Shaghayegh Farahani

Iranian actress

Behzad Farahani (father)

RelativesGolshifteh Farahani (sister)^[1]

Shaghayegh Farahani (Persian: شقایق فراهانی; born (1972-07-24)24 July 1972) is an Iranian actress. She is the daughter of actor Behzad Farahani, and sister of actress Golshifteh Farahani.^[2]^[3]

Early life

Farahani was born Tehran, Iran. She is the oldest daughter of veteran Iranian actor Behzad Farahani and stage actress Fahimeh Rahiminia. Her sister is actress Golshifteh Farahani.^[1]

Career

Some of her other works include Tootia (1998), Cinderella (2001), Butterfly in the Wind (2003), Charlatan (2004), The Trial (2006), Bahareh in the Rain (2008), The Sinners (2012), Metropol (2013) and Resurrection Day (Hussein Who Said No) (2014).

She has appeared in a few TV productions, including The Pahlavi Hat (2012–2013), Matador (2013), Motherly (2013), A Beautiful Revolution (2014).

Personal life

She was married, and divorced some years later. She had a son named Sam at the age of 20.

Selected filmography

Leila, 1996
Love is not Enough, 1998
The Pear Tree, 1998
Tootia, 1998
Nights of Tehran, 1999
An Umbrella for Two, 2001
Butterfly in the Wind, 2004
Sharlatan, 2005
The Guest, 2006
Bahareh in the Rain, 2008
Metropol, 2013
Conditional Release, 2016
My Second Year in College, 2019
Angel Street Bride, 2021

References

^ ^a ^b Tehrani, Souraya, "Hollywood postponed : Golshifteh Farahani has been prevented from heading to the US to discuss future film roles", Guardian (UK), Friday 22 August 2008.
^ "Biography Shaghayegh Farahani on Beytoote News".
^ "Biography Shaghayegh Farahani on Namnak News".