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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm1159292
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6417353
Facebook: No data
Instagram: No data
X: No data
Filmography (Movies)
Filmfarsi
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:26/07/2019
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/2016
Shirin
Character:
Release Date:18/04/2009
The Red Line
Character:Lale's mother
Release Date:01/02/1982
Berehne ta zohr ba sorat
Character:
Release Date:06/10/1976
Agitation
Character:Shahla
Release Date:11/05/1976
The Last Supper
Character:
Release Date:01/05/1976
The Red-Haired
Character:Nayyer
Release Date:18/12/1974
Rooster
Character:Belgheis
Release Date:26/12/1973
Akbar the Interpreter
Character:Maliheh
Release Date:28/11/1973
The Triple Bed
Character:Touran
Release Date:15/01/1973
Hakim-bashi
Character:Ensiyeh
Release Date:16/08/1972
Baluch
Character:Farangis
Release Date:01/01/1972
The Interim Husband
Character:
Release Date:23/03/1971
Homaye Sa'adat
Character:Nazanin
Release Date:21/03/1971
Goodbye, Friend
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1970
Noah's Ark
Character:Leyla
Release Date:21/03/1968
Anxiety
Character:
Release Date:20/12/1962
The Shadow of Fate
Character:
Release Date:27/10/1961
Waiting
Character:
Release Date:18/10/1958
Mardi ke ranj mibarad
Character:Sorour
Release Date:17/09/1957
Images
