Farida Amer

Biography

Farida Amer is an Egyptian-American actress and writer hailing from Miami, Florida. Farida began her theatre career at age 4, before moving to film and television roles as a teenager. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, Film, and Television from the prestigious American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). Since then, she has starred in many productions including August Wilson's 'King Hedley II', 'A Piece of My Heart', and 'Noises Off' by Michael Frayn, where she performed her own stunts and endured vigorous coaching to secure a British dialect. In 2017, Farida received wide praise for her performance in 'Allen Wilder 2.0' as Kayla Roberts, the Long Island born biracial niece of Mi...