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Golshifteh started her acting career in theater at the age of 6 and has always kept a strong link with theater, but it was at the age of 14 that she acted in her first film The Pear Tree (1998), for which she won the prize for the Best Actress from the international section of the Fajr film festival, immediately making her one of the stars of Iranian cinema. Since then she has played in more than 15 films, many of which have been screened or awarded at international festivals. Amongst her latest films are Bahman Ghobadi's Half Moon (2006) (winner of the Golden Seashell at the San Sebastián film festival 2006), Dariush Mehrjui's controversial The Music Man (2007), still banned in Iran, and the late Rasool Mollagholi Poor's M like Mother (2006), which after a huge success in Iran was chosen to represent Iran for the Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards in 2008. After playing in Body of Lies (2008) by Ridley Scott, Golshifteh became the first Iranian star to act in a major Hollywood production. Subsequently she was banned from her country. Her last film in Iran About Elly (2009) won a Silver Bear in Berlin and the Best Narrative Feature at Tribeca (2009). Golshifteh graduated from music school, she sings and plays the piano amongst other instruments. She is also fluent in French and English and lives in Paris now.- Fatemeh Motamed-Arya is a multi-award-winning Iranian actress. She first got involved in theater during her teen years, and received her degree in theater from Tehran Art Institute. She is one of the most significant actresses of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema and has been called "one of the most important actresses and filmmakers of Iran." She has been nominated ten times for the best actress award at the Fajr International Film Festival and won the Crystal Simorgh four times.
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Award-winning actress, Leila Hatami, was born on October 1, 1972 in Tehran, Iran, to legendary Iranian Director, Ali Hatami, and actress mother, Zari Khoshkam (Zahra Hatami). During her childhood, she appeared in several of her father's films including the historical TV series, Nightingales (1988), and biopic Kamalolmolk (1984), as well as a role as Leila, the blind Turkish princess in the film The Love-stricken (1992). After completing high school, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and started her studies in Electronic Engineering. However, after two years she changed her major to French Literature. She completed her studies in a couple of years and moved back to Iran.
After a pause in her film career of a few years which included her studies in Switzerland, she made her professional entry into cinema with Dariush Mehrjui's film Leila (1997) as the title character. Her performance in the film received rave reviews from critics and audiences worldwide. She also received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival. Later, she married her co-star Ali Mosaffa in 1999. They now have two children: a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008).
To date, Hatami has worked with some of the most celebrated Iranian directors. Moreover, her performance in The Deserted Station (2002) won the Best Actress award from the 26th Montreal World Film Festival. She also appeared in her husband's directorial debut film, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (2005). In 2011, she won the prestigious Silver Berlin Bear award at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival for the Best Actress in a Leading Role in Asghar Farhadi's internationally acclaimed film, A Separation (2011).- Actress
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Born on January 12th 1984 in Tehran. Her father is a former national team football player, Hamid Alidoosti. She started her career as an actress visiting Amin Tarokh's acting school in 2000. Soon she was chosen for her first role in I'm Taraneh, 15 (2002) (I'm Taraneh, 15), which has so far remained her main success. Her first steps in acting brought her the silver Leopard on the 55th Locarno film festival, and the Cristal Simorgh on Iranian's biggest film festival, Fajr. Being extremely selective her next appearance was 3 years later, Beautiful City (2004) (Beautiful city) by Asghar Farhadi. Fireworks Wednesday (2006) (Fireworks Wednesday) and About Elly (2009) (About Elly) are her next movies with Asghar Farhadi. She has also played in Canaan (2008) by 'Mani Haghighi' which is going to be released in October 2008. Doubt (2009) (by Varuzh Karim-Masihi) is her latest movie which is being shot now in Tehran. She has also appeared in two theater plays, both written and directed by Mohammad Rahmanian.- Actress
