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Aryana Engineer Born Aryana Engineer
March 6, 2001
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOccupation Student, Actress Years active 2009-present Aryana Engineer (born March 6, 2001)[1] is a Canadian child actress who made her debut in the 2009 horror film Orphan.
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History
Engineer was born on March 6, 2001 in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was discovered as an actress by her neighbour, an agent, who saw her communicating in sign language with her deaf mother. The neighbour introduced her to casting directors for the film Orphan, who were looking for a young girl fluent in sign language for the part of Max, and Aryana was cast in the role.[2][3]
Filmography
Movies Year Title Character Notes 2009 Orphan (film) Maxine "Max" Coleman Secondary Role Commercials Year Title Character Notes 2010 Winter Olympics Herself With Glowing Hearts Dance References
- ^ "Aryana Engineer Official Site". http://aryana-engineer.com/aryana_bio.php. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "Agent neighbour knew it was a sign". Vancouver Province. http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/etoday/story.html?id=79f4ddc1-ae71-4044-a1ad-cc298aa73016. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "To play a deaf child, cast a deaf child". Ottawa Citizen. http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=d3e51f96-6c56-4733-89a2-7a4ebc4189fd. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "With Glowing Hearts". www.vancouver2010.com. http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-videos/with-glowing-hearts_116124g110288-Ed.html. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
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Categories:- 2001 births
- Canadian child actors
- Canadian film actors
- Living people
- People from Vancouver
- Canadian zoroastrians
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