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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".12 w
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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).9 w
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34- 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.9 w
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31 - 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.7 w
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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.5 w
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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.4 w
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18- 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).5 w
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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).4 w
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16- Mina Sadati born in November 24, 1981 in Kashan is an Iranian stage, film and television actress. She graduated with BA degree in Graphic Design from Tehran contemporary art university. She was winner in the category "best supporting actress" at the 8th Beijing International Film Festival for her role of Nasrin in Searing Summer.4 w
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15 - 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.4 w
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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.4 w
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Golab Adineh was born on 12 August 1953 in Sanandaj, Iran. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Sister (2016), Mom's Guest (2004) and When Everybody Was Asleep (2006). She is married to Mehdi Hashemi.4 w
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14- 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).3 w
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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.4 w
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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.3 w
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13- She is an Iranian actress and one of the most talented, rapidly fame growing celebrities among new generation stars of Iranian Cinema. Her fame is mainly due to her indispensable performance, outstanding face-acting and exceptional enunciation.
Born in 1985 Iran, Babol (Mazandaran province) upon being accepted in the university, course of Graphic Arts, she moved to Tehran. While studying university, she was offered an audition which led to her first appearance in a movie named "A Man and a City" (2007). This movie was not successful in both box office (indeed it did not get general presentation) and critic reviews.
She made her breakthrough by appearing in TV series "Five Kilometres to Paradise" (2011) and TV series Zamaneh (2012) alongside with some successful Telefilms such as "The Pool" (Estakhr, 2014). Then she starred in the home video network series "Shahrzad" (2015-16) in which she played a leading role and got her triumph.
The series succeeded by her appearance in first film director Saeed Roustayi's movie "Life plus one day" (2015) in which she played the main character then nominated and won the Crystal Simorgh for the best actress in the 34th International Fajr Film Festival.
She is also involved and interested in charity work and Animal rights. In 2013 she participated in a reading plays, giving away all the acquired money to Mahak, which is an organization that supports cancerous children. She also contributes to animal shelters from time to time.3 w
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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.3 w
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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).3 w
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9- Leila Zare was born on 13 October 1980 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Night Shift (2015), We Are All Fine (2005) and Goodbye (2011).2 w
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9 - 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).2 w
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9 - Sahar Dolatshahi was born on 8 October 1979 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Cold Sweat (2018), Ice Age (2015) and Istanbul Junction (2018). She was previously married to Rambod Javan.2 w
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8 - 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).2 w
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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).2 w
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8- Behnaz Jafari is known for The President's Cell Phone (2012), A House Built on Water (2002) and 3 Faces (2018).2 w
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Award winner Iranian actress. She studied theater at university and her debut was on Tehrun 2009. Since that time she has acted in a set of Iranian feature films and TV series as well as short films.
Her first TV series -Parvaneh- broadcasted from IRIB in 2013. In 2015 she took part in another TV series entitled Pardeneshin which made her more known. In 2018 she played on the second season of Sakhte-Iran that is one of the most successful VOD series in Iran.
In cinema, her roles in Italy-Italy (2017) and Axing (2018) are well known among public audiences as well as professional critics. She had won Crystal Simorgh for her role on Axing which is the most prestigious film award in Iran.5 w
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