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Hediyeh Tehrani started her acting career with Masud Kimiai's "The Sultan (1997)", which made her a recognizable star instantly. Previously, she had been offered a few roles which she passed on. In 1997, Hedieh won a Hafiz Award (a prestigious industry award in Iran) for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of 'Maryam Koohsari' in Soltan. Since then, Hedieh has won numerous awards for her numerous roles - both nationally and internationally- perhaps making her one of the most recognizable artists in Iran. Hedieh is known for her portrayal of strong, willful and often stubborn women. Besides her acting career, Hedieh has been adamant about promoting her country- Iran- through her photography. Her pictorial essays on some of the most remote areas of Iran has garnered her much recognition and she is an active member of "Khooshe Saar-e Boomi" a grassroot organization dedicated to preserving native and indigenous cultural habitats and customs. She has been instrumental in organizing photography and educational tours in this area. Hediyeh is also an active member of a children's charity, Bonyad-e Koodak, lending her time and name to bringing children's issues to the forefront.- Actress
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Born in 1971 in Tehran, Niki Karimi is the most famous, internationally acclaimed Actress and filmmaker in Iran. She began her work as an actress with films such as "Sara" by Dariush Mehrjouii, which she won best actress award at "San Sebastian" film festival and in "Nantes film festival in 1992. After that she worked in more than 25 films which brought her awards both nationally and internationally such as awards at "Taormina film festival" in Italy, "Cairo film festival" in Egypt and "Fajr film festival" in Tehran, and Best Actress awards at Iranian film Society. In 2001, she started film making by making a documentary about infertility named "To have or not to have" which was the beginning of her career as a filmmaker. In 2004 she made her first feature film "One night" which was shown at "Uncertain regards" at Cannes film festival. After that (One night) has been shown in numerous international film festivals . In 2006, she made her second feature film "A few days later" which premiered at "Rome film festival".- Negar holds a Bachelor Degree in Stage Design from the School of Art and Architecture at Azad University in Tehran, Iran. She started her acting career in theatre at the age of sixteen. In 2001, at the age of seventeen, she acted in her first film I'm Taraneh, 15 (2002). Since then, Negar has played in a number of films and theatrical performances.
Her recent films include The Painting Pool (2013), for which she was nominated for the Best Actress Award by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy (Australia), Here Without Me (2011), for which she won the Best Actress in the Supporting Role at the 15th Cinema Home Ceremony (Iran), Gold and Copper (2010), for which she received the Best Actress in the Leading Role Award at the 28th Fajr Film Festival (Iran) and "Before the Burial" (2008), for which she was awarded the Best Actress prize at the 11th Osian's Cinefan Festival (India).
Negar performed in a theatrical play "The Fourth Wall" (2012-2013) which was awarded the Best Performance of the Year (Iran). Two theatrical plays, Ivanov" (2011) and "Where Were You on January 8th?" (2010), went on European festival tours. For the latter, Negar was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the International Fajr Theatre Festival (Iran). - Actress
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Vishka Asayesh was born on 7 November 1972 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress and art director, known for The Martyr of Kufa (1997), No Men Allowed (2011) and The Badger (2020). She has been married to Reza Ghobady since 7 December 2000. They have one child.- Gohar Kheirandish was born on 21 August 1954 in Shiraz, Iran. She is an actress, known for Low Heights (2002), Tradition of Lover Killing (2004) and The Fifth Reaction (2003). She was previously married to Jamshid Esmailkhani.
- Katayoun Riahi was born on 31 December 1961 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for The Last Supper (2002), She Doesn't Talk (2002) and Prophet Joseph (2008).
- Behnaz Jafari is known for The President's Cell Phone (2012), A House Built on Water (2002) and 3 Faces (2018).
- Mahnaz Afshar was born in Tehran on June 11 1977. She graduated in natural science in high school . After graduation, one of her relatives who was the Theater Affairs Assistant in "Soureh" college introduced her to "Hannaneh" Art institute. Having studied video edition in the following years, she participated in assembly job of "Ketabe Avval" training materials, directed by Darioush Mehrjooii. Later on, she was invited by Miss. Shamsi Fazl Elahi to act in a TV series called "Gomshodeh" (Lost) directed by Mr.Masud Navaii, making her first official play in TV industry. Her professional career continued by acting in a movie called Friends (2000) (Friends) directed by Mr. Abdollah Eskandari. The film, however, was not released in movie theaters due to complications with the authorities regarding the story and morals of the film. Her first official appearance as an actress in the cinema industry debuted in a work called Shoure Eshgh (Passion of Love), which received positive reviews by audience and critics of the time. Having gained substantial fame for her act, she later appeared in Cease Fire (2006) (Truce), a major hit, and Season Salad (2005) (Salad of the season).
- Roya Nonahali was born on 13 February 1963 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Season Five (1997), The Fish Fall in Love (2005) and Women's Prison (2002).
