Susan Taslimi

Susan Taslimi

Known for

Acting

Born

February 7, 1950 (age 76)

Birthplace

Rasht, Iran

Biography

Susan Taslimi (Persian: سوسن تسلیمی, born 7 February 1950) is an Iranian actress, film director, theatre director, and screenwriter. She emigrated to Sweden in 1987. Taslimi is the first non-European to play the lead role on a national theater stage in Sweden.

Best known work

Black Crab

Black Crab

2022

Wallander

Wallander

2005

Bashu, the Little Stranger

Bashu, the Little Stranger

1989

The Charmer

The Charmer

2018

Wallander 22 - Angel of Death

Wallander 22 - Angel of Death

2010

Death of Yazdgerd

Death of Yazdgerd

1982

Ballad of Tara

Ballad of Tara

1979

Maybe Some Other Time

Maybe Some Other Time

1988

The Mare

The Mare

1986

All Hell Let Loose

All Hell Let Loose

2002

Filmography

2026
Drop inTV
as Egna (6 episodes)
2022
Maya Nilo (Laura)
as Mother
2022
Black Crab
as Admiral Nordh
2019
Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors
2019
Distant
as Herself
2018
The Charmer
as Leila
2016
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
as Self
2013
Först när givaren är död
as Frida
2010
Wallander 22 - Angel of Death
as Therese Dahno
2005
HäktetTV
Director
2005
WallanderTV
as Therese Dahno (1 episode)
2002
All Hell Let Loose
Writer, Director
1995
Grænsen
1989
Bashu, the Little Stranger
as Naii
1988
Maybe Some Other Time
1987
The Spell
1986
The Mare
as Rezvaneh
1984
SarbadarsTV
as Fatemeh (21 episodes)
1982
Death of Yazdgerd
as The Miller's Wife
1979
Ballad of Tara
as Tara