Susan Taslimi Explained

Susan Taslimi
Native Name:	سوسن تسلیمی
Birth Date:	7 February 1950
Birth Place:	Rasht, Iran
Spouse:	Dariush Farhang (divorced)^[1]
Children:	1
Parents:	Khosro Taslimi (father) Monireh Taslimi (mother)
Years Active:	1972–present
Alma Mater:	University of Tehran
Notable Works:	Ballad of Tara Death of Yazdgerd Bashu, the Little Stranger

Susan Taslimi (also spelt Soosan Taslimi, Persian: سوسن تسلیمی , born 7 February 1950) is an Iranian actress, film director, theatre director, and screenwriter.^[2] She emigrated from Iran in 1987, now living and working in Sweden.^{[3] [4]}

Biography

Born in Rasht in 1950, Taslimi is the first non-European to play the lead role on a national theater stage in Sweden.^[5]

She graduated in theater and acting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran.^[6] She started film acting with Bahram Bayzai's Ballad of Tara in 1979.

Filmography (as an actress)

Films

• Ballad of Tara (Persian: چریکه تارا, Tcherike-ye Tara, 1979, Iran) – as Tara
• Death of Yazdgerd (Persian: مرگ یزدگرد, Marg-e Yazdgerd, 1982, Iran) – as The Miller's wife
• Sarbedaran (Persian: سربداران; TV series, 1984, Iran) – as Fatemeh
• Madian (Persian: مادیان, a.k.a. The Mare, 1985, Iran)
• Telesm (Persian: طلسم, a.k.a. The Spell, 1986, Iran) – as Shahzdeh's bride
• Bashu, the Little Stranger (Persian: باشو، غریبه کوچک, Bashu, Gharibe-ye Kuchak, 1986, released in 1989, Iran) – as Naii
• Perhaps Some Other Time (Persian: شاید وقتی دیگر, 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 (Persian: افسونگر, Afsungar; 2017, Denmark) – as Leila
• Black Crab (film) (Swedish: Svart krabba; 2022, Sweden) – as Admiral Nodh

Theatre

• Medea (1991) – as Medea
• Death of Yazdgerd (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.

External links

• • • Soosan Taslimi at IranActor.com
• Interview with Rooz

Notes and References

1. https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/1252319/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B4-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%AA فیلمی که داریوش فرهنگ به سوسن تسلیمی تقدیم کرد/ نمایش نسخه مرمت‌شده «طلسم»
2. News: 50 Iranian Women you Should Know: Susan Taslimi. 3 September 2015. Iranwire.
3. Web site: Susan Taslimi - Biography. IMDb. 28 March 2007.
4. News: The Iranian Stars Forced to Go Abroad. 29 February 2016. Iran Watch Press.
5. News: 50 Iranian Women you Should Know: Susan Taslimi. IranWire خانه. 23 June 2018. en-GB.
6. Web site: http://www.iranact.com/Cinema/artists/showartist.asp?id=498. fa:سوسن تسلیمی. IranAct.com. 28 March 2007. fa.