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Irene Zazians

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
21

Gender
Female

Birthday
August 20, 1927 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Irene Zazians

Biography

Irene Zazians (August 20, 1927 – July 28, 2012), known mononymously as Irene, was an Iranian-Armenian actress of cinema and television. She worked with famous Iranian new wave directors both before and after the 1979 revolution, such as Samuel Khachikian, Amir Naderi, Nosrat Karimi, Masoud Kimiyayi, and Alireza Davood Nejad. Her two films after the revolution, The Red Line directed by Kimiyayi and The Reward by Davood Nejad, were banned.

She also appeared in four TV series. She portrayed Mahde Olya (Nasereddin Shah's mother) in Soltan-e Sahebgheran directed by Ali Hatami in 1976. Her role in Hezar Dastan, another series directed by Ali Hatami, was cut out. After the Iranian revolution she was banned from taking part in any artistic activities. She travelled to Germany, where she re-trained as a beautician. She returned to Iran in 1986, during the harshest time of the Iran-Iraq war. Her last performance in cinema was in Shirin in 2008, a film by Abbas Kiarostami. She died of lung cancer in 2012 in Tehran.

Known For

Acting

2019Filmfarsias (archive footage)
2016Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actressesas Self
2009Shirinas
1982The Red Lineas Lale's mother
1976Berehne ta zohr ba soratas
1976Agitationas Shahla
1976The Last Supperas
1974The Red-Hairedas Nayyer
1973Roosteras Belgheis
1973Akbar the Interpreteras Maliheh
1973The Triple Bedas Touran
1972Hakim-bashias Ensiyeh
1972Baluchas Farangis
1971The Interim Husbandas
1971Homaye Sa'adatas Nazanin
1970Goodbye, Friendas
1968Noah's Arkas Leyla
1962Anxietyas
1961The Shadow of Fateas
1958Waitingas
1957Mardi ke ranj mibaradas Sorour

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