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Merila Zare'i was born on 14 April 1971 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress and casting director, known for About Elly (2009), A Separation (2011) and Track 143 (2014).- Actress
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Baran Kosari was born in 1985 in Tehran. She graduated from Soureh academy. The Best Papa Of World (1991) is her first acting experiment. Since then, she acted in her mother's movie Rakhshan Banietemad, Narges (1991), The Blue Scarf (1994), The May Lady (1997), Rain and Landsman episode - from Kish Stories episode (1998), Under The Skin Of The City (2000), Our Times documentary movie (2001). Baran Kosari ascertained her abilities as theater actress with play in Over The Mirror (1997) with Azita Hajian directing. Baran Kosari is one of the panel in Iran cinema award in 17th Children & Teenager International Festival. She won Crystalline Simorgh and Diploma of Honor in 25th Fajr International Film Festival.- Tannaz Tabatabaei was born on 10 May 1983 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Without Her (2022), Drown (2020) and Hush! Girls Don't Scream (2013).
- Sareh Bayat was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. She majored in Theater at university and received a Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from Tehran's Police Theatre Festival in 2006. She furthered her acting training at Karnameh Institute of Arts and Culture's School of Cinematic Arts where she received lessons by renowned actor, Parviz Parastui, in 2005. Bayat first appeared on the small screen in a television series called "A Fistful of Eagle Feathers" alongside her teacher, Parviz Parastui, and other celebrated actors such as Reza Kianian, and Hormoz Hedayat. Her big screen debut was in "Devil's Take" (Moghalede Sheytan) directed by Parvaneh Afshin Sadeghi. Her performance as Razieh, the religious caretaker in Asghar Farhadi's internationally critically acclaimed film, A Separation (2011), received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Silver Bear from Berlin International Film Festival.
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- Bita Farahi was born on 21 March 1957 in Tehran, Iran. She was an actress, known for Enchanted ones (2003), Mainline (2006) and Parkway (2007). She was married to Hassan Ghoreishy. She died on 25 November 2023 in Tehran, Iran.
- Yekta Naser was born on 3 November 1978 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Someone Wants to Talk with You (2012), Blue Nissan (2021) and The First Night of Peace (2006).
- Hengameh Ghaziani was born on 20 May 1970 in Mashhad, Iran. She is an actress, known for As Simple as That (2008), Days of Life (2012) and Rabidity (2016).
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- Maryam Amirjallali was born on 20 December 1947 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for The Accused Escaped (2005), Homeless (2004) and Nights of Tehran (2001).
- Afsaneh Bayegan was born in 1961 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Cafe Setareh (2006), Negar (2017) and The Heart (2019).
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Neda Jebraeili is an iranian actress. She was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. She began acting when she was 19. She studied dramatic literature and graduated from University of Tehran, faculty of fine arts on February 2016. She began her professional acting career by appearing in an iranian feature film " ghaedeye tasadof " (the rule of accident, 2013). She is also known for "Mahi va gorbe" (fish and cat,2013), "Yahya sokoot nakard (Yahya din't keep quiet,2015) and "Aram"(2014).- Pantea Bahram was born on 4 March 1970 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Fireworks Wednesday (2006), The Lion Skin (2022) and Drown (2020).
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Pegah Ahangarani was born on 24 July 1984 in Arak, Iran. She is an actress and director, known for I Am Trying to Remember (2021), My Father (2023) and Trapped (2013).- Roya Teymourian was born on 19 March 1959 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Cafe Setareh (2006), The Willow Tree (2005) and Women's Prison (2002). She has been married to Masoud Rayegan since 2003. She was previously married to Mirvaliolah Madani.
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Zhaleh Olov was born on 21 March 1927 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Zendani Amir (1948), Dash Akol (1971) and White Gold (1962).- Hamideh Kheirabadi was born on 20 December 1924 in Rasht, Iran. She was an actress, known for The Story of Night (1973), Hassan, the Bald (1970) and Golden Heel (1975). She died on 19 April 2010 in Tehran, Iran.
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Mitra Hajjar, deemed "expressive" and "compelling" by Variety Magazine, is one of the most popular leading actresses in Iran. She has held leading roles in over 20 feature films in her native country.
Hajjar is most noted for her outstanding performances in the films, Born Under Libra (2000), by Ahmad Reza Darvish, Killing Mad Dogs (2001) by Bahram Beyzaie, Pink (2003) by Fereydoun Jeyrani, and most recently It's Winter (2006) by Rafi Pitts, which was in Competition at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival.
