Brandon, the CIA's man in Hollywood was also a frequent presence on the set of Alias, the TV espionage series starring Affleck's then-wife, Jennifer Garner. She is an actress and producer, known for Alpha Males Experiment (2009), Don't Gag Me (2007) and The Experimental Witch (2009). She is an actress, known for Road to Perdition (2002), Greenberg (2010) and Eleventh Hour (2008). The great melting and eventual sinking: Have we reached the point of no return? A Perrier Award nominee in Bahman Ghobadi was born in 1969 in Baneh, in the province of Iranian Kurdistan, near the Iran-Iraq border. He is an actor, known for Alex Cross (2012), Unthinkable (2010) and Intelligence (2014). A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Actress | She is an actress and producer, known for Salt (2010), Black-ish (2014) and Grown-ish (2018). The best moment of award season so far," one . Coffee N5 with Lara Schmoisman. Costume_department | Here are the best actresses working in the industry today. This Iranian business titan and extremely successful producer has dominated in the Middle East and now has his eyes set on America. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even Rafi Pitts' films have attained acclaim and awards around the globe. Her mother still acts as her personal assistant. This project, Baraye the Remixes for the People of Iran is the inaugural . Date of Birth Mohsen Makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of Iranian cinema in the world today. In Holy Spider, Rahimi discovers that uncovering the truth will be difficult as many people believe the Spider Killer is a hero. He was a director and producer, known for Carnival of Souls (1962), Stop Susan Williams (1979) and Mission: Impossible (1966). Maryam graduated as Master in International Business at the University of Twente. Majid Majidi Writer | Bacheha-Ye aseman He currently lives in Los Angeles. What's Your Number? 9 Nazanin Boniadi New Line Cinema Fans of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will recognize Nazanin Boniadi, who portrays. This list may not reflect recent changes . Indeed, PBS reports that in 2015, 73.1% of the 30,000 characters in entertainment are white, 12.5% are Black, 5.3% are Asian, 4.9% are Hispanic, and 4.2% were other. Although she has starred in indie films like A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and The Bad Batch, she has become quite comfortable behind the camera as a director. She is known for Justice (2006), Bachelor Trip (2012) and Nip/Tuck (2003). Over the past eight decades or so, western audiences have enjoyed Asian-made movies and TV shows. Indian actor Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan, known professionally as Irrfan Khan or just Irrfan, appeared in a number of major Hollywood and Bollywood films. After graduation she moved to Berlin and studied acting. 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Sarah Shahi was born Aahoo Jahansouzshahi in Euless, Texas, to an Iranian father and Spanish-Iranian mother. Shahrzad Davani was born on March 20, 1979 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. Yet, these categories are generalist, considering the continent of Asia is made up of 48 countries like Russia, Indonesia, and Iran. Yasmine Aker is an actress, singer and songwriter based out of Los Angeles, California. Many of his films like Salam Cinema, A Moment Of Innocence, Gabbeh, Kandahar and The President have been widely well received across the globe and have brought him . Recently by Ghormeh Sabzi Comments Date; Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day: 5. "Argo is made by three film-producing companies in Hollywood. Rosie Malek-Yonan is an Assyrian born in Tehran who lives in the U.S. She is an actress, award winning writer, director, producer, published author, documentary filmmaker, a classically trained pianist, composer, and an Assyrian advocate. She went to UCLA to study biology/ pre-medicine, but she dropped out to become a model in Japan. Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomize a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the #MeToo movement, was sentenced . Steven Spielberg thought he was done processing before shooting The Fabelmans, a movie loosely based on his youth as an amateur filmmaker and his parents' complicated relationship. Women of Iranian Popular Cinema; Nantes festival director calls Iranian cinema one of world's best; Faces. She then received a BA in Comparative Literature from Barnard College, Columbia University and an MFA in Acting at the Yale School of Drama. 28-Aug-2010. Claudia Lynx was born on June 8, 1982 in Tehran, Iran. Vida is the mother of three and recently finished a film with director Wayne Wang called A Thousand Years of Good Prayers as supporting actress. He died on August 20, 2011 in Los Hossein Amini was born in Iran, and when he was 11 years old, he and his family moved to England. