Francesca Faridany

Francesca Faridany (born July 15, 1969) is a British-American actress known for her role as Fiona Clarke in the NBC television drama series Manifest (2018–2023). Born in San Francisco, California to British parents, she was raised near the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex. Faridany graduated from Drama Centre London in 1992 and started her acting career in 1999 with a role in Guiding Light. She has made appearances in TV shows including FBI, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, ER, Bull, and Homeland. Faridany also appeared as the museum director in the critically acclaimed 2018 film Black Panther. Additionally, she has performed in various theater productions, including The Half-Life of Marie Curie in 2019. Faridany married writer and director Stephen Wadsworth in 2002.