Taraneh Alidoosti
ترانه عليدوستی
Alidoosti in 2016
Born (1984-01-12) 12 January 1984 (age 40)
Tehran, Iran
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Children1
Parent

Taraneh Alidoosti (Persian: ترانه عليدوستی, Persian pronunciation: [tæɾɒːˈne æliːduːsˈtiː]; born 12 January 1984) is an Iranian actress. She is best known internationally for her role in The Salesman (2016), which won the Best Foreign Language Film Award at the 89th Academy Awards. In a poll conducted among 130 film critics by Sanate Cinema magazine, she was voted the best Iranian movie actress of the decade. In 2012, a similar poll by the Film magazine also chose her as the best actress of the decade.

Career

After having attended the acting school of Amin Tarokh since 2000,[1] she had a leading role in I'm Taraneh, 15 (Rasul Sadr Ameli, 2002).[1] Critics praised her performance as a 15-year-old girl who after a failed relationship is determined to rear a child on her own while struggling with poverty and disapproval. She won the Bronze Leopard for Best Actress from the Locarno International Film Festival in 2002,[2] as well as the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress from the 20th Fajr Film Festival, becoming the youngest person ever to do so. Shortly after she set another record, getting nominated three consecutive times for the best actress prize at the Fajr Film Festival for her first three films. Since then she has maintained a steady but selective workflow in both theatre and cinema. She was the lead actress for Ashgar Farhadi's Fireworks Wednesday in 2006, which was also screened at the Locarno Film Festival.[2]

Alidoosti is mostly known for her selectiveness in accepting dramatic roles, as exemplified by her long collaboration with Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi, making her one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation. She acted as a lead actress in The Salesman which won an Oscar in 2017.[3] A prominent actress in Iran, she has bagged many awards and accolades.[4][5][6]

Alidoosti played the title role during the three seasons of the hit Iranian VOD series Shahrzad.

Daily Kos has recognized Alidoosti as one of several historically trailblazing women born between 9 through 16 January, along with three other Iranians, Kimia Alizadeh, Christiane Amanpour, and Nadia Maftouni.[7]

Personal life

Alidoosti's father, Hamid, played football for Iran’s national team and was the first Iranian to play for a foreign team (FSV Salmrohr, German 2. Bundesliga). Afterward, he became a professional football coach. Alidoosti's mother, Nadereh Hakim-Elahi [fa], is a sculptor and art tutor.[citation needed]

Alidoosti married and in 2013 had a daughter. Her only brother died young in an accident on Fireworks Wednesday, an Iranian New Year festivity.[citation needed]

Activism and arrest

Academy Awards boycott

On 26 January 2017, Alidoosti announced she would be boycotting the 89th Academy Awards where The Salesman had been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film to protest against upcoming stringent visa travel restrictions that the Trump administration planned to impose on Iranians.[8]

Arrest

On 17 December 2022, Iranian authorities detained Alidoosti for making an Instagram post criticizing the execution of Mohsen Shekari, which is the first known execution carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran as a direct result of the Mahsa Amini protests.[9] The Instagram post reads, "Your silence means the support of the oppression and the oppressor. His name was Mohsen Shekari. Every international organization who is watching this bloodshed and not taking action is a disgrace to humanity."[10][11]

Reactions

About 600 members of the international arts community from 30 different countries signed an open letter demanding Alidoosti's release. Signatories include Olivia Colman, Jessica Chastain, Cillian Murphy, Kristen Stewart, Dame Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Isabelle Huppert, Juliette Binoche, Ken Loach, Alfonso Cuarón, Zahra Amir Ebrahimi, Golshifteh Farahani, Nazanin Boniadi, Penélope Cruz, Brian Eno, John Oliver, Mark Ruffalo, Ian McKellen, Lily James and Julie Christie.[12][13][14]

Robert De Niro released a statement with the Tribeca Festival demanding Alidoosti's immediate release.[15] There have also been statements demanding her release by the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlinale, IFFR, IDFA and the European Film Academy.[16]

Release

On 4 January 2023, Alidoosti was released after posting bail, reported to be around £20,000.[17]

Filmography

Alidoosti with Asghar Farhadi and Shahab Hosseini at The Salesman's press conference, May 2016

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
2002 I'm Taraneh, 15 Taraneh Parnian Rasoul Sadrameli
2003 The Beautiful City Firoozeh Asghar Farhadi
2005 Jamshid and Khorshid Khorshid Behrouz Yaghmaian Animation; voice role
2006 Fireworks Wednesday Rouhi Asghar Farhadi
2007 Canaan Mina Mani Haghighi
2008 Shirin Woman in audience Abbas Kiarostami
2009 About Elly Elly Asghar Farhadi
The Secret of Taran Plain Nurse Hatef Alimardani
Doubt Mahtab Varuzh Karim Masihi
2010 Whatever God Wants Parmida Navid Mihandoost
Life with Closed Eyes Parastoo Rasul Sadrameli
2011 At the End of 8th Street Niloofar Alireza Amini
2012 Modest Reception Leila Mani Haghighi
2013 The Shallow Yellow Sky Ghazal Bahram Tavakoli
2014 The Wedlock Sanaz Rouhollah Hejazi
2015 Atom Heart Mother Arineh Ali Ahmadzadeh
Absolute Rest Samira Abdolreza Kahani
2016 The Salesman Rana Asghar Farhadi
2019 Echo Woman Mahin Sadri Short film
2021 Orca Elham Asghari Sahar Mosayebi
2022 Hamid's Symphony Herself Jafar Sadeghi Documentary
Leila's Brothers Leila Jourablou Saeed Roustaee
Subtraction Farzaneh / Bita Jabbari Mani Haghighi

Web

Year Title Role Director Platform
2015–2018 Shahrzad Shahrzad Sa'adat Hassan Fathi Video CD

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema 2012 Best Actress Modest Reception Won
Fajr Film Festival 2002 Best Actress in a Leading Role I'm Taraneh 15 Won
2004 The Beautiful City Nominated
2006 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Fireworks Wednesday Honorary Diploma
2009 Best Actress in a Leading Role Doubt Nominated
2012 Modest Reception Nominated
2013 The Shallow Yellow Sky Nominated
Hafez Awards 2002 Best Actress – Motion Picture I'm Taraneh 15 Nominated
2005 The Beautiful City Nominated
2011 About Elly Nominated
2014 Modest Reception Nominated
2015 Absolute Rest Nominated
2016 Best Actress – Television Series Drama Shahrzad Nominated
2017 Best Actress – Motion Picture The Salesman Nominated
2018 Best Actress – Television Series Drama Shahrzad Nominated
Iran Cinema Celebration 2004 Best Actress in a Leading Role The Beautiful City Nominated
2006 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Fireworks Wednesday Won
2014 Best Actress in a Leading Role Life with Closed Eyes Nominated
2015 Absolute Rest Nominated
2017 The Salesman Nominated
Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association 2008 Best Actress in a Leading Role Canaan Nominated
2009 Doubt Nominated
2012 Modest Reception Nominated
2013 The Shallow Yellow Sky Nominated
2014 Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Wedlock Won
Locarno International Film Festival 2002 Best Actress I'm Taraneh 15 Won [18]
Vesoul International Film Festival 2013 Special Mention of the International Jury Modest Reception Won

See also

References

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