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1979, to escape the Iranian revolution. Samira Makhmalbaf (The Apple, Two-Legged Horse) The daughter of one of the directors who paved the way for the Iranian New Wave, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Samira Makhmalbaf has been an internationally acclaimed filmmaker and screenwriter since her early twenties. He is a writer and producer, known for Apocalypto (2006), The Professor and the Madman (2019) and Boss (2011). He started his film career on 3D IMAX films GiGi Hessamian is known for The Young Parking Attendant (2014), Switchboard (2014) and The Orville (2017). You have to possess unrivaled financial acumen and the artistic eye needed to spot great talent and identify good story. Aghdashloo also starred in plenty of films like Septembers of Shiraz, which details many Iranians escaping the regime just after it came into power in 1979. Is half African-American and half Iranian.She is continuously learning how to speak, write, and read Farsi. in Texas. After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, An actor and stand up comedian, born in London to Iranian parents of the Baha'i faith. He was a director and writer, known for Cat in the Cage (1978), The Guns and the Fury (1981) and Hardcase and Fist (1989). Hollywood producer Sidney Ganis led the team,. After graduating from high school, Tandees and her family moved to Vancouver, Canada, where she continued her studies in media, television and later on Reza Aslan was born on May 3, 1972 in Tehran, Iran. Ali Sartipi.jpg 656 533; 103 KB. He was a costume designer and producer, known for Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Funny Lady (1975) and Gaily, Gaily (1969). He was raised on the East Coast and graduated from UCLA's school of Theater, Film and Television in 2004. On Friday, Kaveh Farnam and Farzad Pak, Iranian producers who work with Rasoulof, released their own statement condemning the arrests of both "respected and dedicated Iranian filmmakers," who. Iran-based Middle East Mines and Mineral Industries Development Holding Company (MIDHCO), a metals and mining holding company that includes steelmakers Sirjan Iranian Steel and Zarand Iranian Steel Company, has a collective production capacity of over 19 million tons of steel, iron, and copper products. He was born in Duisburg, Germany to an Iranian father and German mother, Actress | Majid Farahani was born on October 21, 1969 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for RoboCop (2014), Alfie (2004) and The Book of Henry (2017). He also composed Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time, Pacific Rim, Westworld, Gears of War 4 and 5, Medal of Honor, Open Barbet Schroeder was born on August 26, 1941 in Tehran, Iran. He died on November 29, 2016 in Tehran, Iran. She studied Actress | Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran. He died on October 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA. His family moved back to Iran when he was 5 years old. He studied at The Actors Comedy Studio & Upright Citizens Brigade. She is a director and actress, known for Persepolis (2007), The Voices (2014) and Chicken with Plums (2011). Daughter of Reza Badiyi and actress-screenwriter Barbara Turner. One of her recognizable features is her poetic voice, which is sharp but gentle. Mohsen Makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of Iranian cinema in the world today.Many of his films like Salam Cinema, A Moment Of Innocence, Gabbeh, Kandahar and The President have been widely well received across the globe and have brought him Majid Majidi was born on April 17, 1959 in Tehran, Iran to a middle class family. What a way to end the show. Ali Samadi Ahadi is known for Salami Aleikum (2009), Lost Children (2005) and 45 Minutes to Ramallah (2013). Mosaffa's mother, Amir Banoo Karimi is also a leading scholar and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT) and the Farhad Safinia was born in 1975 in Tehran, Iran. February 27, 2023 3:34 pm. Actress | At the age of eight, she played in "The Cyclist" directed by her father, Mohsen Makhmalbaf the celebrated Iranian filmmaker.At the age of 17, she directed her first feature titled "The Apple" and She went on to become the youngest Of Iranian descent, he was born in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. She is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Shiva Rose was born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. (2011), Hot Pursuit (2015) and Drunk Wedding (2015). Amir Samavati.jpg 392 549; 28 KB. Oscar-winner Walter Mirisch, who produced Hollywood classics such as "West Side Story," "Some Like It Hot" and "The Pink Panther," has died at age 101 of natural causes, the Academy said Sunday. She has a sister, Saba Soomekh. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He is an actor and producer, known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), Burn Country (2016) and The Taqwacores (2010). While the Bechdel Test measures gender diversity in film, Nikesh Shukla created the Shulka Test, which measures racial diversity in a film. Daryush Shokof is an artist and film-maker who left Iran in the 1970s for the U.S. and under the name of AliReza Shokoufandeh. She is an actress, known for Road to Perdition (2002), Greenberg (2010) and Eleventh Hour (2008). Asa Soltan Rahmati was born on September 1, 1976 in Ahwaz, Iran. She performed violin and ballet as a young girl.She was educated at a private school and later moved to the US where she earned a Bachelor's Degree, with Honors, in Biological Sciences from the University of California Irvine. During her childhood, she appeared in several of her father's films including the historical TV series, Hezardastan (1988), Darius Khondji was born on October 21, 1955 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012), Shahs of Sunset (2012) and The Shahs Come Clean with Nadine (2014). Her parents were Ulf Bjrlin (a Swedish conductor and composer, known to be the world's most active