During this period, he worked on the controversial short film, The Marsh (2002), which exposed the secret lifestyle of Mehdi Moinzadeh was born on April 12, 1978 in Hamedan, Iran. She was previously married to Reza. She was an actress and producer, known for Love and Vengeance (1965), Storm in Our Town (1958) and The Midnight Terror (1961). A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. He is a producer and director, known for 99 Homes (2014), The White Tiger (2021) and Fahrenheit 451 (2018). At the age of 2, his father moved Ramin Bahrani was born on March 20, 1975 in North Carolina, USA. Starring in Holy Spider, Iranian actress Zar Amir-Ebrahimi portrays an investigative journalist named Rahimi. As the owner and main investor in his production company Ofoghresan Pasargad, Kambiz has made stunning work with Irans biggest actors. He continued in the arts throughout all Marco Khan(lian) is a true citizen of the world. At UCI, she won the Chang Pin-Chun Undergraduate Research Award for molecular research involving cancer treatment and heart transplant rejection. He was born in Duisburg, Germany to an Iranian father and German mother, Actress | From Iran to Aladdin: The Sultan's long, hard Hollywood journey "The first 10 years were very tough," says actor Navid Negahban, but adds that Amazon, YouTube and Netflix are changing. His father, Mozaher Mosaffa is a renowned Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT). Rome is currently in Los Angeles and Necar Zadegan is a versatile actress known for a career on stage and screen. Fans of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will recognize Nazanin Boniadi, who portrays Bronwyn, a healer in Tirharad. and then went on to get a masters degree in management from U.D. She was recently Bahar Soomekh was born on March 30, 1975 in Tehran, Iran, to a Persian Jewish family. He was 101. She is an actress, known for RoboCop (2014), Alfie (2004) and The Book of Henry (2017). She attended a Shaun Toub was born in Tehran, Iran. He came to the United States in the mid '70s and joined the Persian Theater Group and traveled extensively through out the US, Nasim Pedrad (born November 18, 1981) is an American actress and comedian best known for her five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975) from 2009 to 2014. 12 Mar 2021 Iranian authorities have arrested multiple music producers connected to a California-based Iranian pop singer, according to his management company and Iranian media, in Tehran's. She has also appeared in episodes of Madam Secretary and Criminal Minds. Actor | He is an actor, known for Alex Cross (2012), Unthinkable (2010) and Intelligence (2014). Actress | She is an actress and producer, known for Alpha Males Experiment (2009), Don't Gag Me (2007) and The Experimental Witch (2009). There were a series of workshops and meetings with movie industry types in the Islamic Republic organized through Tehran's House of . Carolena Sabah was born on August 15, 1974 in Tehran, Iran. Catherine was born in London, but she moved to California with her Iranian mother at the age of two. Born in Iran, and raised up in Chicago and Salt Lake City, Bijan began stage and commercials at 14, then moved onto classical theater, television and Independent film. She co-starred as CIA analyst Fara Sherazi on seasons three and four of the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama Homeland (2011), for which she shared a 2015 SAG Award nomination in the Outstanding Performance by an Actress | He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Behind the Curtain of Fog (2005), Two Faces of the Coin (1992) and Maal Moshahedin (2009). Colet Abedi, television producer and writer; Omid Abtahi, actor; Reza Abdoh, director and playwright known for large-scale, experimental theatrical productions; Hessam Abrishami, artist whose works have been exhibited internationally; Golnar Adili, multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, New York.Much of her works are influenced by her childhood growing up in post-revolutionary Tehran and . Iran plans to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning film 'Argo' over its "unrealistic portrayal" of the country. 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. Lets start with his success in the business world. He'd done that during the script phase when working with writer Tony Kushner. Today (Jan. 27) Iranian-German DJ/producer Human Rias is taking "Baraye" a step further with a six-track remix package. He said. She is an actress, known for Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012), Shahs of Sunset (2012) and The Shahs Come Clean with Nadine (2014). Soon so will the rest of Hollywood. Kami Asgar is an Iranian-American Supervising Sound Editor. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. 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. This project, Baraye the Remixes for the People of Iran is the inaugural . His second, Sanam (2000) was hailed by French critics and compared to The 400 Blows (1959). Kambiz checks all the boxes and then some. Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, Actor | Iranian cinema got a rare bit of good news recently. She is an actress, known for The Kite Runner (2007), Eyes (2005) and The Florist (2004). Alarm fr Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei. As an actor, Max has numerous film and television credits including NBC's Heroes, regular appearances on Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia, Netflix original Valentin Siroon was born in Tehran, Iran. 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. Amini's first screenplay was for the 1994 TV movie The Dying of the Light, which was directed by Peter Kosminsky. The TV movie covered the murder of Sean Devereux, an aid worker who was murdered in Maz Jobrani was born on February 26, 1972 in Tehran, Iran. She wrote most of the songs for the Soundtrack of "Bandits". He is an actor, known for The Kite Runner (2007), Taste of Cherry (1997) and A Most Wanted Man (2014). In 2007 she received the award for Best Young Actress at the Bobby Naderi was born in Tehran during the Iran/Iraq war, his youth consisted of a refugee/gypsy upbringing due to the political unrest in the region. Tell us what you think about this feature. She is known for Justice (2006), Bachelor Trip (2012) and Nip/Tuck (2003). Kambiz has the track record and the ambition to add his name to this list. Maadi started his film career as a screenwriter in late 2000s. from Ghormeh Sabzi. He has been married to Bulle Ogier since April 1991. Father of the child is the 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. Daryoush Zandi is known for Wordlessness (2012). In 1971, he and his family moved to Los Angeles where Babak attended USC and UCLA, graduating from the latter with a degree in Anthropology, with an emphasis in ethnographic film.After graduating, Babak wrote, produced and directed, his short film, Amir Khalighi was born in Tehran Iran. He earned his high school diploma in Biology. in Texas. Along with Boniadi and Nour, Pedrad has been attending council hearings at the United Nations on behalf of the Iranian people. She is married to Mattias Ripa. He's worked with the Chautauqua Conservetory Theater, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and The Sundance Institute. