Other names Hedyeh Tehrani Height 1.67 m Role Actress | Name Hedieh Tehrani Years active 1996–present Siblings Hilda Tehrani | |
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Awards Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress, 17th Fajr Film FestivalCrystal Simorgh for Best Actress, 24th Fajr Film FestivalAward for Best supporting Actress, Pyongyang International Film Festival Spouse Hooman Behmanesh (m. 2007–2007) Movies and TV shows The Wooden Bridge, Soltan, Ghalbe Yakhi, Donya, Fireworks Wednesday Similar People Niki Karimi, Hanieh Tavassoli, Hooman Behmanesh, Mahnaz Afshar, Bahareh Rahnama | ||
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Hedieh Tehrani (Persian: هديه تهرانی, born 25 June 1972 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian actress. She is most noted for willingness to play mysterious, stony-faced and cold-hearted women. She began her acting career with Masoud Kimiai's Soltan (1996). For her appearance in Ghermez (1998) she received the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress from the 17th Fajr International Film Festival.
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Hediyeh Tehrani received the second Crystal Simorgh of her career from the 24th Fajr International Film Festival, for Fireworks Wednesday. In 2006 she appeared in Bahman Ghobadi's Niwemang. The film received the Gold Shell of the 54th San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Personal life
The actress was arrested in 2016, in Tehran’s central Lala Garden for campaigning for Animal Rights, due to the gathering not being authorized by the government. The protest was organized after several Iranian municipalities put down a number of street dogs due to over population. The arrest has been condemned by some activists.
Early career
Mohammad Reza Sharifinia and Azita Hajian were the first ones to propose her a role for The Day of Incident. She auditioned for acting in Rooz-e Vaghe'e (aka The Day of Incident) but refused to cooperate and the role went to Ladan Mostofi. Before acting in Sultan, she refused to play a part in Leila directed by Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui. Kianoush Ayari,then proposed her for acting in his movie, Boodan ya Naboodan and again she refused to play. Masoud Kimiayi was the first director who succeeded to have her playing in his film Sultan.