| Susan Taslimi | |
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| سوسن تسلیمی | |
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| Born | (1950-02-07) 7 February 1950 (age 74) Rasht, Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
| Notable work | Ballad of Tara Death of Yazdgerd Bashu, the Little Stranger |
| Spouse | Dariush Farhang (divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
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Susan Taslimi (b. 7 February 1950; Persian: سوسن تسلیمی), (also spelled Soosan Taslimi and Sousan Taslimi) is an Iranian-Swedish film and theatre actress, director and screenwriter. She emigrated from Iran in 1987, and now lives and works in Sweden.
Biography
Born in Rasht in 1950, Taslimi is the first non-European to play the lead role on a national theater stage in Sweden.
She graduated in theater and acting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran. She started film acting with Bahram Bayzai's Ballad of Tara in 1979.
Filmography (as an actress)
Films
- Ballad of Tara (Persian: چریکه تارا, Tcherike-ye Tara, 1979, Iran) – as Tara
- Death of Yazdgerd (مرگ یزدگرد, Marg-e Yazdgerd, 1982, Iran) – as The Miller's wife
- Sarbedaran (سربداران; TV series, 1984, Iran) – as Fatemeh
- Madian (مادیان, a.k.a. The Mare, 1985, Iran)
- Telesm (طلسم, a.k.a. The Spell, 1986, Iran) – as Shahzdeh's bride
- Bashu, the Little Stranger (باشو، غریبه کوچک, Bashu, Gharibe-ye Kuchak, 1986, released in 1989, Iran) – as Naii
- Perhaps Some Other Time (شاید وقتی دیگر, Shayad Vaghti Digar, 1988, Iran)
- Gränsen (a.k.a. Never, 1995, Sweden) – as Aisha
- En dag i taget (TV series, 1999, Sweden) – as Kia
- Orka! Orka! (TV series, 2004, Sweden) – as Schole
- The Charmer (افسونگر, Afsungar; 2017, Denmark) – as Leila
- Black Crab (film) (Swedish: Svart krabba; 2022, Sweden) – as Admiral Nodh
Theatre
- Medea (1991) – as Medea
- Death of Yazdgerd (1979) – as the Miller's wife
Filmography (as a director)
- Hus i helvete (feature film, a.k.a. All Hell Let Loose, 2002)
- Orka! Orka! (TV series, episodes 16-18, 2004)
- Det epileptiska riktmärket. (play by Martina Montelius, premier March 2004 at Teater Galeasen, Stockholm)
- Älskar, älskar och älskar. (TV drama based on play by Martina Montelius, 2004, Swedish Television)
- Häktet (TV series, 2005)
Personal life
- Her father, Khosro Taslimi, was a film producer.
- Her mother, Monireh Taslimi, was an actress.
- Her brother, Cyrous Taslimi, is an actor and film producer.
- Her ex-husband, Dariush Farhang, is a film director and actor.
References
- فیلمی که داریوش فرهنگ به سوسن تسلیمی تقدیم کرد/ نمایش نسخه مرمتشده «طلسم»
- "50 Iranian Women you Should Know: Susan Taslimi". Iranwire. 3 September 2015.
- "Susan Taslimi - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 28 March 2007.
- "The Iranian Stars Forced to Go Abroad". Iran Watch Press. 29 February 2016.
- ^ "50 Iranian Women you Should Know: Susan Taslimi". IranWire | خانه. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- سوسن تسلیمی (in Persian). IranAct.com. Retrieved 28 March 2007.
External links
- Susan Taslimi at IMDb
- Susan Taslimi at the Swedish Film Database
- (in Persian) Soosan Taslimi at IranActor.com
- (in Persian) Interview with Rooz
- 1950 births
- Living people
- People from Rasht
- Iranian film actresses
- Iranian stage actresses
- Iranian film directors
- Iranian theatre directors
- Iranian women theatre directors
- Iranian emigrants to Sweden
- Swedish theatre directors
- Swedish women theatre directors
- Swedish film directors
- Swedish women film directors
- University of Tehran alumni
- 20th-century Iranian actresses
- 21st-century Iranian actresses
- 20th-century Swedish women
- Iranian women film directors
- Iranian women screenwriters