Susan Taslimi
Encyclopedia
Susan Taslimi is an Iran
ian actress, film director
, theatre director, and screenwriter
. She emigrated from Iran in 1989, now living and working in Sweden
.
. She started film acting with Bahram Bayzai
's Ballad of Tara in 1979.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian actress, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, theatre director, and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. She emigrated from Iran in 1989, now living and working in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
Biography
She graduated in theatre and acting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of TehranUniversity of Tehran
The University of Tehran , also known as Tehran University and UT, is Iran's oldest university. Located in Tehran, the university is among the most prestigious in the country, and is consistently selected as the first choice of many applicants in the annual nationwide entrance exam for top Iranian...
. She started film acting with Bahram Bayzai
Bahram Bayzai
Bahrām Beyzāi is an Iranian film director, theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, film editor, producer, and researcher....
's Ballad of Tara in 1979.
Filmography (as an actress)
- Tcherike-ye TaraBallad of TaraBallad of Tara is a 1979 Persian film directed by Bahram Bayzai. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Susan Taslimi - Tara* Manuchehr Farid - Historical man* Reza Babak - Ghalich...
(aka Ballad of Tara, 1979, Iran) - Marg-e Yazdgerd (aka Death of Yazdgerd, 1982, Iran)
- Sarbedaran (TV series, 1984, Iran)
- Madian (aka The Mare, 1985, Iran)
- Telesm (aka The spell, 1986, Iran)
- Bashu, Gharibe-ye Koochak (aka Bashu, the Little Stranger, 1986, released in 1989, Iran)
- Shayad Vaghti Deegar (aka Maybe Some Other Time, 1988, Iran)
- Gränsen (aka Never, 1995, Sweden)
- En dag i taget (TV series, 1999, Sweden)
- Orka! Orka! (TV series, 2004, Sweden)
Filmography (as a director)
- Hus i helvete (feature film, aka All Hell Let Loose, 2002)
- Orka! Orka!. (TV series, episodes 16-18, 2004)
- Det epileptiska riktmärket. (play by Martina Montelius, premier March 2004 at Teater Galeasen, StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
) - Älskar, älskar och älskar. (Tv drama based on play by Martina Montelius, 2004, Swedish Television)
- Häktet (TV series, 2005)
Personal life
- Her father, Khosro Taslimi, is a film producer.
- Her mother, Monireh Taslimi, is an actress and film editor.
- Her brother, Cyrous Taslimi, is an actor and film producer.
- Her ex-husband, Dariush Farhang, is a film director.