# Christine Solomon
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{{Short description|Canadian actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Christine Solomon
| birth_place = [Cairo](/source/Cairo), Egypt
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|2|13|mf=y}}
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| image =
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| caption = Solomon at the 2009 [Toronto International Film Festival](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival) premiere of ''Road, Movie''
| occupation = [Actress](/source/Actress)
| years_active = 1986–present
}}
'''Christine Solomon''' (born February 13, 1981) is an [Egyptian](/source/Egyptians)-born [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [actress](/source/Actor).
==Early life==
Solomon was born in [Cairo](/source/Cairo); her family moved to [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec) when she was 7 years old. She developed an interest in acting during her childhood.[{{Cite web| last=Sabin| first=Angie| title=Q & A with Christine Solomon|url=https://www.socialmagazine.us/solomon/|access-date=2021-02-26|language=en}}]
==Acting career==
Solomon made her stage debut when she was 5 years old,[{{cite web|date=2015-12-27|title=Christine Solomon: A Canadian-Egyptian rising star|url=http://www.albawabaeg.com/31413|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204091013/http://www.albawabaeg.com/31413|archive-date=2017-02-04|accessdate=2015-12-27|publisher=albawabaeg.com}}]
She has acted in over 20 stage plays, performed [voice-over](/source/voice-over) roles (including for DL Music) for TV networks and shows including ''[Dr. 90210](/source/Dr._90210)'', the [Academy Awards](/source/Academy_Awards), [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company), ''[Melrose Place](/source/Melrose_Place)'', [Disney](/source/Disney), and videogame publisher [Ubisoft](/source/Ubisoft). She also performed in films and television shows such as ''[The Score](/source/The_Score_(2001_film))'' with Academy Award-winning actors [Robert De Niro](/source/Robert_De_Niro) and [Marlon Brando](/source/Marlon_Brando), [VH1](/source/VH1)'s ''[Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story](/source/Hysteria_-_The_Def_Leppard_Story)'', [Sony Pictures](/source/Sony_Pictures)' ''[Head in the Clouds](/source/Head_in_the_Clouds_(film))'', and [HBO Canada](/source/HBO_Canada)'s ''Fakers''.
Solomon has [compere](/source/Master_of_ceremonies) hosted with [Rotana Group](/source/Rotana_Group) (a producer/distributor of [Arabic](/source/Arabic) music and film) for music videos, television commercials, and endorsement deals.[{{cite web|date=2017-01-23|title='The Quest Trilogy' by CDI Set to Come Full Circle|url=https://www.prlog.org/12614897-the-quest-trilogy-by-cdi-set-to-come-full-circle.html|accessdate=2017-01-23|publisher=prlog.org}}] She is also co-lead in ''Gabriel's Gift'', directed by academy award nominee [Roland Joffe](/source/Roland_Joffe).[{{cite web|date=2015-01-21|title=Actress Five Year Report|url=http://mtltimes.ca/christine-solomon-actress-five-year-progress-report/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301001521/http://mtltimes.ca/christine-solomon-actress-five-year-progress-report/|archive-date=2016-03-01|accessdate=2015-01-21|publisher=Wireservice.ca}}]
==Awards==
Solomon won the Best Actress of Empowerment Award at the 2009 Madbakh Awards in [Toronto](/source/Toronto) for her role in ''[Heliopolis](/source/Heliopolis_(2009_film))''.[{{cite web|date=2009-09-28|title=Actor Christine Solomon Stars in Feature Film 'Heliopolis', Screening at VIFF :: Wire Service Canada|url=http://www.wireservice.ca/index.php?module=News&func=display&sid=1678|accessdate=2012-09-06|publisher=Wireservice.ca}}] Her role was the first representation of a [Gothic](/source/Gothic_fiction) woman in [Egyptian](/source/Egyptian_language) film.[{{cite web|date=2009-03-29|title=An interview with the star of "BASRA", Christine Solomon|url=http://cinemawithoutborders.com/conversations/1824-an-interview-with-the-star-of-basra-christine-solomon.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030225844/http://cinemawithoutborders.com/conversations/1824-an-interview-with-the-star-of-basra-christine-solomon.html|archive-date=2012-10-30|accessdate=2012-09-06|publisher=Cinema Without Borders}}]
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2001
|data-sort-value="Score, The" | ''[The Score](/source/The_Score_(2001_film))''
|Graduate
|
|-
|2001
|''Obsession''
|Lisa
|
|-
|2004
|''[Head in the Clouds](/source/Head_in_the_Clouds_(film))''
|Parisian Woman #2
|
|-
|2007
|''[City of Girls](/source/City_of_Girls)''
|Gigi
|
|-
|2008
|''[Basra](/source/Basra_(2008_film))''
|Boutina
|
|-
|2009
|''[Heliopolis](/source/Heliopolis_(2009_film))''
|Gothic Girl
|
|-
|2013
|''True Piracy''
|Officer Nathaniel
|
|-
|2011
|''Rats of Babylon''
|Habiba
|
|-
|2012
|''Betroit''
|Rola
|
|-
|2015
|''[What Now](/source/What_Now_(film))''
|Melissa
|
|-
|2015
|''Yumna''
|Yumna
|
|-
|2016
|''Just 20''
|Monica
|
|-
|2017
|data-sort-value="Big Shot, The" | ''The Big Shot''
|Chantal
|
|-
|2018
|''Kids Can''
|Christine
|
|-
|
|''[Gabriel's Gift](/source/Gabriel's_Gift)''
|Natalie
|In-Development
|-
|-
|
|data-sort-value="Sixth Dimension, A" | ''A Sixth Dimension''
|Alter
|In-Development
|-
|2019
|''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8774100/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4 My Stretch of Ground]''
|Zaina
|
|-
|2020
|''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3528764/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3 Bullet Ride]''
|Chantal
|
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2001
|''[Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story](/source/Hysteria_-_The_Def_Leppard_Story)''
|Groupie
|TV movie
|-
|2007
|''Mat Ghani Alaya''
|Lana
|TV series
|-
|2007
|''La Tagini Tatazerer''
|Yasmine
|TV series
|-
|2007
|''Aleel El Heilah''
|Dina
|TV series
|-
|2007
|''Eyes and Ashes''
|Mariam
|TV series
|-
|2009
|''Catching up with Christine Solomon''
|Christine Solomon
|TV series
|-
|2010
|''Fakers''
|Exotic Dancer
|TV movie
|-
|2015
|''Yasmine''
|Reem
|TV series
|-
|}
===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2015
| ''[Rainbow Six: Siege](/source/Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six_Siege)''
| Mira, Pregnant Woman, Radio Announcer
| Voice
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2555010}}
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Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:Living people
Category:Anglophone Quebec people
Category:Dawson College alumni
Category:Actresses from Cairo
Category:Actresses from Montreal
Category:1981 births
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