Taraneh Alidoosti

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Taraneh Alidoosti (2010)

Taraneh Alidoosti ( listen ? / I PersianAudio file / audio sample ترانه عليدوستی; * January 12, 1984 in Tehran ) is an Iranian actress .

Life

She became known in 2002 with the lead role in Man, taraneh, panzdah sal daram . In the same year she won the Bronze Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival for best actress and the Crystal Simorgh at the Iranian Fajr Film Festival .

Her father is the former Iranian national soccer player Hamid Alidoosti , who was also active as a player in Germany in the 1980s for FSV Salmrohr . Her only brother Pouyan died in March 2005 at the age of 16 as a result of an explosion at the annual Persian fire festival Tschahar Shanbe Suri . She was working on the film Fireworks Wednesday at the time , which is set against the backdrop of this very custom.

Alidoosti is married and has one daughter.

Political positioning

Women power emblem

At a press conference in Tehran 2016 was a highly slipped sleeves women power - tattoo visible on her forearm. This sparked controversy in the Islamic Republic . She has been accused of being a feminist . Alidoosti finally confirmed this: “Calm down! Yes, I am a feminist. ”And added:“ A feminist is a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. ”

In protest against the foreclosure policy of the new US administration under Donald Trump , she did not come to the 2017 Academy Awards , where The Salesman was nominated for best foreign-language film. She said on Twitter: “Trump's visa announcement is racist. Regardless of whether it is a cultural event, I will not come to the Academy Awards 2017 out of protest ”. Trump had previously announced a temporary admission freeze for refugees and a temporary entry ban for Iranian citizens (in addition to those from Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen).

Filmography (selection)

  • 2002: Taraneh, 15 years old (Man, taraneh, panzdah sal daram)
  • 2004: Beautiful City (Shahr-e ziba)
  • 2006: Feuerzauber (Fireworks Wednesday, Tschahar Schanbe Suri)
  • 2009: All About Elly (Darbareye Elly)
  • 2012: The Power of Money (Modest Reception, Paziraie sadeh)
  • 2016: The Salesman (Forushande)

Web links

Commons : Taraneh Alidoosti  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Afp: Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti's tattoo drags her to social media storm. In: emirates247.com. June 1, 2016, accessed June 5, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Thomas Erdbrink: In Iran, an Actress, a Bared Arm and a 'Woman Power' Tattoo. In: The New York Times , May 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ Tattoo of an actress triggers feminism debate in Iran. In: The Standard . Retrieved June 5, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Reaction to Trump: Iran's nominees boycott Oscars. In: Deutsche Welle . January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Alidoosti, Taraneh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES ترانه عليدوستی (Persian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Iranian actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Tehran