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career 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 Amir Mokri was born in Iran. After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Bahman Ghobadi was born in 1969 in Baneh, in the province of Iranian Kurdistan, near the Iran-Iraq border. Ali Sartipi.jpg 656 533; 103 KB. He lost his father at an early age and was raised by his beloved mother, whom he feels he got his strength from to make it in show biz. He has publicly flirted with the idea and has said he has hopes for a political career when his acting days are done. Abdollah Alikhani at 34th Fajr.jpg 313 412; 27 KB. She has appeared on countless hit TV shows like Will & Grace, Portlandia, and Flight Attendant. Sheila Vand was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. After graduating, he moved to New York City where he studied film at the New School University and at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Tandees' first film was destroyed when the building that housed her film school was hit by bombs in the Iran/Iraq war. Bronwyn is a bold leader, something Boniadi does naturally. After receiving his high school diploma, he started studying art at the Institute of Dramatic Art in Tehran. Khonsari fell in love with video games after Reza Badiyi was born on April 17, 1929 in Arak, Iran. Kami Asgar is an Iranian-American Supervising Sound Editor. After several years of making short films and working as an assistant director for fellow Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami, Panahi achieved Farhad Safinia was born in 1975 in Tehran, Iran. Shortly after graduating from the National Audiovisual School, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even Rafi Pitts' films have attained acclaim and awards around the globe. If you are a studio and you're looking for your investment to be in safe hands, or you are just a fan who wants to brag about knowing the next big thing before it happens, Kambiz Babaee is a name that you want to know. He became a full-time artist in Germany where he Sarah Shahi was born Aahoo Jahansouzshahi in Euless, Texas, to an Iranian father and Spanish-Iranian mother. Shermine Sharivar was born on September 17, 1982 in Tehran, Iran. She attended Trinity High School and Southern Methodist University, studied opera and majored in English. Early lifeBoniadi was born in Tehran, Iran. . Her biggest role was as Chrisjean Avasarala on the futuristic series, The Expanse. 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. He was a director and writer, known for Cat in the Cage (1978), The Guns and the Fury (1981) and Hardcase and Fist (1989). He started acting in amateur theater groups at the age of fourteen. He then studied in London then Scotland were he performed in thirteen different shows, 168 performances and Jafar Panahi (Born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the Iranian New Wave film movement. She stars Maryam Tarami is a producer and actress, known for February (2014), Over Mij (2022) and Nice Weather for Ducks (2023). On The L Word: Generation Q, she portrays Gigi Ghorbani, who is finding herself after a divorce. The shoots that can happen are expected to cost an average of $1 million extra per project as Covid-19 prevention measures run up the expenses. She is a former NFL cheerleader and a descendant of a 19th-century Persian Shah. In addition to his work in films, television, radio and theater, Behrouz' performances have earned him recognition at several Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. Here are the best Iranian actresses working in Hollywood today. : , : -, : , : , Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day, Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years. She has been married to Ari Rubenstein since August 29, 1998. She is an actress and writer, known for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), Scandal (2012) and Big City Greens (2018). Thats where his discipline and expertise comes from and he has applied all of this to film. 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. This is a list of notable Iranian-Americans of all Iranian ethnic backgrounds, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. Ashe is an Iranian-American actress who speaks fluent Farsi and received a BFA in Acting from Boston University, with training from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and UCB theater. Dec 02, 2012: Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day: 2. From 1984 to 1990, when he was in high school, he created his first comic strips. Her family moved to Turkey and thereafter to Germany. Hollywood producer Sidney Ganis led the team,. 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. 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. He is a cinematographer and writer, known for Man of Steel (2013), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Lord of War (2005). In May 2022, she starred alongside Colin Ferguson and Rebecca Liddiard in A Thousand Little Cuts, a thriller centering on a woman who wakes up in a hospital only to discover she experienced something so traumatic. 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. He currently lives in Los Angeles. Rosie Malek-Yonan Actress | Rendition Women of Iranian Popular Cinema; Nantes festival director calls Iranian cinema one of world's best; Faces. He died on November 29, 2016 in Tehran, Iran. She made her Broadway debut when she originated the role of the Leper in Rajiv Joseph's Pulitzer Prize nominated and multi Tony award accoladed play " The Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" opposite Robin Williams. His start in the arts came at the age of 17 with his theatrical lead in the UJ Production of "Our House" then laid dormant until his productions of two successful Los Angeles Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. She has since gone on to co-star in sitcoms such as Mulaney (2014), Scream Queens (2015), People of Earth (2016), and New Girl Narges Rashidi was born in Iran, settled in 1987 with her family at first in Turkey and a year later to Germany. Her family moved to Turkey and thereafter to Germany. This is the list of the top Iranian writers and directors in Hollywood. Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran. Pitts' first feature, Season Five (1997), premiered in the Venice Film Festival. He was previously married to Hasti Lotfi. 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. Atypical is a comedy-drama that centers on the experience of Sam, an 18-year-old man with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Amour (2012), Se7en (1995) and Delicatessen (1991). He graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from Karaj Azad University. Harry and Meghan were happy at they pitched up at Hollywood hotspot San Vicente Bungalows, the top private club and eaterie in Los Angeles for A-list actors, music stars and studio executives. 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