Name |
Hannah Yelland |
Height |
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Naionality |
English |
Date of Birth |
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Place of Birth |
United kingdom |
Famous for |
Acting |
Hannah Yelland is the stage name of Hannah Bahar (formerly Hannah Roberts), a British actress now living and working in the United States. She was brought up near Hampton Court and is the daughter of British actor David Yelland, with whom she appeared onstage in a 2007/08 revival of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Her other stage work includes starring as Laura in the Broadway production of Brief Encounter, for which she was nominated for a 2011 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play. In April 2012, Yelland made her debut at Dublin's Gate Theatre, appearing in the title role in My Cousin Rachel, in a adaptation by Joseph O'Connor.
In August 2010, she married Michael Bahar, a U.S. Naval Officer and Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Staff at the White House. The two live in Washington, D.C. Yelland was educated at a state comprehensive school, followed by St. Catharine's College at the University of Cambridge, where she studied English.