Rosie Malek-Yonan

Rosie Malek-Yonan is an actress who played Tekoa in the fifth season episode .
An Assyrian born in Iran, Malek-Yonan 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 graduated at the University of Cambridge and settled in the United States where she pursued a career in music and dramatic arts. Since 1982, she has appeared in over 30 films and television projects as an actress.
In addition to her career in performance and music, she is also a writer, author of , a true story set to the backdrop of the Assyrian Genocide in the shadows of World War I, 1914-1918.
==Selected filmography==
===Movies===
* (2007, with Bob Gunton)
* (1996, with Raymond Cruz)
* For Goodness Sake II (1996, with Ed Begley, Jr.)
===Television===
* As a guest star: , , , , , (with Jason Alexander), , , , Babylon 5, , et al.
* Recurring roles: , , , , , Capitol, 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==
* – official website
* – official website
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* – Zinda Magazine, 27 April 2005
* – featured in MAKE, a Chicago literary magazine, Winter 2007
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