Farzaneh Taidi ( fa, فرزانه تأییدی; also spelled Ta'yidi or Tayidi, 1945 – March 23, 2020) was an Iranian theater and film actress. After studying theater and acting in

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, she debuted in the controversial film, Hashtoumine Rooze Haffteh (literally: ''The Eighth Day of the Week''), one of the first Iranian films to center on a female

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. For her role in this film she won a Seppas award for "Best Actress" at the Tehran International Film Festival. Jashn honar

Films

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taidi, Farzaneh 1945 births 2020 deaths People from Tehran People from London Actresses from Tehran Iranian film actresses Iranian stage actresses 20th-century Iranian actresses