An Assyrian born in Iran, Rosie Malek-Yonan (born 4 July 1965; age 47) aspired to compete in the 1980 Olympics in figure skating, but was forced to leave her place in the games because the Islamic government required Christian Olympic representatives to convert to Islam, and female athletes were required to wear robes and head scarves.

She played the role of Tekoa in DS9: "The Assignment".

In addition to her career in performance and music, she is also a writer, author of The Crimson Field, a true story set to the backdrop of the Assyrian Genocide in the shadows of World War I, 1914-1918.

Selected filmography

Movies

• Rendition (2007, with Bob Gunton)
• Up Close And Personal (1996, with Raymond Cruz)
• For Goodness Sake II (1996, with Ed Begley, Jr.)

Television

• As a guest star: ER, JAG, CSI: Miami, The Practice, Profiler, Seinfeld (with Jason Alexander), The Visitor, Diagnosis: Murder, NYPD Blue, Babylon 5, Murder She Wrote, et al.
• Recurring roles: Beverly Hills, 90210, Chicago Hope, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, Capitol, Santa Barbara and most recently she returned to General Hospital in the role of Farah Mir.

Documentaries

• The Assyrians (2007) - Director
• My Assyrian Nation on the Edge (2006)

External links

• RosieMalek-Yonan.com - official web site
• TheCrimsonField.com - official web site
• Rosie Malek-Yonan at the Internet Movie Database
• Rosie Malek-Yonan at Wikipedia
• Rosie Malek-Yonan: A Special Biography - Zinda Magazine, 27 April 2005
• Rosie Malek-Yonan's The Crimson Field - featured in MAKE, a Chicago literary magazine, Winter 2007