Taraneh Alidoosti
Encyclopedia
Taraneh Alidoosti is a Crystal-Simorgh
winning Iran
ian actress. In a poll conducted among hundred and thirty film critics by Sanate Cinema magazine she was voted the best Iranian actress of the decade.
, 2002).Critics praised her performance as a defiant 15 year old girl who after a failed relationship is determined to rear a child on her own, while struggling with poverty and social stigma. She won the Bronze Leopard for Best Actress from Locarno International Film Festival
in 2002, as well as the Crystal Simorgh
for Best Actress from the 20th Fajr Film Festival, becoming the youngest 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 work flow in both theatre and cinema. She is mostly known for her choosy criteria in accepting challenging, dramatic roles, as exemplified by her long collaboration with acclaimed director Asghar Farhadi
, making her one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation.
. In 2010, a piece written in support of director Asghar Farhadi
, defending his comments in support of dissident Iranian artists, caused her weblog to be closed by government officials. Her new weblog however is active now. A collection of stories by Canadian author Alice Munro
collected and translated by Taraneh Alidoosti is also to be published in 2011. She is fluent in English and German.
, is a former member of the Iranian national football team and currently a football coach in Iran. Her only brother, Pouyan, was killed in the annual Iranian fire-festival, Chaharshanbe Suri
at the age of 16, due to an explosion. Ironically at the time of the accident she was working on a movie called Chaharshanbe-Suri by Asghar Farhadi
.
Fajr International Film Festival
The Fajr Film Festival or Fajr International Film Festival is Iran's annual film festival, held every February in Tehran.The festival, started in 1982, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture in Iran...
winning Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian actress. In a poll conducted among hundred and thirty film critics by Sanate Cinema magazine she was voted the best Iranian actress of the decade.
Career
She began her acting career at age 17 with the leading role in Man, taraneh, panzdah sal daram (I Am Tarane, Fifteen Years Old),(Rasul Sadr AmeliRasul Sadr Ameli
Rasool Sadr Ameli is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer.He made his directorial debut, The Liberation in 1982 after a decade of working in journalism. In nearly all his films, he is fascinated by family melodrama. His The Chrysanthemums , was one of the top grossing films of...
, 2002).Critics praised her performance as a defiant 15 year old girl who after a failed relationship is determined to rear a child on her own, while struggling with poverty and social stigma. She won the Bronze Leopard for Best Actress from Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
in 2002, as well as the Crystal Simorgh
Crystal Simorgh
The Crystal Simorgh is the most prestigious award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival.It is awarded in several categories of International Competition as well as Iranian Cinema Competition....
for Best Actress from the 20th Fajr Film Festival, becoming the youngest 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 work flow in both theatre and cinema. She is mostly known for her choosy criteria in accepting challenging, dramatic roles, as exemplified by her long collaboration with acclaimed director Asghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadi
-Career:Asghar Farhadi is a graduate of Theatre, with a BA in Dramatic Arts and MA in Stage Direction from Tehran University and Tarbiat Modarres University. Farhadi made short 8mm and 16mm films in Isfahan branch of Iranian Young Cinema Society before moving on to writing plays and screenplays for...
, making her one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation.
Writing
In addition to her acting career she is also known for her writing as featured in her personal weblog . Additionally, her short stories and commentary pieces have been widely published in magazines and daily newspapers such as SharghShargh
Shargh is the most popular reformist newspaper in Iran. It is managed by Mehdi Rahmanian, and its chief editor was Mohammad Ghouchani in its first period of publication...
. In 2010, a piece written in support of director Asghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadi
-Career:Asghar Farhadi is a graduate of Theatre, with a BA in Dramatic Arts and MA in Stage Direction from Tehran University and Tarbiat Modarres University. Farhadi made short 8mm and 16mm films in Isfahan branch of Iranian Young Cinema Society before moving on to writing plays and screenplays for...
, defending his comments in support of dissident Iranian artists, caused her weblog to be closed by government officials. Her new weblog however is active now. A collection of stories by Canadian author Alice Munro
Alice Munro
Alice Ann Munro is a Canadian short-story writer, the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for her lifetime body of work, a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction, and a perennial contender for the Nobel Prize...
collected and translated by Taraneh Alidoosti is also to be published in 2011. She is fluent in English and German.
Personal life
Her father, Hamid AlidoostiHamid Alidoosti
Hamid Alidoosti is a retired Iranian footballer and now football coach. He is currently the manager of Iran national under-17 football team.-Playing career:...
, is a former member of the Iranian national football team and currently a football coach in Iran. Her only brother, Pouyan, was killed in the annual Iranian fire-festival, Chaharshanbe Suri
Chaharshanbe Suri
The last Wednesday of the Iranian year known as Chahar Shanbeh Soori , the eve of which is marked by special customs and rituals, most notably jumping over fire...
at the age of 16, due to an explosion. Ironically at the time of the accident she was working on a movie called Chaharshanbe-Suri by Asghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadi
-Career:Asghar Farhadi is a graduate of Theatre, with a BA in Dramatic Arts and MA in Stage Direction from Tehran University and Tarbiat Modarres University. Farhadi made short 8mm and 16mm films in Isfahan branch of Iranian Young Cinema Society before moving on to writing plays and screenplays for...
.
Filmography
- Man Taraneh, Panzdah Sal Daram (2002 - aka I Am Taraneh, Fifteen Years Old)
- Shahre Ziba (2004 - aka Beautiful City)
- Fireworks WednesdayFireworks WednesdayFireworks Wednesday is a 2006 Iranian film directed by Asghar Farhadi and co-written by Farhadi and Mani Haghighi. It stars Hedyeh Tehrani, Taraneh Alidousti, and Hamid Farokhnezhad.-Plot:...
(2006') - Canaan (2008)
- TardidTardidTardid lit. Doubt is a 2009 Iranian Crystal Simorgh-winning film directed by Varuzh Karim Masihi.It was an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.Made after 17 years, Tardid is Karim Masihi's second feature film after Parde-ye Akhar ....
(2008 - aka Doubt) - Darbareh Elly (2009 - aka About Elly)
- Whatever God Wants (2010)
- Life With Closed Eyes (2011)
- End of the 8th Street (2011)
- Simple Reception (2012)
External links
- Official Weblog Taraneh Alidoosti at Iranactor.com Taraneh Alidoosti at SourehCinema.com Taraneh Alidoosti at Cinetmag.com