Rana Azadivar

About رعنا آزادی ور

Rana Azadivar, born in 1983, is an Iranian actress whose career runs from a cult comedy debut to a widely streamed Iranian drama series.

Career

She made her debut in 2003 as Faezeh in Kamal Tabrizi's The Lizard (Marmoulak), one of the most famous Iranian comedies of its era. After a year away she returned with three films in 2005. Fereydoun Jeyrani's Parkway gave her her first leading role, opposite Nima Shahrokh Shahi. In Asghar Farhadi's About Elly she played one of the young wives on the three-day trip to the north. That role earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Iran Cinema Celebration.

Her biggest television success came in 2021 with the home-video series Mortal Wound (Zakhm-e Kari). Her portrayal of Samira Bakhshi won her the Hafez Award for Best Actress in a television drama.

On Pardeh

The Lizard is the essential classic, and Be Human Once a Week is another family comedy. Vespiary (Luneh Zanboor) is also on Pardeh. Sound and Fury (Khashm o Hayahoo) and Tsunami are dramas. Zakhm-e Kari: Bazgasht is the cinema version of the Mortal Wound story, a natural follow-up for fans of the series. Vertigo (Sargijeh) is a mystery drama series.

Biographical facts: Wikidata.

Shared cast credits

People credited in the same titles on Pardeh:

• پژمان جمشیدی · 2 shared titles
• الهه حصاری · 1 shared title
• امیرمهدی ژوله · 1 shared title
• بهاره کیان‌افشار · 1 shared title
• پرویز پرستویی · 1 shared title
• پژمان بازغی · 1 shared title