Occupation: Actress.
Birthday: July 25, 1955.
Birthplace: Somalia.
Real name: Iman Abdulmajid
Current home: Los Angeles.
Marital status: Divorced.
Child: A daughter, Zulekha, 11.
Car: A 1989 gray Mercedes-Benz 560.
Working on: Two movies, ”House Party II” and ”Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.”
The last good movie I saw was: ”Rambling Rose.” It dealt with female sexuality in a way I`ve never seen before.
Nickname: Diva.
Favorite performer: David Bowie.
Prized possession: Myself.
Personal hero: Gamal Abdel Nasser.
I`m better than anyone else when it comes to: Having a fashion sense.
I`d give anything to meet: The painter Frida Kahlo.
I hope I never have to: Compromise.
The worst part of my job is: Dealing with the misconception that models can`t act.
My fantasy is: I`m in a desert, all alone.
The worst advice my mother ever gave me was: ”You can`t do that.”
The one thing I can`t stand is: When men think that because you`re beautiful, you must be dumb.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Not good-looking. Their standard of beauty was different. I couldn`t get a date.
I knew I was a grownup when I: Made my first decision at the age of 5. I had a row with my mother and decided not to visit her. I was in Cairo, she in Saudi Arabia.
The best time of my life: Yesterday. I was in Paris with my boyfriend, and it was a glorious day.
Behind my back, my friends say: ”She`s arrogant.”
If I couldn`t be an actress, I`d love to: Work for the environment through the United Nations.
My most humbling experience: I can`t think of any.
Three words that best describe me: Impatient, generous and kind.
