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Aryana Engineer
Encyclopedia
Aryana Engineer is a Canadian child actress who made her debut in the 2009
horror film
Orphan
.
, 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.
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
Orphan
Orphan (film)
Orphan is a 2009 psychological thriller directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard. The film centers on a couple who, after the death of their unborn child, adopt a mysterious 9-year old girl...
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History
Engineer was born on March 6, 2000 in VancouverVancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. She was discovered as an actress by her neighbour, an agent, who saw her communicating in sign language
Sign language
A sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses visually transmitted sign patterns to convey meaning—simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speaker's...
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.
Filmography
Movies | |||
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Year | Title | Character | Notes |
2009 | Orphan (film) Orphan (film) Orphan is a 2009 psychological thriller directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard. The film centers on a couple who, after the death of their unborn child, adopt a mysterious 9-year old girl... |
Maxine "Max" Coleman | Secondary Role |
Commercials | |||
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Year | Title | Character | Notes |
2010 | Winter Olympics | Herself | With Glowing Hearts Dance |