# Barbara Sarafian

Barbara Sarafian (born 16 April 1968) is a Belgian actress.
She began her career in radio programmes, including Sonja Duplex from Studio Brussel and De Nieuwe Wereld (The New World) from Radio 1. In Flanders, her television debut in the much-repeated series Alles Kan Beter (Everything Can Be Better, 1998) often places her in a comic context.
She made her international debut in Peter Greenaway's 8½ Women (1999). She also appeared in Fortress 2 (2000) and in Roman Coppola's CQ (2001). She received a Best Actress award for her role as Matty in the film Collision in Moscow. In 2015 she won a Flemish Television Star for "Best actress" for her performance in the series In Vlaamse velden (In Flemish fields). She was awarded the Boccalino d'Oro for Best Actress at the Locarno Festival in 2016.
In 2016 she was the face of the campaign Hey hoe gaat het? (Hey how are you?) which tries to break the taboo around suicide.

## Filmography

Television (as herself) :
| Year | Title |
| 1998 | Alles Kan Beter |
| 1999 | nl:Blinde Vinken (literally "Blind Finches") dinner-table current affairs series |
| 2000 | nl:Mannen van de macht ("Men of power"), comedy series |
| 2009 | nl:Villa Vanthilt, live talk show series hosted by Marcel Vanthilt |
| 2010 | nl:De klas van Frieda, quiz show |
| 2013 | nl:Heylen en de Herkomst ("Heylen and the Heritage"), genealogy show hosted by Martin Heylen |
| 2018 | nl:De Slimste Mens ter Wereld ("The smartest person in the world"), celebrity quiz show |
| 2020 | nl:Veel Tamtam, game show |
Filmography (as actress) :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1994 | nl:Pasta! | Sanne |
| 1995 | nl:The Way To Dusty Death | Goodyear girl |
| 1999 | Fortress 2 | Hart |
| 1999 | 8½ Women | Clothilde |
| 2001 | CQ | |
| 2001 | The Point Men | Journalist |
| 2003 | nl:Het kleine dove Wonder | Mother |
| 2004 | nl:Ellektra | |
| 2008 | Collision in Moscow | Matty |
| 2009 | nl:SM-rechter | TV presenter |
| 2009 | The Over the Hill Band | Pascale |
| 2010 | Sint | Mother of Frank |
| 2010 | nl:Marieke Marieke | Jeanne |
| 2010 | nl:Zot van A. | Lydia Leekens |
| 2011 | Bullhead | Eva Forrestier |
| 2011 | Isabelle | Gislene |
| 2012 | Allez, Eddy | Angel |
| 2012 | Hemel | Brechtje |
| 2012 | nl:Brasserie Romantiek | Roos |
| 2013 | nl:Emmenez-moi | Tania |
| 2014 | nl:Billy the bully | Mother |
| 2016 | Vincent | Marianne |
| 2016 | nl:Everybody Happy | Laura Mares |
| 2018 | Baba Yega: The Movie | Cordelia Zen |
| 2019 | All of Us | Therapist Els |
| 2020 | Superette Anna | Mother of Guy |
| Television |||
| 2000 | Spike | |
| 2002 | nl:Kijk eens op de doos ("Look at the box", satirical series | |
| 2003 | nl:Sedes & Belli, detective series | Inge Wyffels |
| 2007 | Aspe, detective series | Margot Vanderlint |
| 2008 | Vermist, crime drama | Mother |
| 2008 | Kinotipp (German series) | |
| 2009 | nl:Wij van België, comedy | Laurence de Tromond d'Arbanville |
| 2009 | Witse | Christina Houtteman |
| 2010–2011 | Dubbelleven | Karen Van Dyck |
| 2010-2015 | Tegen de Sterren op, comedy sketch series | various roles |
| 2011 | nl:Kiekens, sitcom | Myriam Opdebeeck |
| 2011 | Zone Stad | Psychiatrist Inge Daems |
| 2012 | Aspe, detective series | Indira Brouwers |
| 2012 | Clan | Eva Goethals |
| 2013 | Zone Stad | Psychiatrist Inge Daems |
| 2013 | nl:Funnymals, comedy | voice-over |
| 2013 | nl:Ontspoord | Daisy Vanderweghen |
| 2014 | nl:In Vlaamse velden | Virginie Boesman |
| 2014 | nl:Achter de feiten, comedy sketch series | various roles |
| 2015 | nl:Vossenstreken, police procedural hased on New Tricks | Sarah |
| 2016, 2018 | Professor T, comedy sketch series | Helena Gijselbrecht |
| 2016 | Wat als?, comedy sketch series | various roles |
| 2017 | Beau Séjour | Melanie Engelenhof |
| 2018 | nl:Gevoel voor tumor, tragi-comedy | Esther Schoonjans |
| 2019 | Baptiste | Martha Horchner |
| 2020 | nl:Niets Te Melden | Carine |
| 2021 | Déjà Vu | Helena |
| 2021 | nl:The Window (televisieserie) | Marion Glass DI |
| 2021 | nl:Glad IJs (televisieserie) | Suzy |
| 2021 | nl:Grond (televisieserie) | Marilou |
| 2024 | Mr. K | |
| Theatre |||
| 2009 | nl:Uniroyal | |
| 2014 | nl:Alles van Eva (All about Eve) | |
| 2015 | Closer | |
| 2016 | nl:Le Grand Troupeau | |

## Personal life

Barbara Sarafian is of Armenian and Belgian heritage.