Freya Adams

Freya Adams
Adams at the Sundance Film Festival
Born
Wheaton, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationsActress, Producer, Writer
Years active2002–present
Websitehttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2633431/?ref_=tt_cst_1

Freya Adams is an actress, writer, and producer, best known for her role in the film Advantageous. She is also the Co-Founder of OREAD Entertainment, where she serves as the President and COO of the company. At Oread Entertainment, Freya works on developing new Film, TV, and Video Game projects.[1][2]

Early life

Freya was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of Wheaton, Illinois. Her parents, who were born and raised in Maharashtra, India, are of Persian, Russian, and Indian ethnicity. Her father is a civil engineer, and her mother is a computer software engineer. She began acting as a child, and growing up, she spent her summers abroad visiting extended family in India. She also spent part of her high school years in Quito, Ecuador, where she studied botany. She went on to earn a BA in creative writing with an emphasis in playwriting from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she discovered her love of storytelling.

Career

Her first starring role was in Taste the Revolution, followed by a role in the in the Bollywood movie Kal Ho Naa Ho.

She consistently stars in television series, including,The Blacklist, The Rookie, and New Amsterdam, and has appeared in acclaimed short films such as Ayesha, Gloria, and Parallel. She was highlighted by IMDb as one of the ten rising actresses to watch, with her most notable performance in the independent drama Advantageous, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. [1][2][3][4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Making Revolution Rose Laslow
2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho Neelam Puri
2007 As the World Turns Caroline Episodes : 12952,12954
2008 New Amsterdam Amartya Vikram Episode: "Honor"
2014 The Blacklist Sharon McManus Episode: "The Front"
2015 Advantageous Gwen 2.0
2015 The Slap Dania Episode: "Anouk"
2016 The Woman in the Red Dress Azalea
2017 Ayesha Ayesha Short film
2018 Gloria Stephany Powers Short film
2020 Parallel Brooke Elliot Short film
2022 The Rookie Tracy Urteaga Episode: "The Choice"
2023 Yasuke: Descendents Gail
2024 Taste the Revolution Rose Lachman

References

  1. ^ a b Harvey, Dennis (January 27, 2015). "Sundance Film Review: 'Advantageous'". Variety.
  2. ^ a b Coffin, Lesley (January 27, 2015). "Mary Sue interview :Jennifer Phang". The Mary Sue.
  3. ^ "Official: 'Advantageous'".
  4. ^ Harris, Malcolm (June 28, 2015). "OPINION: The dark future of 'Advantageous'". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved July 14, 2016.


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