Susan Taslimi

Susan Taslimi (also spelt Soosan Taslimi, Persian: سوسن تسلیمی‎, born February 7, 1950) is an Iranian actress, film director, theatre director, and screenwriter.[2] She emigrated from Iran in 1987, now living and working in Sweden.[3][4]

Susan Taslimi
سوسن تسلیمی
Born (1950-02-07) February 7, 1950
Rasht, Iran
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
Occupation
  • Actress
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1972–present
Notable work
Ballad of Tara
Death of Yazdgerd
Bashu, the Little Stranger
Spouse(s)Dariush Farhang (divorced)[1]
Children1
Parent(s)Khosro Taslimi (father)
Monireh Taslimi (mother)

Biography

Born in Rasht in 1950, she is the first non-European to play the lead role on a national theater stage in Sweden.[5]

She graduated in theater and acting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran.[6] She started film acting with Bahram Bayzai's Ballad of Tara in 1979.[5]

Filmography (as an actress)

Films
  • Ballad of Tara (Persian: چریکه تارا‎, Tcherike-ye Tara, 1979, Iran) as Tara
  • Death of Yazdgerd (Persian: مرگ یزدگرد‎, Marg-e Yazdgerd, 1982, Iran) as The Miller's wife
  • Sarbedaran (TV series, 1984, Iran) as Fatemeh
  • Madian (Persian: مادیان‎, a.k.a. The Mare, 1985, Iran)
  • Telesm (Persian: تلسم‎, a.k.a. The Spell, 1986, Iran) as Shazdeh's bride
  • Bashu, the Little Stranger (Persian: باشو، غریبه کوچک‎, Bashu, Gharibe-ye Kuchak, 1986, released in 1989, Iran) as Naii
  • Perhaps Some Other Time (Persian: 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 (Persian: افسونگر‎, Afsungar, 2017, Denmark) as Leila

Theatre

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, is 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.
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References
  1. فیلمی که داریوش فرهنگ به سوسن تسلیمی تقدیم کرد/ نمایش نسخه مرمت شده «طلسم»
  2. "50 Iranian Women you Should Know: Susan Taslimi". Iranwire. September 3, 2015.
  3. "Susan Taslimi - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  4. "The Iranian Stars Forced to Go Abroad". Iran Watch Press. February 29, 2016.
  5. "50 Iranian Women you Should Know: Susan Taslimi". IranWire | خانه. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  6. سوسن تسلیمی (in Persian). IranAct.com. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
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