 1998 | Broken Vessels | Elizabeth | |
| 1998 | Mixed Blessings | Laura | |
| 1999 | Primal Force | Tara Matthews | Television movie |
| 2000 | Ground Zero | Victoria Heflin | |
| 2003 | Crossing Jordan | Mrs. Strahan | Episode: "John Doe" |
| 2004 | NCIS | Marie Foley | Episode: "UnSEALED" |
| 2004 | Three Way | Janice Brookbank | |
| 2006 | Watch Over Me | Natalie | 5 episodes |
References
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External links
- Roxana Zal at the Internet Movie Database
- Roxana Zal at the TCM Movie Database
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