Grace Saif

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Grace Saif
Born
Grace Saif

(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 28)
Manchester, England
Education Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Grace Saif (born 7 October 1995) is a British actress known for playing Ani Achola in 13 Reasons Why . [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Saif was born and grew up in Manchester before she moved to Crawley and attended Hazelwick School. [4] After completing her A-levels, Saif earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she received a bursary from the BAFTA for £4,500. [5] Her BAFTA mentor was Billie Piper [5] and she graduated from RADA in 2017. [6] [7]

Career

Saif made an acting debut in Wilton, [8] a short film directed by Cecile Emeke. [9] In 2017, Saif appeared in an episode of the BBC's soap opera, Doctors. [10] [11]

In 2018, Saif appeared in another short film and voiced a character in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth . [12] [13] Saif also performed at Donmar Warehoues in David Harrower's rendition of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. [14] [15] [16]

Beginning in 2019, Saif appeared in seasons three and four of 13 Reasons Why . [10] [17] [18]

In 2020, Saif was cast in a short film called The Visit, directed by Ebele Tate. [19] She took part in a Right Here Festival event on 29 January 2020 commissioned by Crawley Creatives. [20] Saif participated in the Jermyn Street Theatre's The Sonnet Project, which also featured Olivia Colman to Helena Bonham Carter, [21] were she performed a rendition of Shakespeare's Sonnet 62. [22] [23] [21]

Personal life

In 2019, Saif deleted her social media accounts after facing online bullying. The accounts were later restored. [18] [24] [25] [26]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Doctors Angel HurleyEpisode: "Vigilante Man"
2019–2020 13 Reasons Why Ani Achola23 episodes
TBA Anansi Boys Daisy DayUpcoming

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMonica Donmar Warehouse

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth AnnieVoice role
2022 Elden Ring Jar BairnVoice role
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 MananaEnglish dub

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2022 The Offies Lead Performance in a Play Athena at The Yard Theatre Nominated [27]

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  3. ↑ "Grace Saif". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Hazelwick School (2020). "Hazelwick School Newsletter". Hazelwick School.
  5. 1 2 "Grace Saif | UK Scholar". www.bafta.org. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ↑ RADA. "Grace Saif — RADA". RADA. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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  8. ↑ Emeke, Cecile (16 August 2016), Wilton (Short), Fehinti Balogun, Jodi Bloem, Abraham Popoola, Grace Saif, retrieved 21 January 2021
  9. ↑ "Random Acts - FIRST ACTS: Cecile Emeke Wilton - London-based director, writer and artist, Cecile Emeke presents a group of cousins try to get to grips with their past in this ICA x Dazed collaboration. - FIRST ACTS: Cecile Emeke Wilton - London-based..." Random Acts. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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