Arsinée Khanjian

Khanjian in 2015, photo by Denis Makarenko/Bigstock.com

Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon

Date of Birth: 6 September, 1958

Ethnicity: Armenian

Arsinée Khanjian is a Canadian actress, producer, and civil rights activist. She was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to an ethnic Armenian family.

She is married to director Atom Egoyan, with whom she has a son. She often appears in her husband’s films.

She is named Արսինէ Խանճեան in Western Armenian and Արսինե Խանջյան in Eastern Armenian.