Recently, Hajjar spent some quality time in France, performing in the theater. She shone on stage in Paris, amongst others, a six-month run of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya.
With a solid film career and countless fans back home, Hajjar has currently decided to pursue her acting career in the US.- Actress
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Shohreh Aghdashloo was born Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar on May 11, 1952 in Tehran, Iran. In the 1970s at age 20, she achieved nationwide stardom in her homeland of Iran, starring in some prominent pictures such as The Report (1977) directed by the renowned Abbas Kiarostami, which won critics awards at the Moscow Film Festival. In 1978, she won wider acclaim and established herself as one of Iran's leading ladies with Desiderium (1978) directed by the late Ali Hatami. During the 1978 Islamic revolution, Aghdashloo left Iran for England, to complete her education. Her interest in politics and her concern for social injustice in the world would lead her to receive a Bachelor's degree in International Relations.
She continued to pursue her acting career, which eventually brought her to Los Angeles, California in 1987. She went on to marry actor/playwright Houshang Touzie, performing in a number of his plays, successfully taking them to national and international stages. However, this was not easy getting work in Hollywood as a Middle Eastern actress with an accent; she had roles in some decent, though not great, films, including Twenty Bucks (1993), Surviving Paradise (2000) and Maryam (2002). She received good reviews for her 12 episodes on the fourth season of the Fox television series 24 (2001) as Dina Araz, a terrorist undercover as a well-to-do housewife and mother in Los Angeles. She had to wait quite some time to receive her break in Hollywood.
And finally, years after having read the acclaimed novel "House of Sand and Fog", DreamWorks were in the process of bringing the story to the silver screen. After having cast Ben Kingsley (as Massoud Amir Behrani) and Jennifer Connelly in the lead roles, they were looking for a relatively unknown Iranian actress to play Kingsley's wife, Nadi. Shohreh Aghdashloo was duly cast. She stole the limelight and earned herself an Academy Award nomination as best supporting actress amongst many other prestigious awards, including the Independent Spirit Sward as best supporting actress in a feature film, the New York and Los Angeles film critics award and others.- Actress
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Susan Taslimi was born on 7 February 1950 in Rasht, Iran. She is an actress and director, known for Black Crab (2022), Hus i helvete (2002) and Maybe Some Other Time (1988). She was previously married to Dariush Farhang.- Kamand Amirsoleimani is an Iranian actress. She was born on June 6th 1973 in Tehran,Iran. She graduated from the Islamic Azad University in 1997 with a degree in acting and theater directing. She came to television in 1981 and in 1986 she acted in the movie "Toranj". She starred in the movie Like a Cloud in the Springtime (1991) directed by her father Saeed Amirsoleimani and This film was her beginning to play in Iranian cinema.
- Khatereh Asadi is known for Forbidden (2018), Crossroads (2006) and Aida, I Saw Your Dad Last Night (2005).
- Ra'na Azadivar was born on 6 April 1983 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for About Elly (2009), Mortal Wound (2021) and The Lizard (2004).
- Pouri Baneai was born Seddigheh Banayi in Arak, Iran on October 11, 1940. She lived there for four years before she and her parents moved to Tehran. She had seven sisters and one brother.
She acted in more than 85 Iranian feature films between 1965 and 1979. During her years of acting before the Iranian revolution, she cooperated with famous Iranian directors such as Mehdi Reisfirooz, Samuel Khachikian, Masoud Kimiai, Farrokh Ghaffari, and Fereidoun Goleh. Her most memorable performances are in Iranian new wave films such as Masoud Kimiai's Qeysar in 1969 and in Fereydun Gole's The Mandrake.
Her first feature film was The Foreign Bride, directed by Nosratollah Vahdat. Pouri didn't have any academic education in acting and because Vahdat was one of her distant relatives, he suggested her to act in his film. In 1967 she co-starred with Behrouz Vosoughi, a famous Iranian actor at the time. They had many co-operations and in 1970 they acted in Qeysar, known as one of the major films and a symbol of Iranian new wave. She also co-starred with other Iran Cinema superstars of the time such as Mohammad Ali Fardin, Naser Malek Motiee, Manouchehr Vosugh, Iraj Ghaderi, Ali Nasirian, and Parviz Sayyad. Most of the Farsi-language Iranian movies were dubbed in those days and famous actors and actresses had specific dubbers. Zhaleh Kazemi was Pouri Banayi's dubber. Some of her films like The Mandrake and The Falconet in addition to Qeysar and Ghazal are considered as milestones in her performances before the 1979 revolution which put a partial end to this type of Iranian cinema.
