Irene Zazians

Irene Zazians

Known for

Acting

Born

August 20, 1927

Died

July 28, 2012 (aged 84)

Biography

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 w...

Best known work

Shirin
Shirin
2009
Baluch
Baluch
1972
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
2016
The Red-Haired
The Red-Haired
1974
Anxiety
Anxiety
1962
The Red Line
The Red Line
1982
Rooster
Rooster
1973
Mardi ke ranj mibarad
Mardi ke ranj mibarad
1957
The Interim Husband
The Interim Husband
1971
Berehne ta zohr ba sorat
Berehne ta zohr ba sorat
1976

Filmography

  1. 2019

    Filmfarsi

    as (archive footage)

  2. 2016

  3. 2009

  4. 1982

    The Red Line

    as Lale's mother

  5. 1976

  6. 1976

    Agitation

    as Shahla

  7. 1976

  8. 1974

  9. 1973

    Rooster

    as Belgheis

  10. 1973

  11. 1973

  12. 1972

    Hakim-bashi

    as Ensiyeh

  13. 1972

    Baluch

    as Farangis

  14. 1971

  15. 1971

    Homaye Sa'adat

    as Nazanin

  16. 1970

  17. 1968

    Noah's Ark

    as Leyla

  18. 1962

  19. 1961

  20. 1958

  21. 1957

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