Hanan Tarik
Hanan Tarik (Amharic: ሃናን ታሪክ; sometimes referred by alias surnames, Tariq or Tarq; born June 30, 1994) is an Ethiopian actress and former beauty pageant. Hanan gained prominence in 2015 television drama series Wolafen that aired every Thursday on EBS TV, where she was portraying Roza until 2017. Additionally, she debut in film Astaraki at the same year. Hanan led the Ethiopian film industry by the time of 2017, casting numerous romantic drama films, such as Lene Kalash and Des Sil. Hanan was recipient of consecutive awards, becoming acclaimed actress in Ethiopia.
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![]() Hanan being interviewed on Sunday on EBS in 2019 | |
Born | Olympia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | June 30, 1994
Alma mater | Addis Ababa University |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Spouse(s) | Melake Brehan (m. 2017) |
Children | 2 |
Life and career
Hanan Tarik was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to a Yemeni father and an Ethiopian mother. She won a modeling competition in high school and made small on screen work portraying herself as Arab. This work led to her to being noticed by director Ermias Tadesse and later cast in her first film.[1] Her debut film Astaraki was released in 2015, Hanan takes a part of Muna. In the same year, she starred to the 2015 TV drama series Wolafen, being her debut in television programs. The series aired on EBS TV on September 17, 2015, as she has a role of Roza. After some recognition with this series, she began acting in various films; Yewededu Semon (2015), Yefikir Kal (2015), playing the role of Sara,[2] Lene Kalesh (2017), as a role of Haymanot – the opposite character of Abraham Belayneh, Des Sil (2017) and Arif Aychekulem (2018). Raised by her grandmother, she has credited her for influencing her love of film.
Personal life
Hanan married her long time boyfriend, Melake Brehan, in the spring of 2017.[3] Hanan and Melake's wedding set on May 20, 2017, with many fellow notable people attended.[4] She has a son, Christian (born December 2017) in Sweden and a daughter called Lillian. It was noted that she spent most of her pregnancy in Ethiopia but decided to go to Sweden, where she has relatives to give birth due to some conflicting medical evaluations she had received while in Ethiopia. Today, she lives in Ethiopia when her family returned from Sweden.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2015 | Astaraki (አስታራቂ) | Muna |
2015 | Yewededu Semon (የወደዱ ሰሞን) | |
2015 | Yefikir Kal (የፍቅር ቃል) | Sara |
2017 | Lene Kalesh (ለኔ ካለሽ) | Haymanot |
2017 | Des Sil (ደስ ሲል) | |
2018 | Arif Aychekulm | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015–2017 | Wolafen | Roza | Minor role |
References
- Bel, Zenobia; 13/05/2017 09:57:00; 2573; Comments (2017-05-13). "Actress Hanan Tarik Says Goodbye to Welafen TV Show". ethiogrio.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Inspiring Ethiopian film set for release | The Voice Online". archive.voice-online.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- "Ethiopian Actress Hanan Tarq says "Yes"". Dire Tube.
- Bel, Zenobia; 18/04/2017 08:01:00; 5272; Comments (2017-04-18). "Ethiopian Actress Hanan Tarik Sets to Marry on May 20". ethiogrio.com. Retrieved 2020-05-08.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- Yemane, Fiyori (December 3, 2017). "ሃናን ታሪቅ በሃገሯ ለምን ልትወልድ እንዳልቻለች ለሰይፉ እያለቀሰች የነገረችው አሳዛኝ ምክንያት". News.et.