Faghiheh Soltani (

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: فقیهه سلطانی) is an

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

actress.

Biography

Soltani was born in

Hamedan Hamadan () or Hamedan ( fa, همدان, ''Hamedān'') (Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. At the 2019 census, its population was 783,300 in 230,775 families. The majority of people living in Ham ...

in 1974, and studied drama at

Islamic Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; fa, دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a private university system headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of universities, colleg ...

. She took acting lessons with

Golab Adineh Golab Mostaan ( fa, گلاب مستعان; 13 November 1953) known professionally as Golab Adineh, is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award, an Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and a Gol ...

. She made her acting debut in 1995, appearing in the film ''

The Blue Veiled The Blue Veiled ( fa, روسری‌آبی; Rusari Abi) is a 1995 Iranian Romance-drama film written and directed by Rakhshān Banietemad. Plot ''Rasoul Rahmani'' (Ezzatolah Entezami) owns a tomato farm and he has a factory next to it. He, who l ...

'' by acclaimed director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad. Since then, she has appeared in many films and TV series. Among her notable films are ''

Soorati ''Soorati'' (2003; English title: ''Pink'') is an Iranian comedy-drama film. It was written and directed by Fereydoun Jeyrani and starred Mitra Hajjar and Rambod Javan in the principal roles. It tells the story of Amirhossein, a little boy who has ...

'' (2003) by

Fereydoun Jeyrani Fereydoun Jeyrani ( fa, فریدون جیرانی; born in 1951, Kashmar) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and television presenter. He was the director, producer and host of the first series of Haft (Seven), an Iranian television series ...

, ''Sunglasses'' (1999), and '' The Miracle of Laughter'' by

Yadollah Samadi Yadollah Samadi ( fa, یدالله صمدی, (17 November 1952 – 25 September 2018) was an Iranian film director. He was known for directing the film ''Desire to Fly''. References External links * Yadollah Samadiin Internet database of Sour ...

. She was nominated for the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress for the latter role, but eventually lost to Golchehreh Sajadiye. She is married to Iranian footballer Jalal Omidian.

References

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* {{IMDb name, nm1650197 Iranian film actresses Living people 1974 births Iranian television actresses 20th-century Iranian actresses 21st-century Iranian actresses People from Hamadan Islamic Azad University alumni