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name: "Susan Pourfar"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
updated: "2026-09-16T22:39:26.508659+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Susan Pourfar

Actor. Born 1 January 1950 in Goshen, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, Goshen, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2016–present

## Biography

Susan Pourfar is an American actress. She graduated magna cum laude from Brown University and began her career in New York, building credits in stage productions. In 2012 she received an Obie Award, a Clarence Derwent Award and a Theatre World Award for her performance as Sylvia in the Off-Broadway production of *Tribes*.

Pourfar has appeared in films including *Manchester by the Sea* (2016) and television series such as *Black Mirror* (2011), *House of Cards* (2013), *Mr. Robot* (2015), *The Sinner* (2017), *Manifest* (2018), *Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty* (2022–2023) and *American Horror Stories* (2023). She is married to writer and educator Brian Jones.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Beast in Me* (2025), Fi1m 67, as Lorna Fenig — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-beast-in-me.md)
- *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), Fi1m 89, as Nurse Irene — [page](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md)

## Also known for

- *Mr. Robot* (2015), Penelope
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Delilah Briggs
- *House of Cards* (2013), Nora Cafferty
- *Irrational Man* (2015), Carol
- *Elementary* (2012), Emily Hankins
- *Manifest* (2018), Erika
- *The Sinner* (2017), Cora's Public Defender
- *American Horror Stories* (2021), Detective Markham

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