Annik Shefrazian ( hy, Աննիկ Շաֆրազեան; fa, آنیک شفرازیان), known mononymously as Annik ( hy, Աննիկ; fa, آنیک) was an

Iranian Armenian Iranian-Armenians ( hy, իրանահայեր ''iranahayer''), also known as Persian-Armenians ( hy, պարսկահայեր ''parskahayer''), are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of thei ...

actress of film and television.

Biography

Born in 1909 or 1910 in New Julfa,

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

. She followed the advice of her sister-in-law, a stage artist, to join theater groups and played bit parts with them touring

Abadan Abadan ( fa, آبادان ''Ābādān'', ) is a city and capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, which is located in the southwest of Iran. It lies on Abadan Island ( long, 3–19 km or 2–12 miles wide). The island is bounded ...

, before landing her debut in

Samuel Khachikian Samuel Khachikian ( hy, Սամուէլ Խաչիկեան ; fa, ساموئل خاچیکیان; October 21, 1923 – October 22, 2001) was an Demographics of Iran, Iranian film director, screenwriter, author, and film editor of Armenians, Armenian ...

's ''The Stroke'' in 1964, she moved to

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

and made acquaintance with Khachikian and

Arman Arman (November 17, 1928 – October 22, 2005) was a French-born American artist. Born Armand Fernandez in Nice, France, Arman was a painter who moved from using objects for the ink or paint traces they leave (''cachets'', ''allures d'objet'') to ...

, and found her way into Armenian show groups. In 1968 Khachikian referred to her another role in ''The White Hell'', which later led to winning character parts in veteran directors' films. Her films include ''The Coachman'' (

Nosrat Karimi Nosrat Karimi ( fa, نصرت کریمی‎; 22 December 1924 – 3 December 2019) was an Iranian actor, director, make-up artist, professor, scriptwriter, and sculptor. His career spanned six decades. He was perhaps best known for his role as ...

, 1971), Prince Ehtejab (

Bahman Farmanara Bahman Farmanara ( fa, بهمن فرمان‌آرا, Bahman Farmānārā; born 23 January 1942) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Bahman Farmanara is the second son in a family of four brothers and one sister. The famil ...

, 1974), ''The Chess of the Wind'' (Mohammadreza Asalni, 1977), ''The Crow'' (

Bahram Bayzai Bahrām Beyzāêi (also spelt Beizāi, Beyzāêi, fa, بهرام بیضائی; born 26 December 1938) is an Iranian playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, film editor, and '' ostād'' ("master") of Persian letters, arts and Iranian studies ...

, 1978) and ''

Hamoun ''Hamoun'' (, also Romanized as ''Hamoon'', ''Hamun'', ''Hāmoun'', ''Hāmoon'', and ''Hāmun'') is a 1989 psychological drama film directed by Dariush Mehrjui. The film tells the story of a middle-class Iranian – Hamid Hamoun, played by Khosrow ...

'' ( Dariush Mehrjui, 1990). She won the Crystal Symorgh at Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''The Land of Dreams'' (Majid Qarizade) in 1988. She died at a nursing home in Kahrizak,

in 1996.

Filmography

* ''The Stroke'' (1964) * ''The White Hell'' (1968) * ''The Coachman'' (1971) * ''Prince Ehtejab'' (1974) * ''The Crow or The Raven'' (1976 - aka ''Kalāq'') * ''

The Chess Game of the Wind ''Chess of the Wind'' ( fa, شطرنج باد, Shatranj-e Baad) also titled ''The Chess Game of the Wind'' is a 1976 Iranian film written and directed by Mohammad Reza Aslani. This film was screened only once before the 1979 revolution in Iran a ...

'' (1977) * ''The Land of Dreams'' (1988) * ''

'' (1990)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shefrazian, Annik 1909 births 1910 births 1996 deaths Actors from Isfahan 20th-century Iranian actresses Iranian film actresses Iranian television actresses Ethnic Armenian actresses Iranian people of Armenian descent Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress winners