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Maral Baniadam | |
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 Baniadam in 2022 | |
| Born | (1981-09-20)September 20, 1981 (age 43) Tehran, Iran |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse | Ali Sarabi |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | https://www.maralbaniadam.com |
Maral Baniadam (Persian: مارال بنیآدم; born September 20, 1981) is an Iranian actress. She won theCrystal Simorgh for Best Actress at the 42ndFajr International Film Festival for her performance asParvin E'tesami in the 2024 biographical filmParvin.[1][2]
Maral Baniadam was born on September 20, 1981, inTehran. She completed an undergraduate course in the field of acting.[3][4][5][6] She has a daughter and a son, named Asal and Iliya respectively.[7][8][9]
As an actress, she started her career in theatre and completed acting training courses held under supervision ofMahtab Nasirpour inCanada. In early stage of her career, she played in “Drought and Lies” (directed by Pedram Alizadeh) andOscar winner film,The Salesman (directed byAsghar Farhadi)[10][11][12] Among other films she played as an actress is “Gisum” andIn the Arms of the Tree screened in 38thFajr Film Festival[13][14][15][16] As a theatre actress, Maral Baniadam has also played some plays like “The Other Side of the Mirror”, “Bernard Died” and “God of Carnage” directed byAli Sarabi which the lather gained the enthusiasm of the audiences.[7]
She has also played in the short filmThe Small Panda, the Big Panda directed by Sahar Khoshnam. She also played the role of “Sara”, one of the influencing roles, inThe Accomplice with actorsHedyeh Tehrani andParviz Parastui.[1][17][18]
She was selected as a player and played in Asghar Farhadi'sThe Salesman following a 2-minute video sent to Farhadi.[19] Then she played “Delbar” inGisumfilm produced by Saeed Sadi and directed by Navid Behtooei in 2020.[20][21][22] She played the first female role in “In the Arms of the Tree” film.[23][24] The latter film is preparing for submission to 41st Fajr International Film Festival[25][26][27][28][29]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2016 | The Salesman | Kati | Asghar Farhadi | [30] | |
| Drought and Lies | Giti | Pedram Alizadeh | [31] | ||
| 2019 | Small Panda, Big Panda | Sahar Khoshnam | Short film | [32] | |
| 2021 | Gisoum | Delbar | Navid Behtooee | [2] | |
| 2023 | In the Arms of the Tree | Kimia | Babak Khajeh Pasha | [33] | |
| 2024 | Parvin | Parvin E'tesami | Mohammad Reza Varzi | Won –Crystal SimorghFajr Film Festival Award for Best Actress | [34] |
| 2025 | Sayyad | Efat Shoja' | Javad Afshar | [35] |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform | Ref(s) |
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| 2020 | The Accomplice | Sara | Mostafa Kiaei | Filimo, Namava | [36][37] |
| 2023 | The Translator | Parisa | Bahram Tavakoli | Namava | [38][39] |
She has played in roles in “Shaparak Khanom” and “The Local Songs”, directed byMohammad Rahmanian, a fame play writer and theatre director.[40] She has also played in “Arash Sad” play written byBahram Beizaei which took stage in McMaster Hall, inWest Vancouver, Canada and 32nd Fajr International Theatre Festival.[41][42] In “Bernard Died” play, written by Mashhud Hosseinian and directed by Ali Sarabi, staged in Iranshahr Theatre,[43][44] Maral Baniadam played withBehnaz Jafari, Ali Sarabi andAtefeh Razavi which warmly welcomed by the audiences.[45][46] In “The Lord of Massacre” directed by Ali Sarabi, staged in Sharzad Theatre Complex in 2016,[47] she played withSetareh Pesiani andNavid Mohammadzadeh[48][49][50] which highly influenced the audiences.[51][52][53] Ali Sarabi said: “The Lord of Massacre has had more than fourteen thousand audiences”.[54]
Baniadam performs a nice role in “God of Carnage”. The unique moment of the play hence its peak, is the vomiting scene of “Ant” in which Maral Baniadam vomits several times in the stage.[55]
The Other Side of the Mirror” staged inVahdat Theatre Hall, Tehran on 6 April 2002 and Maral Baniadam played with fame figures likeRima Raminfar, Elnaz Habibi andPejman Jamshidi.[56][57][58] Maral Baniadam and Elnaz Habibi alternatively play the unique role. The ticket-selling site of “The Other Side of the Mirror” wasfiltered following an order issued by Center for Theatre Arts, the governmental authority supervising over the theatre.[59]Dragan Skočić, the Coach ofIran national football team, was among the audiences in 5th night of the play.[60][61] “The Other Side of the Mirror” is a play written by French play writerFlorian Zeller.[50]
| Year | Title | Director | Role |
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| 2012 | Shaparak Khanom | Mohammad Rahmanian | |
| 2013 | Arash Sad | Mohammad Rahmanian | [41] |
| 2014 | The Local Songs | Mohammad Rahmanian | [40] |
| 2015 | Bernard Died | Ali Sarabi | [7] |
| 2016 – 2018 | God of Carnage | Ali Sarabi | Ant[62][63] |
| 2017 | The Other Side of Mirror | Ali Sarabi | [64] |
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Fajr Film Festival | 2023 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | In the Arms of the Tree | Nominated | [65][66][67] |
| 2024 | Parvin | Won | [68] | ||
| Hafez Awards | 2024 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | In the Arms of the Tree | Nominated | [69] |
