Katayoun Riahi | |
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| کتایون ریاحی | |
 Riahi in 2016 | |
| Born | (1961-12-31)December 31, 1961 (age 63) Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse(s) | Farshid Rahimian (div.) Masoud Behbehaninia (div.) |
Katayoun Riahi (Persian:کتایون ریاحی,romanized: Katâyun Riyâhi; born 31 December 1961) is an Iranian actress, and has received various accolades, including threeHafez Awards, nominations for aCrystal Simorgh, and an Iran Cinema Celebration Award. Riahi rose to prominence for her performance asZoleykha inProphet Joseph (2008–2009). She won the Best Actress award at the 26thCairo International Film Festival for her performance inThe Last Supper (2002).
She is also the founder and CEO of the Komak Charity Foundation and an ambassador of the Mehrafarin Foundation in Iran.[1][2][3][4]
It was with the series'Days of Life (1998),After the Rain (1999) andThe 10th Night (2001) that she established herself as a capable actress.
She also played a starring role in the seriesProphet Joseph (2009).[5]
Many critics believe that Riyahi's best performance was in the movieThe Last Supper (2001), a role which accorded her a Best Actress nomination at the 20th Fajr International Film Festival.
Her outstanding performance in the movieThis Woman Won't Talk (2002) earned her aBest Actress Award at the 7th Iran Cinema Celebration.
Riyahi has also appeared in a number of movies, includingThe Stranger (1987),Apartment 13 (1990),The Kind Moon (1995),Lighter Than Darkness (2002) andInvitation (2008).
Riahi was one of the first celebrities who took off her hijab amidst the 2022nationwide protests and in support of the people wrote: "Iranian women are the voices of one another" and "Enough with the lies"!. Security forces arrested her in her villa in the suburbs of Qazvin.[6][7][8]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 1987 | Payizan | Parvaneh | Rasoul Sadrameli | ||
| 1995 | Dear Moon | Ghasem Jafari | |||
| 1996 | The Tortoise | Ali Shah Hatami | |||
| 2002 | The Last Supper | Mahin Mashreghi | Fereydoun Jeyrani | ||
| 2003 | The Woman Keeps Silent | Soraya Ardalan | Ahmad Amini | ||
| My Lady | Yadollah Samadi | ||||
| 2004 | Tara and the Strawberry Fever | Taraneh | Saeed Soheili | ||
| Somewhere Else | Tara | Mehdi Karampour | |||
| 2008 | Shirin | Woman in audience | Abbas Kiarostami | ||
| Invitation | Afsaneh | Ebrahimi Hatamikia | |||
| TBA | Funnel | Mohsen Amiryoussefi | Post-production | [9] |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Network | Ref(s) |
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| 1998 | Days of Life | IRIB TV3 | ||||
| 1993 | Pedar Salar | IRIB TV2 | ||||
| 2000 | Pine's Voice | IRIB TV3 | ||||
| 2001 | After the Rain | IRIB TV3 | ||||
| 2002 | Tenth Night | Banou | IRIB TV1 | |||
| 2002 | Sun Night | IRIB TV3 | ||||
| 2005 | Walking Dead | IRIB TV3 | ||||
| 2008–2009 | Prophet Joseph | Zoleykha | IRIB TV1 |
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