Farrokhlagha Houshmand | |
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فرخلقا هوشمند | |
Born | Farrokh-Lagha Poursol March 16, 1929 Rasht, Gilan, Iran |
Died | July 13, 2009 Tehran, Iran | (aged 80)
Other names | Farrokh-Lagha Houshmand, Farokhlegha Houshmand, Farrokholqa Poursol, Farrokh Laqa Hooshmand, Farrokh Lagha Houshmand, Farokhlagha Hushmand, Farrokhlaqa Hushmand |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1945–2003 |
Spouse | Reza Houshmand[1] |
Farrokhlagha Houshmand (1929 – 2009) (Persian: فرخلقا هوشمند; née Farrokh Lagha Poursol)[2] was an Iranian actress in film, television, and theater. She appeared in more than 70 movies.[3][1]
Farrokh Lagha Poursol was born in 1929 in Rasht, Pahlavi Iran.[2] Her father was one of the founders of the Rasht Theater, and she had initially studied acting as a child in Rasht.[2]
She formally started her acting career in 1945 in the acting academy under the supervision of Ataullah Zahed, Majid Mohseni , and Hamid Ghanbari and she was active in the Gilan Theater.[2]
In 1957, she starred in her first film Ladder of ProgressPersian: نردبان ترقی, romanized: Nardebane Taraghi), a film about a taxi driver that is climbs social status "ladders" when he is mistaken for being a wealthy accountant.[1][4] In 1966, she started acting in television, starring in a National Iranian Television (NITV) live program with Iraj Nazerian, Ezatullah Moqbeli, and Roghaye Chehreh Azad.[2] She became famous for playing the character "Nene Agha", the mother of the popular television and film fictional character Samad.[2]
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