Shima Niavarani ( fa, شیما نیاورانی; born 7 July 1985 in

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) is an Iranian-Swedish actress and singer. She has performed in theater, film, television and radio in over 40 productions. Niavarani got her breakthrough at the age of nineteen in the play ''Autodidakt i enmansakt'' which she directed and played in. She toured with the play for over a year and her work received several awards. She is perhaps most known for her solo-musical ''Shima Niavarani är en Übermensch'' which was broadcast on SVT in 2010, and for her role as "Maiken" in the

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series Allt faller which was directed by

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. Shima has acted at

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, Södra Teatern, Radioteatern,

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, and other stages. During 2007, she got the main lead role as the widow Queck in

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:s ''Bageriet''. In 2008, she played the lead role as "Hedvig" in

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s "Tjuven" at Uppsala stadsteater. Other roles at that theater is the play Drottning Kristina, Rigoletto and the play Knutby about the

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. In the newspaper Dagens Nyheter summary of the year in theater for 2009 Niavarani was mentioned for her memorable role in Drottning Kristina. Shima Niavarani has also acted in film and television. She had the lead role in

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s film "Kärlekens Krigare". At

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she got the award of "En av morgondagens filmstjärnor". She has also acted in SVTs Julkalender "Gyllene Knorren", the series Livet i Fagervik and she has also been a panel member at SVTs Gomorron Sverige and a frequent at TV4s

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. Niavarani is known for her comedy character which can be heard in

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s P3 humor shows "Lilla Al Fadji", "Bröllopsreportern" and "Humorhimlen". But also drama productions such as "Rödluvan och vargarna" in which she played

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. On 22 July 2014, Niavarani participated in

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and sang two songs, one of which was her own song ''"Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Shine"''. In 2015, she acted in the comedy series Boy Machine which was broadcast on TV4. And that same year she presented the move show Filmkväll med Shima at SVT. She had the leading role in the film She's Wild Again Tonight which premiered on 12 November. She also acted in SVTs Christmas calendar called Tusen år till julafton along with

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and

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. In 2016 she will act in season two of the SVT series 30 grader i februari. On 15 April 2023, Niavarani was a guest judge in the episode ''Diva Assoluta'' of the Swedish language reality television series '' Drag Race Sverige'' broadcast on

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and

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Selected filmography

*2009 – Kärlekens krigare *2009 – Livet i Fagervik *2013 – Allt faller *2014 – '' Something Must Break'' *2014 – '' Krakel Spektakel'' *2019 – '' A Piece of My Heart''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Niavarani, Shima 1985 births Swedish film actresses Swedish theatre directors Living people Swedish people of Iranian descent 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish women singers Niavarani family