Narges Rashidi wins BAFTA for jailed Briton in Iran role
American-German actress of Iranian descent Narges Rashidi won Best Actress at the BAFTA TV Awards for playing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman who was imprisoned in Iran for six years before her release in 2022.In her speech, Rashidi said her role in Prisoner 951 was “a very emotional role” and “an absolute honor.”She also used her speech to highlight children affected by war. “I was a seven-year-old who survived war, now I stand here incredibly lucky. But so many children in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, may never get that opportunity, that chance.”“The stories we tell matter. It’s time we humanize those who have been dehumanized,” she added.
