Maryam Kavyani ( fa, مریم کاویانی; born June 22, 1970) is an Iranian

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

Biography

Maryam Kavyani was born in Ahvaz to

Babol Babol ( fa, بابل, , known as "Orange Blossom City" , also Romanized as Bābol; formerly known as Barfrouch) is the capital of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. Babol is divided into two metropolitan areas (under Iranian law). At the ...

i parents. She lives at present in

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 ...

. Ms Kavyani has a postgraduate degree in

nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

and before entering into acting profession in 2002, worked as a professional

nurse Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health c ...

. In 2002 she played her first role in the feature film ''The Youthful Dream'' (''Royā-ye Javāni''), directed by Nāder Moghaddas. Since this time she has played in feature films ''Dexterous'' (''Tar-dast''), 2004, directed by

Mohammad Ali Sadjadi Mohammad Ali Sadjadi ( fa, محمدعلی سجادی; born 1957, Amol), is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, editor, producer, production designer In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for th ...

, ''Spaghetti in Eight Minutes'' (''Espāgeti dar Hasht Daghigheh''), 2005, directed by Rāmbod Javān, ''Rival Wife'' (''Havoo''), 2005, directed by Alireza Dāvoudnejād, and '' Predicament'' (''Makhmaseh''), 2008, directed by

. She became a national household name in Iran after appearing in the role of ''Raanā'' in the television series ''She Was An Angel'' (''Ou Yek Fereshteh Bud''), directed by Alireza Afkhami, which was broadcast in 2005. In recent years Ms Kavyani has been playing major roles in mainly television series, such as ''The Night Way'' (''Rāh-e Shab''), directed by Dāriush Farhang, ''The Times of Gharib'' ('' Ruzgār-e Gharib''), directed by

Kianoush Ayari Kianoush Ayari ( fa, کیانوش عیاری; born May 14, 1951) is an Iranian director and screenwriter. He is famous for his realistic style and unique stories like heart transplantation in his movie ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1998) or fate of a te ...

, and '' The Fifth Sun'' (''Panjomin Khorshid''), directed by Alireza Afkhami. The latter, in which Ms Kavyani plays the role of ''Maryam'', sister of ''Mohsen'', is at present (August 2009) being broadcast by Channel 3 of

IRIB The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; fa, صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران, ''Sedā va Sīmā-ye Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān'', , formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian rev ...

References

* ''Biography and photographs of Maryam Kavyani''

(in Persian). * Maryam Kavyani
''IranAct''
(in Persian).

External links

* * A photograph of Ms Maryam Kavyani
''Roma Fiction Fest''
(6-11 July 2009). * The page o
''The Fifth Sun''
at the official website o
IRIB, Channel 3
(in Persian). {{DEFAULTSORT:Kavyani, Maryam 1970 births Living people Iranian nurses People from Tehran People from Ahvaz Iranian film actresses Iranian television actresses