opera composer during the 20th century) and Fary Bjorlin. She was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Iranian parents and later moved to Canada. Here are the best Iranian actresses working in Hollywood today. He recently starred in the Netflix Global drama The Letter for the King (2020) as Sir Fantumar and the HBO/BBC series His Dark Materials (2019). She is a writer and director, known for Last Night (2010), The Jacket (2005) and The Adults. They have two children. She is a former NFL cheerleader and a descendant of a 19th-century Persian Shah. Samira Makhmalbaf FilmmakerBorn on February 15,1980 in Tehran. As a girl, she acted in various TV advertisements. The principal centres for the gathering and rough sorting of raw cashmere produced by nomads are Baft, Sirjan, Mashad and Birjand, with Mashad continuing as the centre of the Iranian cashmere industry. She is a costume designer and director, known for What's Your Number? He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. Khonsari fell in love with video games after Tony Zarindast was born in 1934 in Tabriz, Iran. She speaks Persian, Turkish, German, English, Kurdish. He'd done that during the script phase when working with writer Tony Kushner. At UCI, she won the Chang Pin-Chun Undergraduate Research Award for molecular research involving cancer treatment and heart transplant rejection. Nastaran Dibai is known for Dear White People (2017), Resident Alien (2021) and Run the World (2021). As the owner and main investor in his production company Ofoghresan Pasargad, Kambiz has made stunning work with Irans biggest actors. They have three children. Seems like a bad time to be a filmmaker in Tinseltown, right? Tandees' first film was destroyed when the building that housed her film school was hit by bombs in the Iran/Iraq war. Her family moved to Turkey and thereafter to Germany. At the age of 2, his father moved Ramin Bahrani was born on March 20, 1975 in North Carolina, USA. Shermine Sharivar was born on September 17, 1982 in Tehran, Iran. There were a series of workshops and meetings with movie industry types in the Islamic Republic organized through Tehran's House of . He received his Bachelors in Theater from University of Tehran's School of Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. http://www.imdb.com/user/ur24299804/lists. He is a producer and director, known for 99 Homes (2014), The White Tiger (2021) and Fahrenheit 451 (2018). . He was previously married to Tania Harley, Barbara Turner and Gwendolyn M Dennis. Saman Salur is known for A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral (2006), Lonely Tunes of Tehran (2008) and From the Land of Silence (2004). Two of these artists, producers AIDA and Nesa Azadikhah, have curated Woman, Life, Freedom, a 12-song compilation of original electronic music from female Iranian artists released on Friday (Jan . The broodingly charismatic Iranian American actor is best known for his work in Asghar Farhadi's Oscar winner, A Separation, and for the flawed but compelling U.S. indie, Camp X-Ray, starring . She is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Parsa Pirouzfar was born on 13 September 1972 in Tehran, Iran. She wrote most of the songs for the Soundtrack of "Bandits". Habib Zargarpour is an Iranian born art director who is also active in visual effects in Hollywood. Raised in Iran and Canada, Khonsari was first introduced to filmmaking through his grandfather's super 8mm films. With society asking for more inclusion across productions, many studios have heeded the call. He also spends much of his time as a real estate investor and entrepreneur. He is a producer and executive, known for Crash (2004), The Illusionist (2006) and Papa Hemingway in Cuba (2015). At 14 he moved to Switzerland and then to New Hampshire. Actress | She is married to Mattias Ripa. Ai Sag Awards 2023, i premi assegnati dagli attori, ha dominato la commedia Everything Everywhere All At Once.Il film di Daniel Kwan e Daniel Scheinet si aggiudicato quattro premi: migliore . Daryoush Zandi is known for Wordlessness (2012). When Nour isnt on Persias Got Talent or acting, she is meeting with world leaders or sharing the horrific events of the current revolution in Iran on CNN. Iranian cultural official haves claimed the film is "a propaganda attack against [Iran's] nation and entire humanity.". Nima Nourizadeh is an acclaimed British-Iranian filmmaker whose work spans across Film, TV, Commercials, Music Videos, and Art.After graduating from Central St. Martins College of Art and Design with a degree in Fine Art Film & Video, Nima began his filmmaking career in London's alternative art Nadia Bjorlin was born the fifth out of six children. Today (Jan. 27) Iranian-German DJ/producer Human Rias is taking "Baraye" a step further with a six-track remix package. On 3rd December 2002, her first child, a girl named Angelina Sherri Rose, was born. (AP Photo, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) Walter Mirisch, the astute . She was previously married to Jeffrey B. Hodes. She attended Trinity High School and Southern Methodist University, studied opera and majored in English. Early lifeBoniadi was born in Tehran, Iran. He left Iran with his family at the age of four to live in Paris, then London. His father is Iranian and his mother, who was born in Germany, is of German, and some Polish, descent. