Vishka Asayesh ( fa, ویشکا آسایش; born November 7, 1972) is an Iranian actress,

set designer Scenic design (also known as scenography, stage design, or set design) is the creation of theatrical, as well as film or television scenery. Scenic designers come from a variety of artistic backgrounds, but in recent years, are mostly trained ...

, and

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

. She obtained a degree in set design from the UK. She is also a sculptor and has exhibited her art works at Etemad Gallery in Tehran in 2012.

Career

Vishka became a household name after appearing in the historical TV series ''Imam Ali'' in 1992. She has appeared in ''Love + 2'' (1998), ''The Visitor of Rey'' (2000), ''Ice Flower'' (2004), ''

No Men Allowed ''No Men Allowed'' ( fa, ورود آقایان ممنوع, italic=yes, romanized: Vorud-e-Aghayan Mamnu') is a 2011 Iranian comedy film directed by Rambod Javan and written by Peyman Ghasemkhani. The film screened for the first time at the 29th ...

'' (2011), ''Snow on the Pines'' (2011), ''Thirteen'' (2013), ''I am Diego Maradona'' (2014), and ''Sperm Whale'' (2015). Her appearance in ''

'' (2011) won a

Crystal Simorgh The Crystal Simorgh ( fa, ‌سیمرغ بلورین) is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival. It is awarded in several categories of ''International Competition'' as well as ''Iranian Cinema Compet ...

for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the

Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T ...

in 2011. She was nominated and won the best actress award several times at the international film festivals for acting in The Badger movie, directed by Kazem Mollaie in 2021.

Awards

* Best Actress for ''

'' (2011), (dir.

Rambod Javan Rambod Javan ( fa, رامبد جوان; born on 22 December 1971 in Tehran) is an Iranian actor, director, TV host and the author of many screenplays. Rambod Javan has made and directed a locally famous TV program, Khandevane. Khandevane has so ...

) at the

in 2011. * Best Actress and Best Ensemble Cast for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “19th.Riverside International Film Festival” (USA) / April 2021 * Nominated for the Best Female Actor for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “11th. Queens World Film Festival” (USA) / July 2021 * Special Jury Award for Acting for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “37th.

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) – formerly known as VC FilmFest – is an annual film festival presented by Visual Communications (VC). It was established in 1983 by Linda Mabalot as a vehicle to promote Asian Pacific Amer ...

” (USA) / Sept. 2021 ''(The jury shared: “Asayesh commands your attention as the fiercely independent Soodah, an entrepreneur and mother starting her second marriage when tragedy strikes. She is a modern woman in modern Iran, who must face the humiliation of seeking help from various authority figures while maintaining her dignity. She gives a stunning performance that invites you into the complexity of her world.”'') * Best Actress for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “10th. Winter Film Awards International Film Festival” (USA) / Oct. 2021 * Best Actress for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “6th. Calella Film Festival” ow Budget Section(SPAIN) / Oct. 2021

Work

Theater

*''Mississippi Dies Seated'' ( Homayoun Ghanizadeh, 2016)

Films

*''

The Night Guardian ''The Night Guardian'' (Persian: نگهبان شب, romanized: ''Negahban-e Shab'') is a 2022 Iranian drama film directed and produced by Reza Mirkarimi and written by Mirkarimi and Mohammad Davoudi. The film screened for the first time at the 4 ...

'' (Reza Mirkarimi, 2022) *'' The Badger'' ( Kazem Mollaie, 2020) *'' We Are All Together'' (2018) *'' Nahang Anbar'' (

Saman Moghaddam Saman may refer to: Places Iran * Saman, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, a city in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province * Saman, Hamadan, a city in Hamadan Province * Saman, Ilam, a village in Ilam Province * Saman, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Prov ...

, 2015) *''Dar Moddat Maloum'' ( Vahid Amirkhani, 2015) *''Man va Sharmi''n ( Bijan Shirmarz, 2015) *''Sokoot'' ( George Haasehmzadeh, 2015) *''Sizdah'' (

Houman Seyedi Houmān not to be confused with Houman, ( fa, هومان) is one of the most famous Turanian heroes in Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran. Houmān is famous for his bravery, loyalty, and chivalry, such that even Iranians who are longt ...

