Summer Bishil

Acting

Born July 17, 1988, Pasadena, California, USA

After small and generally unremarkable roles in such productions as the Disney Channel made-for-cable movie Return to Halloweentown, American actress Summer Bishil revealed the extent of her abilities via a complex, demanding, and multifaceted lead portrayal in the contemporary drama Towelhead (2007). The film observes the tumultuous events that befall a young Arab-American teen on the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq (heading into the Gulf War) including confrontations with racism, hypocrisy, and mistrust. Years later, she was chosen to star in the fantasy adventure film The Last Airbender.

Filmography

• 2022Four Samosas — Rina
• 2018Under the Silver Lake — EX / Billboard Girl
• The Magicians — Margo Hanson
• iZombie — Eliza Marquette
• 2013Blast Vegas — Serena
• Lucky 7 — Samira Rajpur
• 2013Pop Star — Priscilla Santos
• 2011Here Come The Girls 3
• 2011Mooz-lum — Iman
• 2010Public Relations — Sara
• 2010The Last Airbender — Azula
• 2009Crossing Over — Taslima Jahangir
• 90210 — Leila Shirazi
• 2008Towelhead — Jasira Maroun
• Hannah Montana — Rachel
• Just for Kicks — Stacey
• 2006Return to Halloweentown — Aneesa
• Drake & Josh — Tabitha
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Heba Salim
• Days with Dandekar