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. Nicole, the daughter of two prominent Iranian-American journalists, Nader Sadighi and Shahla Arasteh, grew up in London, England.She has worked with Producer Georgia Masters (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) whom she'd worked with previously on the BAFTA nominated 'One Night Stand' starring Bahram Radan is an award-winning Iranian actor,He was born on 28 April 1979 in Tehran, Iran. He became a full-time artist in Germany where he Reza Badiyi was born on April 17, 1929 in Arak, Iran. According to the information holds on his official website, Navid Navid is an award winning Iranian-German actor and director. 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To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Iranian-American or must have references showing they are Iranian American. Carolena Sabah was born on August 15, 1974 in Tehran, Iran. Sheila Vand was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She wrote most of the songs for the Soundtrack of "Bandits". Mosaffa was born in Tehran, Iran. She was on stage at the age of 14 in Cologne Germany and appeared in lead positions in more than 15 stage pieces until she met Daryush Shokof in a Babak Payami was born in 1966 in Tehran, Iran. She attended a Shaun Toub was born in Tehran, Iran. Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. Orson Welles' Testimonial Film made with Iranian co-producers 6/18/03 By Darius Kadivar darius_kadivar_65@hotmail.com "In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed--they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. Nowrasteh attended New Mexico State University on an athletic scholarship and later transferred to the University of Daryush Shokof is an artist and film-maker who left Iran in the 1970s for the U.S. and under the name of AliReza Shokoufandeh. She was recently Nicole, the daughter of two prominent Iranian-American journalists, Nader Sadighi and Shahla Arasteh, grew up in London, England.She has worked with Producer Georgia Masters (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) whom she'd worked with previously on the BAFTA nominated 'One Night Stand' starring Dorianne Pahlavan is known for Argo (2012) and Sunday (2013). He said. She was on stage at the age of 14 in Cologne Germany and appeared in lead positions in more than 15 stage pieces until she met Daryush Shokof in a SAYE YABANDEH is an Iranian-born Hollywood actress focused on using her platform to bring awareness to global issues and to give back to refugees and underserved children and families around the world. She has appeared on countless hit TV shows like Will & Grace, Portlandia, and Flight Attendant. By far the most famous Iranian actress is Taraneh Alidoosti. Her family moved to Turkey and thereafter to Germany. She has also appeared in episodes of Madam Secretary and Criminal Minds. Fans of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will recognize Nazanin Boniadi, who portrays Bronwyn, a healer in Tirharad. She is the daughter of Manijeh and Hamid Soomekh, who owned a women's high fashion company. He is married to Karen Robson. los angeles . As Kami Asgar was born on May 26, 1965 in Iran. Marjan Neshat was born on October 10, 1975 in Tehran, Iran. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even Tony Zarindast was born in 1934 in Tabriz, Iran. After several years of making short films and working as an assistant director for fellow Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami, Panahi achieved She played in the woman-band "Even Cowgirls get the blues", which also helped her to play her part in the movie Bandits (1997). , , Shah & Farah Visit Washington DC National Gallery (1960), //iranian.com/main/blog/mola-nasredeen/300-plus, //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_(film)#Controversy. After graduation she moved to Berlin and studied acting. from Ghormeh Sabzi. She is an actress, known for Ruby Slippers (2011), One Warm Night (2012) and What Else Were You Expecting (2012). Los Angeles Times: A delegation of Hollywood actors and producers arrived in Tehran this weekend to meet with their counterparts as part of a cultural exchange.Hollywood producer Sidney Ganis led the team, which included three-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening. Iranian Actresses Who Work Outside of Iran (Hollywood, )SEE MY LISTS HERE: He developed an appreciation for storytelling from his grandmother, who would recite stories (both fictional and historical) from memory. Essentially you need to be equally left and right brained. The series, which debuted in September. She is an actress, known for Retreat (2023), Women Without Men (2009) and Stand Up (2021). After receiving his high school diploma, he started studying art at the Institute of Dramatic Art in Tehran. Dec 02, 2012: Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day: 2. Asa Soltan Rahmati was born on September 1, 1976 in Ahwaz, Iran. She has her own autobiographical show called Chad and is currently starring in Pretzel and the Puppies as Greta. Starring in the miniseries Black Bird and The L Word: Generation Q, Sepideh Moafi is a powerhouse on screen. Arefeh Mansouri was born on November 8, 1980 in Tehran, Iran. Khan was born in Jaipur, India, and raised. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Berlin, Berlin (2002) and M.E.T.R.O. He started acting in amateur theater groups at the age of fourteen. He has been married to Preetha since 2006. The Iranian Revolution thwarted him out of Iran and into the neon lights of the West. He continued in the arts throughout all Marco Khan(lian) is a true citizen of the world. Iranians have a long history of breaking barriers in Hollywood. The TV movie covered the murder of Sean Devereux, an aid worker who was murdered in Massy Tadjedin was born in 1976 in Tehran, Iran. As a girl, she acted in various TV advertisements. He was a director and producer, known for Carnival of Souls (1962), Stop Susan Williams (1979) and Mission: Impossible (1966). SAYE YABANDEH is an Iranian-born Hollywood actress focused on using her platform to bring awareness to global issues and to give back to refugees and underserved children and families around the world. 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 Nazanin Homa is known for The Dictator (2012), The CO-OP (2011) and Chatline (2019). Being Jewish, he found it difficult to live there. Here, Newsmax has compiled a list of the 50 most influential celebrities in Hollywood. In 2005 she attended in Los Angeles the Master Class with MK Lewis. Tell us what you think about this feature. She was an actress and producer, known for Love and Vengeance (1965), Storm in Our Town (1958) and The Midnight Terror (1961). If you enjoyed those be sure to download his film Acrid and youll see exactly why audiences are so glued to Kambiz work. The U.S. and under the name of AliReza Shokoufandeh 2011 ), Unthinkable ( 2010 ) and Stand (. 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Sarah Shahi was born Aahoo Jahansouzshahi in Euless, Texas, to an Iranian father and Spanish-Iranian mother. Shahrzad Davani was born on March 20, 1979 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. Yet, these categories are generalist, considering the continent of Asia is made up of 48 countries like Russia, Indonesia, and Iran. Yasmine Aker is an actress, singer and songwriter based out of Los Angeles, California. Many of his films like Salam Cinema, A Moment Of Innocence, Gabbeh, Kandahar and The President have been widely well received across the globe and have brought him . Recently by Ghormeh Sabzi Comments Date; Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day: 5. "Argo is made by three film-producing companies in Hollywood. Rosie Malek-Yonan is an Assyrian born in Tehran who lives in the U.S. She is an actress, award winning writer, director, producer, published author, documentary filmmaker, a classically trained pianist, composer, and an Assyrian advocate. She went to UCLA to study biology/ pre-medicine, but she dropped out to become a model in Japan. Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomize a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the #MeToo movement, was sentenced . Steven Spielberg thought he was done processing before shooting The Fabelmans, a movie loosely based on his youth as an amateur filmmaker and his parents' complicated relationship. Women of Iranian Popular Cinema; Nantes festival director calls Iranian cinema one of world's best; Faces. She then received a BA in Comparative Literature from Barnard College, Columbia University and an MFA in Acting at the Yale School of Drama. 28-Aug-2010. Claudia Lynx was born on June 8, 1982 in Tehran, Iran. Vida is the mother of three and recently finished a film with director Wayne Wang called A Thousand Years of Good Prayers as supporting actress. He died on August 20, 2011 in Los Hossein Amini was born in Iran, and when he was 11 years old, he and his family moved to England. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1979, to escape the Iranian revolution. Samira Makhmalbaf (The Apple, Two-Legged Horse) The daughter of one of the directors who paved the way for the Iranian New Wave, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Samira Makhmalbaf has been an internationally acclaimed filmmaker and screenwriter since her early twenties. He is a writer and producer, known for Apocalypto (2006), The Professor and the Madman (2019) and Boss (2011). He started his film career on 3D IMAX films GiGi Hessamian is known for The Young Parking Attendant (2014), Switchboard (2014) and The Orville (2017). You have to possess unrivaled financial acumen and the artistic eye needed to spot great talent and identify good story. Aghdashloo also starred in plenty of films like Septembers of Shiraz, which details many Iranians escaping the regime just after it came into power in 1979. Is half African-American and half Iranian.She is continuously learning how to speak, write, and read Farsi. in Texas. After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, An actor and stand up comedian, born in London to Iranian parents of the Baha'i faith. He was a director and writer, known for Cat in the Cage (1978), The Guns and the Fury (1981) and Hardcase and Fist (1989). Hollywood producer Sidney Ganis led the team,. After graduating from high school, Tandees and her family moved to Vancouver, Canada, where she continued her studies in media, television and later on Reza Aslan was born on May 3, 1972 in Tehran, Iran. Ali Sartipi.jpg 656 533; 103 KB. He was a costume designer and producer, known for Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Funny Lady (1975) and Gaily, Gaily (1969). He was raised on the East Coast and graduated from UCLA's school of Theater, Film and Television in 2004. On Friday, Kaveh Farnam and Farzad Pak, Iranian producers who work with Rasoulof, released their own statement condemning the arrests of both "respected and dedicated Iranian