, 2014) *''Nikaan va Bacheh Ghoul'' (

Rahman Rezayi Rahman (Arabic: or ) may refer to: *Rahman, one of the names of God in Islam * Ar-Rahman, the 55th sura of the Qur'an People *Rahman (name), an Arabic male personal name **Short form of Abd al-Rahman *Rahman (actor) (born 1967), Indian actor *R ...

, 2012) *'' Barf rooye kajha'' (

Payman Maadi Payman Maadi ( fa, پیمان معادی; born 1972), also known as Peyman Moadi, is an Iranian American actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for starring in the films ''A Separation'' (2011) and ''About Elly'' (2009) by Iranian A ...

, 2011) *'' Khabam Miad'' (

Reza Attaran Reza Attaran (Persian: رضا عطاران, born May 10, 1968) is an Iranian actor, director, screenwriter and singer. He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Cymorgh, five Hafez Awards Hafez Awards is an annual awards cer ...

, 2011) *''Porteghal Khoni'' (

Cyrus Alvand Sirus Alvand (Persian: سیروس الوند; born January 31, 1951), also spelled Cyrous Alvand, is an Iranian director and screenwriter who was born in 1951 in Tehran, Iran. He began his career as film critic and screenwriter and directed h ...

, 2010) *

(

, 2010) *'' The book of law'' (

Maziar Miri Maziar Miri (born 1974 in Tehran) is an Iranian filmmaker. Maziar Miri graduated in editing, and started his career with making documentaries about Iran. He made his first short film in 1996, and worked for several years in the editing departme ...

, 2009) *''

Shirin Shirin ( fa, شیرین; died 628) was a Christian wife of the Sasanian King of Kings (''shahanshah'') Khosrow II (). In the revolution after the death of Khosrow's father Hormizd IV, the General Bahram Chobin took power over the Persian empire. S ...

'' (2008) *''Gol-e Yakh'' (

Kiumars Pourahmad Kiumars Pourahmad ( fa, کیومرث پوراحمد, born 16 December 1949 in Najaf Abad, Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, film editor and film producer. Career Pourahmad started his career as a film critic and ass ...

, 2004) *''Hasht Paa'' ( Alireza Davood Nejad, 2004) *''Mosafere Rey'' ( Davood Mir Bagheri, 2000) *''Bolough'' ( Masoud Jafari Jowzani, 1999) *''Eshgh +2'' ( Reza Mir-Karimi, 1998) *''Saahere'' ( Davood Mir Bagheri, 1997)

Set designer

*''Zanan Venusi, Mardan Merikhi'' (2010) *''Masoumiat Az Dast Rafteh'' (2002)

TV series

Blue Whale The blue whale (''Balaenoptera musculus'') is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of and weighing up to , it is the largest animal known to have ever existed. The blue whale's long and slender body can ...

(

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 ...

, 2019) *''Pardeh Neshin'' ( Behrooz Shoeibi, 2015) *''

Mokhtarnameh ''Mokhtarnameh'' (Persian: مختارنامه) is an Iranian epic/history television series directed by Davood Mirbagheri, based on the life of Al-Mukhtar, a pro-Alid revolutionary based in Kufa, who led a rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphat ...

(

Davood Mirbagheri Sayyid Davood Mir-Bagheri ( fa, داوود میرباقری) is an Iranian director, writer and film producer. His notable works are ''Shaheed-e-Kufa'', ''Mokhtarnameh'' and ''Salman the Persian''. Filmography Television * ''Masoomiyat Az Da ...

, 2010) *'' Nardebam-e Aseman'' ( Mohammad Hossein Lotfi, 2009) *'' Imam Ali (Shaheed-e-Kufa)'' (

, 1991)

References

External links

* 1972 births Living people People from Tehran Iranian art directors Actresses from Tehran Iranian film actresses Iranian stage actresses Women graphic designers Iranian costume designers Iranian television actresses 20th-century Iranian actresses 21st-century Iranian actresses Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress winners {{Iran-actor-stub