Taraneh Alidoosti
Taraneh Alidoosti | |
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.jpg) Alidoosti at the closing ceremony of Salesman , May 2016 | |
| Born | 12 January 1984 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, translator |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Notable work | The Salesman I'm Taraneh, 15 Shahrzad About Elly Fireworks Wednesday |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Hamid Alidoosti (father) Nadereh Hakimelahi (mother) |
Taraneh Alidoosti (Persian: ترانه عليدوستی, born 12 January 1984) is an Iranian actress. In a poll conducted among 130 film critics by Sanate Cinema magazine, she was voted the best Iranian movie actress of the decade. She has been suggested to be one of the best actresses in Iran. In 2012, a similar poll by the Film Monthly Magazine also chose her as the best actress of the decade.[1][2]
Personal life
Her father, Hamid Alidoosti, long played football for Iran’s national team and was the first Iranian to play for a foreign team, FSV Salmrohr, Bundesliga, Germany. He now is a professional football coach. Alidoosti's mother, Nadere Hakimelahi, is a sculptor and art tutor.
Taraneh got married and in 2013 had a daughter named Hannah. Her only brother died young, in an accident on Fireworks Wednesday (an Iranian New Year festivity).
Career
She began her acting career at age 17 with the leading role in I'm Taraneh, 15 (Rasul Sadr Ameli, 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 the Locarno International Film Festival in 2002,[3] 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 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 Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi, making her one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation. A prominent actress in Iran, she has bagged many awards and accolades.
Alidoosti played the title role during the three seasons of the hit Iranian TV series Shahrzad.
Fluent in German and English, Alidoosti has also translated books by Alice Munro and Nicole Krauss from English to Persian.
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 due to upcoming stringent visa travel restrictions that the Trump administration planned to impose on Iranians.[4]
Filmography
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Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | I'm Taraneh, 15 | Taraneh Parnian | Rasul Sadrameli |
| 2003 | The Beautiful City | Firoozeh | Asghar Farhadi |
| 2005 | Jamshid and Khorshid | Khorshid | Behrouz Yaghmaian |
| 2006 | Fireworks Wednesday | Rouhi | Asghar Farhadi |
| 2007 | Canaan | Mina | Mani Haghighi |
| 2008 | Shirin | Woman In Audience | Abbas Kiarostami |
| Life With Closed Eyes | Parastoo | Rasul Sadrameli | |
| About Elly | Elly | Asghar Farhadi | |
| 2009 | The Secret Of Taran Plain | Nurse | Hatef Alimardani |
| Doubt | Mahtab | Varuzh Karim-Masihi | |
| 2010 | Whatever God Wants | Parmida | Navid Mihandoost |
| At The End Of 8th Street | Niloofar | Alireza Amini | |
| 2012 | Modest Reception | Leyla | Mani Haghighi |
| The Wedlock | Sanaz | Rouhollah Hejazi | |
| 2013 | The Shallow Yellow Sky | Ghazal | Bahram Tavakoli |
| 2014 | Absolute Rest | Samira | Abdolreza Kahani |
| Atom Heart Mother | Arineh | Ali Ahmadzadeh | |
| 2016 | The Salesman | Rana | Asghar Farhadi |
| 2020 | Orca | Elham | Sahar Mosayebi |
| 2021 | Subtraction | Mani Haghighi |
Home Video
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2018 | Shahrzad | Shahrzad Sa'adat | Hassan Fathi | distributed in Video CD |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Actress In a Leading Role | I'm Taraneh 15 | Won |
| 2004 | Best Actress In a Leading Role | The Beautiful City | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Best Actress In a Supporting Role (Diploma Honorary) | Fireworks Wednesday | Won | |
| 2009 | Best Actress In a Leading Role | Doubt | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Best Actress In a Leading Role | Modest Reception | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Best Actress In a Leading Role | The Shallow Yellow Sky | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Hafez Awards | Best Actress (Film) | I'm Taraneh 15 | Nominated |
| 204 | Best Actress (Film) | The Beautiful City | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Best Actress (Film) | About Elly | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Best Actress (Film) | Modest Reception | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Best Actress (Film) | Absolute Rest | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Best Drama Actress | Shahrzad | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Best Actress (Film) | The Salesman | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Best Drama Actress | Shahrzad | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Iran Cinema Celebration | Best Actress In a Leading Role | The Beautiful City | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress In a Leading Role | Life With Closed Eyes | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Best Actress In a Leading Role | Modest Reception | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Best Actress In a Leading Role | The Salesman | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | Best Actress In a Leading Role | Canaan | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Actress In a Leading Role | Doubt | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Best Actress In a Leading Role | Modest Reception | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Best Actress In a Leading Role | The Shallow Yellow Sky | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Best Actress In a Supporting Role | The Wedlock | Won | |
| 2002 | Locarno International Film Festival | Best Actress | I'm Taraneh 15 | Won |
| 2012 | Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema | Competition Award | Modest Reception | Won |
| 2013 | Vesoul International Film Festival | Special Mention of the International Jury | Modest Reception | Won |
See also
References
- ^ Film Magazine
- ^ Caffecinema
- ^ "Locarno holds up a mirror to the Middle East". Swissinfo. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ Dehghan, Saeed Kamali. "Iranian Oscar contender: I'll boycott awards over Trump's 'racist' visa ban". Retrieved 28 January 2017.
External links
- Official Weblog
- Taraneh Alidoosti at IMDb
- (in Persian) Taraneh Alidoosti at Iranactor.com
- (in Persian) Taraneh Alidoosti at SourehCinema.com
- (in Persian) Taraneh Alidoosti at Cinetmag.com
- Taraneh Alidoosti on Twitter
- Taraneh Alidoosti on Instagram