filmmakers," who. Iran-based Middle East Mines and Mineral Industries Development Holding Company (MIDHCO), a metals and mining holding company that includes steelmakers Sirjan Iranian Steel and Zarand Iranian Steel Company, has a collective production capacity of over 19 million tons of steel, iron, and copper products. He was born in Duisburg, Germany to an Iranian father and German mother, Actress | Majid Farahani was born on October 21, 1969 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for RoboCop (2014), Alfie (2004) and The Book of Henry (2017). He also composed Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time, Pacific Rim, Westworld, Gears of War 4 and 5, Medal of Honor, Open Barbet Schroeder was born on August 26, 1941 in Tehran, Iran. He died on November 29, 2016 in Tehran, Iran. She studied Actress | Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran. He died on October 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA. His family moved back to Iran when he was 5 years old. He studied at The Actors Comedy Studio & Upright Citizens Brigade. She is a director and actress, known for Persepolis (2007), The Voices (2014) and Chicken with Plums (2011). Daughter of Reza Badiyi and actress-screenwriter Barbara Turner. One of her recognizable features is her poetic voice, which is sharp but gentle. Mohsen Makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of Iranian cinema in the world today.Many of his films like Salam Cinema, A Moment Of Innocence, Gabbeh, Kandahar and The President have been widely well received across the globe and have brought him Majid Majidi was born on April 17, 1959 in Tehran, Iran to a middle class family. What a way to end the show. Ali Samadi Ahadi is known for Salami Aleikum (2009), Lost Children (2005) and 45 Minutes to Ramallah (2013). Mosaffa's mother, Amir Banoo Karimi is also a leading scholar and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT) and the Farhad Safinia was born in 1975 in Tehran, Iran. February 27, 2023 3:34 pm. Actress | At the age of eight, she played in "The Cyclist" directed by her father, Mohsen Makhmalbaf the celebrated Iranian filmmaker.At the age of 17, she directed her first feature titled "The Apple" and She went on to become the youngest Of Iranian descent, he was born in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. She is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Shiva Rose was born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. (2011), Hot Pursuit (2015) and Drunk Wedding (2015). Amir Samavati.jpg 392 549; 28 KB. Oscar-winner Walter Mirisch, who produced Hollywood classics such as "West Side Story," "Some Like It Hot" and "The Pink Panther," has died at age 101 of natural causes, the Academy said Sunday. She has a sister, Saba Soomekh. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He is an actor and producer, known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), Burn Country (2016) and The Taqwacores (2010). While the Bechdel Test measures gender diversity in film, Nikesh Shukla created the Shulka Test, which measures racial diversity in a film. Daryush Shokof is an artist and film-maker who left Iran in the 1970s for the U.S. and under the name of AliReza Shokoufandeh. She is an actress, known for Road to Perdition (2002), Greenberg (2010) and Eleventh Hour (2008). Asa Soltan Rahmati was born on September 1, 1976 in Ahwaz, Iran. She performed violin and ballet as a young girl.She was educated at a private school and later moved to the US where she earned a Bachelor's Degree, with Honors, in Biological Sciences from the University of California Irvine. During her childhood, she appeared in several of her father's films including the historical TV series, Hezardastan (1988), Darius Khondji was born on October 21, 1955 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012), Shahs of Sunset (2012) and The Shahs Come Clean with Nadine (2014). Her parents were Ulf Bjrlin (a Swedish conductor and composer, known to be the world's most active opera composer during the 20th century) and Fary Bjorlin. She was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Iranian parents and later moved to Canada. Here are the best Iranian actresses working in Hollywood today. He recently starred in the Netflix Global drama The Letter for the King (2020) as Sir Fantumar and the HBO/BBC series His Dark Materials (2019). She is a writer and director, known for Last Night (2010), The Jacket (2005) and The Adults. They have two children. She is a former NFL cheerleader and a descendant of a 19th-century Persian Shah. Samira Makhmalbaf FilmmakerBorn on February 15,1980 in Tehran. As a girl, she acted in various TV advertisements. The principal centres for the gathering and rough sorting of raw cashmere produced by nomads are Baft, Sirjan, Mashad and Birjand, with Mashad continuing as the centre of the Iranian cashmere industry. She is a costume designer and director, known for What's Your Number? He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. Khonsari fell in love with video games after Tony Zarindast was born in 1934 in Tabriz, Iran. She speaks Persian, Turkish, German, English, Kurdish. He'd done that during the script phase when working with writer Tony Kushner. At UCI, she won the Chang Pin-Chun Undergraduate Research Award for molecular research involving cancer treatment and heart transplant rejection. Nastaran Dibai is known for Dear White People (2017), Resident Alien (2021) and Run