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. The film premiered in theaters on December 20. Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming. She is the daughter of Manijeh and Hamid Soomekh, who owned a women's high fashion company. She has also appeared in episodes of Madam Secretary and Criminal Minds. Father of the child is the Shiva Negar is a Canadian Actress, Model, and Producer, who rose to prominence starring as Annika Ogden in CBS Films/Lionsgate Blockbuster Movie "American Assassin" and made the short list of Variety Magazine's "10 Canadians to watch".Shiva can be seen on numerous Films and Network Television shows Marn was born in Los Angeles, and went to boarding school at Phillips Academy, in Andover, Massachusetts. Kambiz has the track record and the ambition to add his name to this list. Posht-e parde-ye meh. She is an actress, known for Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012), Shahs of Sunset (2012) and The Shahs Come Clean with Nadine (2014). Mirisch, the astute and Oscar winning film producer who oversaw such classics as "Some Like It Hot," "West Side Story" and "In the Heat of the Night," has died of natural causes, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Actress | Asgar is an industry professional and has over 60 credits as sound producer/editor in both film and television.During a career that spans nearly 20 years, he has been nominated for an Emmy award for sound editing on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman in 1996 and Golden Reel Awards in 2005 for The Passion of the Christ and 2007 for Apocalypto. Mirisch oversaw such classics as "Some Like It Hot," "West The year before that Roma by Alfonso Cuaron was nominated. He has been married to Preetha since 2006. Moosavi, 69, who is president of Iran's film producers' union and also heads Film Iran, which is the country's largest domestic distributor, is in an intensive care unit of Tehran's private. In a round table interview, covered by The Wrap, Boniadi said that her audition for Bronwyn was inspired by her roots: My audition, way before the current crisis in Iran, and I remember doing the scene and drawing strength from all the women Id been fighting for and whose stories Ive been hearing inside Iran and I remember thinking, OK, if I get this role, those women were gonna be my inspiration for this role. Currently, Boniadi is spreading awareness about the ongoing revolution in Iran. . Mohsen Makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of Iranian cinema in the world today. Iranian cinema got a rare bit of good news recently. Shortly after graduating from the National Audiovisual School, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. 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. He was born in Teheran, Iran in 1980, but left his home country at the age of five with his family as refugees and resettled in Germany in 1985.Due to his fathers profession as an event manager, Navid was introduced to the stage and Taies Farzan was born in Tehran, Iran. Kristie Macosko Krieger, Spielberg's longtime producing partner, still made sure to surround the filmmaker with [] E. Ehsan Alikhani; G. Majid Ghannad; H. This Iranian business titan and extremely successful producer has dominated in the Middle East and now has his eyes set on America. the Islamic Republic of Iran is going to sue . BBC special report. Her siblings are Katja, Kaj, Kamilla, Ulf Jr and Jean Paul. She is also the first Iranian-born actress to ever be on contract on an American soap opera.She was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 2008 for her role in General Hospital.Her General Hospital character died from exposure to a biotoxin in February 2009.Boniadi has also landed supporting roles in several major Hollywood film productions, such as Charlie Wilson's War directed by Mike Nichols, Iron Man directed by Jon Favreau, and The Next Three Days directed by Paul Haggis.In February 2011, she debuted as Nora, a love interest for Neil Patrick Harris's character Barney Stinson, on the sixth season of the hit CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Volume 1, Casting_department | Alarm fr Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei. Raised in Iran and Canada, Khonsari was first introduced to filmmaking through his grandfather's super 8mm films. Recently by Ghormeh Sabzi Comments Date; Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day: 5. Shermine Sharivar was born on September 17, 1982 in Tehran, Iran. She began acting in film as a teenager. Artemis Pebdani was born in Houston, Texas, USA. Camera_department | Kami Asgar is an Iranian-American Supervising Sound Editor. His father was a lawyer. Actor | The documentary, out now on iPlayer, explores the process of creating sex scenes in Hollywood, the toll on those involved in filming them, and the impact such images have on women and girls in the . She is an actress, known for Alarm fr Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996), Traveling Light (2021) and Blackstone (2023). He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Amour (2012), Se7en (1995) and Delicatessen (1991). He continued in the arts throughout all Marco Khan(lian) is a true citizen of the world. Thats where his discipline and expertise comes from and he has applied all of this to film. 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. 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. She was born in Teheran, Iran, and raised in the Netherlands. He was born in Duisburg, Germany to an Iranian father and German mother, Actress | She currently teaches creative theatre and Persian Language in Pleasanton, California and Persian Center where she has been an active member since its establishment in Berkeley, California and Artistic associate in San Francisco Golden Thread Production.Ghahremani received a B.A. Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, Actor | She is an actress, known for The Kite Runner (2007), Eyes (2005) and The Florist (2004). As his star was unveiled on the famed Hollywood Walk of Fame, international recording artist Andy Madadian said the honor doesn't just belong to him. Rome Shadanloo was born In Tehran, Iran and grew up in Los Angeles, California.She has appeared on several notable shows and the independent instant classic "A Girl Walks Home At Night". 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. She is an actress, known for Retreat (2023), Women Without Men (2009) and Stand Up (2021). Nastaran Dibai is known for Dear White People (2017), Resident Alien (2021) and Run the World (2021). 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. He was previously married to Hasti Lotfi. Short biographies of some Iranian actors and film directors, Film International This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 18:26 (UTC). What's Your Number? She is married to Mattias Ripa. She attended UCLA David Golshan is comedic and dramatic actor in film and television as well as a featured stand-up comedian who performs across the United States and Europe. She has been married to Ari Rubenstein since August 29, 1998. An American of Irish and Iranian decent, she was raised in Iran until the age of ten when she and her family were forced to escape to Paris, then to Los Angeles.She began her stage career at 15 at several theaters in Santa Monica. 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. For his work on Mel Gibsons Apocalypto, Asgar has been nominated for 79th Academy Award (OSCAR) for best sound editing along with colleague Sean McCormack.In his 2007 interview with Jamejam daily, he insisted on his Iranian identity proudly. 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. He's worked with the Chautauqua Conservetory Theater, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and The Sundance Institute. Tell us what you think about this feature. An award-winning international film actress and producer, Saye has been in over 34 films and 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. Fans of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will recognize Nazanin Boniadi, who portrays Bronwyn, a healer in Tirharad. She went to UCLA to study biology/ pre-medicine, but she dropped out to become a model in Japan. Actress | She attended a Shaun Toub was born in Tehran, Iran. With society asking for more inclusion across productions, many studios have heeded the call. Iranian oil started to slip into China from late 2019 despite tough U.S. sanctions, but volumes began to surge only since late last year as oil rebounded above $60 and buyers were emboldened by. This list may not reflect recent changes . She is a former NFL cheerleader and a descendant of a 19th-century Persian Shah. From 1984 to 1990, when he was in high school, he created his first comic strips. She is an actress, known for Lady Magdalene's (2008), The West Wing (1999) and The Sixth (2011). He has publicly flirted with the idea and has said he has hopes for a political career when his acting days are done. She is a writer and director, known for Last Night (2010), The Jacket (2005) and The Adults. He is a producer and director, known for 99 Homes (2014), The White Tiger (2021) and Fahrenheit 451 (2018). A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Actress | As Shohreh Aghdashloo was born Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar on May 11, 1952 in Tehran, Iran. For a country that boasts so many talented filmmakers, its surprising how small the Iranian presence is in mainstream Hollywood entertainment. To be a phenomenal producer you have to be a rare breed. She was then 16 years old. He is an Iranian actor; theater director, acting teacher, playwright, translator and painter. She is an actress and producer, known for Salt (2010), Black-ish (2014) and Grown-ish (2018). Habib Zargarpour is an Iranian born art director who is also active in visual effects in Hollywood. Yara Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Thank you for your comment, we value your opinion and the time you took to write to us! 9 Nazanin Boniadi New Line Cinema Fans of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will recognize Nazanin Boniadi, who portrays. Asghar Farhadi is an Oscar-winning Iranian film director, producer, and screenwriter. 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. Proud Persian, queer icon, & coffee aficionado writing somewhere in California. 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. Dec 01, 2012: Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day: 2. : , : -, : , : , Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day, Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years. Safinia met Gibson serving as his assistant during postproduction and promotion of The Passion of the Christ two years earlier. The great melting and eventual sinking: Have we reached the point of no return? He is married to Marianne Khondji. 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. She is an actress, known for Road to Perdition (2002), Greenberg (2010) and Eleventh Hour (2008). She was then 16 years old. However, the countries represented as "Asian" are predominantly Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Korean just four nationalities to somehow represent nearly 50 countries. She was previously married to Jeffrey B. Hodes. In 2003, Pitts presented his controversial feature Arash Amel is known for A Private War (2018), The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) and Rise (2022). She reprised this role during the show's seventh season.In November 2011, Boniadi appeared opposite George Clooney in a European spot for Nespresso, called The Swap, directed by Grant Heslov. 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. Iranians have a long history of breaking barriers in Hollywood. On The L Word: Generation Q, she portrays Gigi Ghorbani, who is finding herself after a divorce. 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. Yet, these categories are generalist, considering the continent of Asia is made up of 48 countries like Russia, Indonesia, and Iran. 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