Susan Taslimi
سوسن تسلیمی
Born (1950-02-07) 7 February 1950 (age 74)
Rasht, Iran
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1972–present
Notable workBallad of Tara
Death of Yazdgerd
Bashu, the Little Stranger
SpouseDariush Farhang (divorced)[1]
Children1
Parent(s)Khosro Taslimi (father)
Monireh Taslimi (mother)

Susan Taslimi (also spelt Soosan Taslimi, Persian: سوسن تسلیمی, born 7 February 1950) is an Iranian actress, film director, theatre director, and screenwriter.[2] She emigrated from Iran in 1987, now living and working in Sweden.[3][4]

Biography

Born in Rasht in 1950, Taslimi is the first non-European to play the lead role on a national theater stage in Sweden.[5]

She graduated in theater and acting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran.[6] She started film acting with Bahram Bayzai's Ballad of Tara in 1979.[5]

Filmography (as an actress)

Films

Theatre

Filmography (as a director)

Personal life

References

  1. ^ فیلمی که داریوش فرهنگ به سوسن تسلیمی تقدیم کرد/ نمایش نسخه مرمت‌شده «طلسم»
  2. ^ "50 Iranian Women you Should Know: Susan Taslimi". Iranwire. 3 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Susan Taslimi - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 28 March 2007.
  4. ^ "The Iranian Stars Forced to Go Abroad". Iran Watch Press. 29 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b "50 Iranian Women you Should Know: Susan Taslimi". IranWire | خانه. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  6. ^ سوسن تسلیمی (in Persian). IranAct.com. Retrieved 28 March 2007.