She also acted in some foreign-produced English-language films such as Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident (1978) directed by Leslie H. Martinson in which she co-starred with Peter Graves and Curd Jurgens. In another film directed by Fereydun Gole, named The Moon and a Murmur (1977), she co-starred with John Ireland and Mickey Rooney. Jean Negulesco choose her and Behrouz Vosoughi to play the roles of a couple in his last film The Invincible Six (1970). Jun'ya Sato, the Japanese director chose her for the lead actress in his 1973 adaptation of the manga, Golgo 13.
Most Iranian actors and actresses fled Iran after the 1979 revolution, because they had acted in sexy films before the revolution. Pouri Banayi chose to stay behind, but she was soon imprisoned in the Evin Detention House for over one year. She was released late in 1980, but never acted in cinema again despite that she was never technically banned from acting in films.
She was engaged to Behrouz Vosughi, but they didn't officially get married. One of Pouri's sisters is Aki Banayi (Akram Banayi) who is is a singer and presently lives in Los Angles. - Afsaneh Chehreh Azad is known for The Accomplice (2020), Crocodile (2019) and All Through the Night (2020).
- Sahar Dolatshahi was born on 8 October 1979 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Cold Sweat (2018), Istanbul Junction (2018) and Ice Age (2015). She was previously married to Rambod Javan.
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Setareh Eskandari was born on June 25, 1973, in Torbat-e-Heydariyeh. She began her career in theater in 1993 with the students of the Faculty of Fine Arts. At that time, she was a translation student but after a while, withdrew from her studies for theatre. Setareh is the firstborn daughter of the Eskandari family in which everyone is familiar with the art world. Her sister Laleh is a well-known actress in cinema and television. Her other sister, Sarah, works in the makeup field, and their brother, Siamak, is a photographer. Their late uncle, Abdul Hussein Eskandari, was also an experienced radio and television presenter. Setareh was the first person among her sisters to enter the performance art. She lost his father, Abdul Vahid Eskandari, in 2016. In 1994, Setareh Eskandri was nominated for "The Legend" and two years later for her performance in "The Last Champions of the Earth." She eventually joined the professional theater with "Golden tooth", directed by Davood Mirbagheri, and shortly afterward began collaborating with Ali Rafiei on the "Dey" band. In 2008, she won the Fajr Theater Festival's Best Female Actress Award for her performance in the show "Flickery Bliss of Downfallen men". She still considers herself a theatrical artist, and she has not fallen short of it all these years. Her other works in the field include plays such as "Romeo Juliet" directed by Ali Rafi'i, "One thousand and first Night" directed by Bahram Beyzaei, and "The harmony" by Afsaneh Mahian It was in 1996 that Setareh Eskandari starred in the film "The Opponent of the Heart" written and directed by Reza Ganji. In the same year, she came to television with the series "House No. 13". She later starred in "Stay With Me" and starred in films such as "Tar Player and Tarzan" and The "Ray Traveler". But much of her fame and popularity came in the 2005 "Narges" TV series. After the sudden and unfortunate death of Popak Goldare (Narges), she was selected to star as Narges. she says her salary was multiplied after that show, and she owes this to television. In her early years, she was a fanatic of theater but after a while, she worked in cinema and television as well. "The Gradual Death of a Dream" was another serial in which Setareh Eskandari played a key and fascinating role. she says everyone still knows her for the same two series. she has also appeared in series such as "The kind Month" (Behrouz Baghaei-1994), "Leila" (Masoud Foroutan-1996), "New Life" (Masoud Foroutan), "The Adventures of the Old House" (Ismail Mihan Dust), "The Station" »(Manouchehr Asgari Nasab)," It's hard to marry a woman "(Pouyan Taife)," Story of a City "(Asghar Farhadi) (Guest Actor)," The Adventures of Taqi Jan "(Marzieh Mahboob)," Neighborhood Lawyer "(Ismail Mihan Dust) ), "Supporter" (Bahman Zarrinpour), "Memorable