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Irene Zazians

Irene Zazians (August 20, 1927 – July 28, 2012), known mononymously as Irene, was an Iranian-Armenian actress of cinema and television. She worked with famous Iranian new wave directors both before and after the 1979 revolution, such as Samuel Khachikian, Amir Naderi, Nosrat Karimi, Masoud Kimiyayi, and Alireza Davood Nejad. Her two films after the revolution, The Red Line directed by Kimiyayi and The Reward by Davood Nejad, were banned. She also appeared in four TV series. She portrayed Mahde Olya (Nasereddin Shah's mother) in Soltan-e Sahebgheran directed by Ali Hatami in 1976. Her role in Hezar Dastan, another series directed by Ali Hatami, was cut out. After the Iranian revolution she was banned from taking part in any artistic activities. She travelled to Germany, where she re-trained as a beautician. She returned to Iran in 1986, during the harshest time of the Iran-Iraq war. Her last performance in cinema was in Shirin in 2008, a film by Abbas Kiarostami. She died of lung cancer in 2012 in Tehran.


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Born:
Aug 20, 1927
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie Mardi ke ranj mibarad 1957-09-17
Latest Project:
Movie Women According to Men 2023-04-16
Known For
Poster of Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
Poster of The Last Supper
Poster of Rooster
Poster of The Triple Bed
Filmography
Movie Women According to Men 2023-04-16
Movie Filmfarsi (archive footage) 2019-07-26
Movie Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses Self 2016-12-31
Movie The Red Line Lale's mother 1982-02-01
Movie The Last Supper 1976-05-01
Movie Anxiety Shahla 1976-05-11
Movie Berehne ta zohr ba sorat 1976-10-06
Movie The Red-Haired Nayyer 1974-12-18
Movie Rooster Belgheis 1973-12-26
Movie Baluch Farangis 1972-01-01
Movie The Triple Bed 1972-01-01
Movie Hakim-bashi Ensiyeh 1972-08-16
Movie The Interim Husband 1971-03-23
Movie Noah's Ark Leyla 1968-03-21
Movie Mardi ke ranj mibarad Sorour 1957-09-17