the World (2021). As the owner and main investor in his production company Ofoghresan Pasargad, Kambiz has made stunning work with Irans biggest actors. They have three children. Seems like a bad time to be a filmmaker in Tinseltown, right? Tandees' first film was destroyed when the building that housed her film school was hit by bombs in the Iran/Iraq war. Her family moved to Turkey and thereafter to Germany. At the age of 2, his father moved Ramin Bahrani was born on March 20, 1975 in North Carolina, USA. Shermine Sharivar was born on September 17, 1982 in Tehran, Iran. There were a series of workshops and meetings with movie industry types in the Islamic Republic organized through Tehran's House of . He received his Bachelors in Theater from University of Tehran's School of Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. http://www.imdb.com/user/ur24299804/lists. He is a producer and director, known for 99 Homes (2014), The White Tiger (2021) and Fahrenheit 451 (2018). . He was previously married to Tania Harley, Barbara Turner and Gwendolyn M Dennis. Saman Salur is known for A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral (2006), Lonely Tunes of Tehran (2008) and From the Land of Silence (2004). Two of these artists, producers AIDA and Nesa Azadikhah, have curated Woman, Life, Freedom, a 12-song compilation of original electronic music from female Iranian artists released on Friday (Jan . The broodingly charismatic Iranian American actor is best known for his work in Asghar Farhadi's Oscar winner, A Separation, and for the flawed but compelling U.S. indie, Camp X-Ray, starring . She is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Parsa Pirouzfar was born on 13 September 1972 in Tehran, Iran. She wrote most of the songs for the Soundtrack of "Bandits". Habib Zargarpour is an Iranian born art director who is also active in visual effects in Hollywood. Raised in Iran and Canada, Khonsari was first introduced to filmmaking through his grandfather's super 8mm films. With society asking for more inclusion across productions, many studios have heeded the call. He also spends much of his time as a real estate investor and entrepreneur. He is a producer and executive, known for Crash (2004), The Illusionist (2006) and Papa Hemingway in Cuba (2015). At 14 he moved to Switzerland and then to New Hampshire. Actress | She is married to Mattias Ripa. Ai Sag Awards 2023, i premi assegnati dagli attori, ha dominato la commedia Everything Everywhere All At Once.Il film di Daniel Kwan e Daniel Scheinet si aggiudicato quattro premi: migliore . Daryoush Zandi is known for Wordlessness (2012). When Nour isnt on Persias Got Talent or acting, she is meeting with world leaders or sharing the horrific events of the current revolution in Iran on CNN. Iranian cultural official haves claimed the film is "a propaganda attack against [Iran's] nation and entire humanity.". Nima Nourizadeh is an acclaimed British-Iranian filmmaker whose work spans across Film, TV, Commercials, Music Videos, and Art.After graduating from Central St. Martins College of Art and Design with a degree in Fine Art Film & Video, Nima began his filmmaking career in London's alternative art Nadia Bjorlin was born the fifth out of six children. Today (Jan. 27) Iranian-German DJ/producer Human Rias is taking "Baraye" a step further with a six-track remix package. On 3rd December 2002, her first child, a girl named Angelina Sherri Rose, was born. (AP Photo, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) Walter Mirisch, the astute . She was previously married to Jeffrey B. Hodes. She attended Trinity High School and Southern Methodist University, studied opera and majored in English. Early lifeBoniadi was born in Tehran, Iran. He left Iran with his family at the age of four to live in Paris, then London. His father is Iranian and his mother, who was born in Germany, is of German, and some Polish, descent. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. Nicole, the daughter of two prominent Iranian-American journalists, Nader Sadighi and Shahla Arasteh, grew up in London, England.She has worked with Producer Georgia Masters (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) whom she'd worked with previously on the BAFTA nominated 'One Night Stand' starring Bahram Radan is an award-winning Iranian actor,He was born on 28 April 1979 in Tehran, Iran. He became a full-time artist in Germany where he Reza Badiyi was born on April 17, 1929 in Arak, Iran. According to the information holds on his official website, Navid Navid is an award winning Iranian-German actor and director. 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To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Iranian-American or must have references showing they are Iranian American. Carolena Sabah was born on August 15, 1974 in Tehran, Iran. Sheila Vand was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She wrote most of the songs for the Soundtrack of "Bandits". Mosaffa was born in Tehran, Iran. She was on stage at the age of 14 in Cologne Germany and appeared in lead positions in more than 15 stage pieces until she met Daryush Shokof in a Babak Payami was born in 1966 in Tehran, Iran. She attended a Shaun Toub was born in Tehran, Iran. Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. Orson Welles' Testimonial Film made with Iranian co-producers 6/18/03 By Darius Kadivar darius_kadivar_65@hotmail.com "In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed--they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. Nowrasteh attended New Mexico State University on an athletic scholarship and later transferred to the University of Daryush Shokof is an artist and film-maker who left Iran in the 1970s for the U.S. and under the name of AliReza Shokoufandeh. She was recently Nicole, the daughter of two prominent Iranian-American journalists, Nader Sadighi and Shahla Arasteh, grew up in London, England.She has worked with Producer Georgia Masters (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) whom she'd worked with previously on the BAFTA nominated 'One Night Stand' starring Dorianne Pahlavan is known for Argo (2012) and Sunday (2013). He said. She was on stage at the age of 14 in Cologne Germany and appeared in lead positions in more than 15 stage pieces until she met Daryush Shokof in a SAYE YABANDEH is an Iranian-born Hollywood actress focused on using her platform to bring awareness to global issues and to give back to refugees and underserved children and families around the world. She has appeared on countless hit TV shows like Will & Grace, Portlandia, and Flight Attendant. By far the most famous Iranian actress is Taraneh Alidoosti. Her family moved to Turkey and thereafter to Germany. She has also appeared in episodes of Madam Secretary and Criminal Minds. Fans of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will recognize Nazanin Boniadi, who portrays Bronwyn, a healer in Tirharad. She is the daughter of Manijeh and Hamid Soomekh, who owned a women's high fashion company. He is married to Karen Robson. los angeles . As Kami Asgar was born on May 26, 1965 in Iran. Marjan Neshat was born on October 10, 1975 in Tehran, Iran. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even Tony Zarindast was born in 1934 in Tabriz, Iran. After several years of making short films and working as an assistant director for fellow Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami, Panahi achieved She played in the woman-band "Even Cowgirls get the blues", which also helped her to play her part in the movie Bandits (1997). , , Shah & Farah Visit Washington DC National Gallery (1960), //iranian.com/main/blog/mola-nasredeen/300-plus, //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_(film)#Controversy. After graduation she moved to Berlin and studied acting. from Ghormeh Sabzi. She is an actress, known for Ruby Slippers (2011), One Warm Night (2012) and What Else Were You Expecting (2012). Los Angeles Times: A delegation of Hollywood actors and producers arrived in Tehran this weekend to meet with their counterparts as part of a cultural exchange.Hollywood producer Sidney Ganis led the team, which included three-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening. Iranian Actresses Who Work Outside of Iran (Hollywood, )SEE MY LISTS HERE: He developed an appreciation for storytelling from his grandmother, who would recite stories (both fictional and historical) from memory. Essentially you need to be equally left and right brained. The series, which debuted in September. She is an actress, known for Retreat (2023), Women Without Men (2009) and Stand Up (2021). After receiving his high school diploma, he started studying art at the Institute of Dramatic Art in Tehran. Dec 02, 2012: Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day: 2. Asa Soltan Rahmati was born on September 1, 1976 in Ahwaz, Iran. She has her own autobiographical show called Chad and is currently starring in Pretzel and the Puppies as Greta. Starring in the miniseries Black Bird and The L Word: Generation Q, Sepideh Moafi is a powerhouse on screen. Arefeh Mansouri was born on November 8, 1980 in Tehran, Iran. Khan was born in Jaipur, India, and raised. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Berlin, Berlin (2002) and M.E.T.R.O. He started acting in amateur theater groups at the age of fourteen. He has been married to Preetha since 2006. The Iranian Revolution thwarted him out of Iran and into the neon lights of the West. He continued in the arts throughout all Marco Khan(lian) is a true citizen of the world. Iranians have a long history of breaking barriers in Hollywood. The TV movie covered the murder of Sean Devereux, an aid worker who was murdered in Massy Tadjedin was born in 1976 in Tehran, Iran. As a girl, she acted in various TV advertisements. He was a director and producer, known for Carnival of Souls (1962), Stop Susan Williams (1979) and Mission: Impossible (1966). SAYE YABANDEH is an Iranian-born Hollywood actress focused on using her platform to bring awareness to global issues and to give back to refugees and underserved children and families around the world. 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 Nazanin Homa is known for The Dictator (2012), The CO-OP (2011) and Chatline (2019). Being Jewish, he found it difficult to live there. Here, Newsmax has compiled a list of the 50 most influential celebrities in Hollywood. In 2005 she attended in Los Angeles the Master Class with MK Lewis. Tell us what you think about this feature. She was an actress and producer, known for Love and Vengeance (1965), Storm in Our Town (1958) and The Midnight Terror (1961). If you enjoyed those be sure to download his film Acrid and youll see exactly why audiences are so glued to Kambiz work. The U.S. and under the name of AliReza Shokoufandeh 2011 ), Unthinkable ( 2010 ) and Stand (. 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