Welcome
About Shani
Shani Hadjian (pronounced Sha-nee Hod-jee-an) she/they is an Armenian American actor, photographer, and filmmaker currently living in Brooklyn with her wife, Emily, and their dogs, Beans and Petra. Favorite theatre credits: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Wizard of Oz, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot, Fun Home, Once, Les Miserables, Caroline, or Change, and As You Like it. Shani created the film Up or Out, a proof-of-concept short for the feature of the same title she wrote. Favorite on screen credits: FBI: Most Wanted, Girls on the Bus, You, Up or Out, Poncho, Stricken, Sometimes at Night. Shani was awarded “Best Actress” by the Press Newspapers for her role in Spamalot and “Best Featured Actress” by DCMetro Theatre Arts for her role in Caroline, or change. As a photographer, Shani has owned her business since 2010, focusing on actor headshots that showcase authenticity and joy.
Shani is passionate about telling Middle Eastern stories, queer stories, and stories that engage audiences to view their relationships and surroundings with a new lens.
Shani can be seen in the upcoming final season of YOU, streaming on Netflix April 24th in episode 4.
NEWS
As an actor and photographer, Shani was hired for episode 8 of Girls on the Bus streaming now on HBO Max. She was hired to portray a photographer and also actually take photos on set, a joy to combine both Shani's passions.
[Shani] is an Amazon of Integrity, willing to open the eyes of her audience to the fact that they are not alone, that there are people with whom they share similar journeys, and that conversation, humor, honesty, and music are great ways to step out of the darkness and into the light.
-Stephen Mosher, Broadway World
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