Susan Taslimi (also spelt Soosan Taslimi, fa, سوسن تسلیمی , born 7 February 1950) is an Iranian actress, film director, theatre director, and screenwriter. She emigrated from Iran in 1987, now living and working in Sweden.
Biography
Born in Rasht in 1950, Taslimi is the first non-European to play the lead role on a national theater stage in Sweden.
She graduated in theater and acting from the Faculty of Fine Arts,
University of Tehran
The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...
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She started film acting with
Bahram Bayzai's ''Ballad of Tara'' in 1979.
Filmography (as an actress)
Films
*''
Ballad of Tara'' ( fa, چریکه تارا, Tcherike-ye Tara, 1979, Iran) – as Tara
*''
Death of Yazdgerd
''Death of Yazdgerd'' (or alternatively translated as ''Death of the King''; and whose original subtitle translates "Regicide") ( fa, مرگ یزدگرد) is a Persian play about the death of Yazdegerd III by Bahram Beyzai, often considered his ...
'' (, Marg-e Yazdgerd, 1982, Iran) – as The Miller's wife
*''Sarbedaran'' (; TV series, 1984, Iran) – as Fatemeh
*''Madian'' (, a.k.a. The Mare, 1985, Iran)
*''Telesm'' (, a.k.a. The Spell, 1986, Iran) – as Shahzdeh's bride
*''
Bashu, the Little Stranger
''Bashu, the Little Stranger'' ( fa, باشو غریبه کوچک, translit=Bashu, Gharibeye Koochak), is a 1986 Iranian drama film directed by Bahram Beizai. The film was produced in 1986, and was released in 1989. This multi-ethnic film was the ...
'' (, Bashu, Gharibe-ye Kuchak, 1986, released in 1989, Iran) – as Naii
*''Perhaps Some Other Time'' (, Shayad Vaghti Digar, 1988, Iran)
*''Gränsen'' (a.k.a. Never, 1995, Sweden) – as Aisha
*''En dag i taget'' (TV series, 1999, Sweden) – as Kia
*''Orka! Orka!'' (TV series, 2004, Sweden) – as Schole
*''
The Charmer'' (, Afsungar; 2017, Denmark) – as Leila
*
Black Crab (film) ( sv, Svart krabba; 2022, Sweden) – as Admiral Nodh
Theatre
*''
Medea
In Greek mythology, Medea (; grc, Μήδεια, ''Mēdeia'', perhaps implying "planner / schemer") is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea figures in the myth of Jason an ...
'' (1991) – as
Medea
In Greek mythology, Medea (; grc, Μήδεια, ''Mēdeia'', perhaps implying "planner / schemer") is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea figures in the myth of Jason an ...
*''
Death of Yazdgerd
''Death of Yazdgerd'' (or alternatively translated as ''Death of the King''; and whose original subtitle translates "Regicide") ( fa, مرگ یزدگرد) is a Persian play about the death of Yazdegerd III by Bahram Beyzai, often considered his ...
'' (1979) – as the Miller's wife
Filmography (as a director)
*''Hus i helvete'' (feature film, a.k.a. All Hell Let Loose, 2002)
*''Orka! Orka!'' (TV series, episodes 16-18, 2004)
*''Det epileptiska riktmärket''. (play by Martina Montelius, premier March 2004 at Teater Galeasen,
Stockholm)
*''Älskar, älskar och älskar''. (TV drama based on play by Martina Montelius, 2004, Swedish Television)
*''Häktet'' (TV series, 2005)
Personal life
*Her father, Khosro Taslimi, was a film producer.
*Her mother, Monireh Taslimi, was an actress.
*Her brother, Cyrous Taslimi, is an actor and film producer.
*Her ex-husband, Dariush Farhang, is a film director and actor.
References
External links
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Soosan Taslimia
IranActor.comInterview with Rooz
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1950 births
Living people
People from Rasht
Iranian film actresses
Iranian stage actresses
Iranian film directors
Iranian theatre directors
Iranian emigrants to Sweden
Swedish theatre directors
Swedish film directors
Swedish women film directors
University of Tehran alumni
20th-century Iranian actresses
21st-century Iranian actresses
20th-century Swedish women
Iranian women film directors