Days" (Homayoun Shahnavaz and Toraj Mansouri), "An Alien Among Us" (Ahmad Amini), "Lost Love" (Hossein Soheilizadeh), "The Smell of Wild Flowers" "(Hossein Ali Lialestani)," Until Morning "(Majid Javanmard and Mohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar), "Factor Eight" (Reza Karimi), "Delight of the Flight" (Yadollah Samadi), "Astonishment" (Keyvan Alimohammadi and Omid Bonkakdar), "Haft Sin" (Yadollah Samadi), "All Our Children" (Tajbakhsh Fanaiyan), "Saffron" (Hamed Mohammadi), "The Losts" (Reza Karimi), "Gilah Wa" (Ardalan Ashouri), "Silent Assassination" (Ahmad Moazami). Her cinematic activities also include the films "Chemical" directed by Ashkan Masti, "Fish Lake" directed by Maryam Dusti, "Paper House" directed by Mehdi Sabaghzadeh, "Meli and her Untaken Paths" by Tahmineh Milani, "It Happened at Midnight" directed by Tina Pakravan, "Closer" directed by Mustafa Ahmadi, "Tomorrow" directed by Mehdi Pakdel and Iman Afsharian, "Unwanted" directed by Borzu Niknejad, "Hush! Girls Don't Scream "Directed by Puran Derakhshandeh," Chaos "directed by Ibrahim Forouz," Mr Youssef "directed by Ali Rafiee," The Last Station "(Meeting Episode) directed by Shapur Qarib," Sticking Plaster "(Meeting Episode) Directed by Hadi Moghaddam Dust, "Non-profit Cemetery" directed by Mohsen Damadi, "Tale of Priya" directed by Fereydoon Jirani, "Meet" directed by Abbas Rafi, "day and night" directed by Keyvan Alimohammadi and Omid Bonkakar, "Nighttime" directed by Abadi Rafi Omid Bonkakar, "Encounter " directed by Saeed Ebrahimi Far and " The Opponent of the Heart " by Reza Ganji . In addition to directing in two theaters, Setareh Eskandari has also appeared as a producer several times. She founded Mana House of Culture and Art in 2016, and a year later, opened the Iranian Puppet Museum with Siavash Sattari. Her other notable activities include launching the first puppet parade in the Chabahar Free Zone with the aim of creating happiness and dream for Baluchi children.- Shaghayegh Farahani was born on 24 July 1972 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Butterfly in the Wind (2004), The Sinners (2012) and An Umbrella for Two (1999).
- Bita Farahi was born on 21 March 1957 in Tehran, Iran. She was an actress, known for Enchanted ones (2003), Mainline (2006) and Parkway (2007). She was married to Hassan Ghoreishy. She died on 25 November 2023 in Tehran, Iran.
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Elsa Firouz Azar is an Iranian actress born on September 16 1983 in Tehran,Iran. She is a graduate of Azad University in Architecture. She started acting in childhood, and pursued acting more seriously with the film "Extra Woman" directed by Tahmineh Milani. She is sister to Elnaz Firouz Azar and the niece of MilaniAzar. Her first serious work is "The legend of Alas" in 1990. She appeared inKakadu (1995) (1994 or 1996 depending on source), a science-fiction film directed by Tahmineh Milani, an Iranian film director.
She has said: Since childhood, I have been very fond of acting. Thanks to my uncle I have been able to achieve my dream, and I will carry on acting and progressing.- Azita Hajian is known for 180 Degree Rule (2020), The Wall (2008) and Snowman (1995). She is married to Mohammad Reza Sharifinia.
- Fatemeh Goudarzi is known for Marriage Iranian Style (2006), The Quiet Home (1993) and The Triumphant Warrior (1999).
- Iren was born on 20 August 1927 in Babolsar, Iran. She was an actress, known for Goodbye Friend (1971), Messenger of Heaven (1958) and Awaited (1958). She died on 28 July 2012 in Tehran, Iran.
- Falamak Jonidi is known for Here, a Shining Light (2003), Barareh Nights (2005) and Without Description (2002).
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Mahtab Keramati was born on 17 October 1970 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress and producer, known for Twenty (2009), Ice Age (2015) and Inadvertent (2014). She was previously married to Babak Riahipour.- Leia Zanganeh was born in 1961 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Domestic Killer (2017), Lovelance: The Center of Emergency Love (2018) and Private Life (2012).
- Sahar Valadbeigi is known for To Each His Own Cinema (2007), The Old Man's Killers (2008) and Man Polis Nistam (2010). She has been married to Nima Fallah since 1998.