Vishka Asayesh Explained

Vishka Asayesh
Native Name:	ویشکا آسایش
Native Name Lang:	Fa
Birth Date:	7 November 1972
Birth Place:	Tehran, Iran
Years Active:	1992–present
Occupation:	Actress, Set designer
Education:	London University
Spouse:	Reza Ghobady
Children:	Gueeve (b. 2006)
Relatives:	Maziar Partow (uncle)

Vishka Asayesh (Persian: ویشکا آسایش; born November 7, 1972) is an Iranian actress, set designer, and art director. 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.^{[1] [2]}

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

Her appearance in No Men Allowed (2011) won a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Fajr International Film Festival in 2011.^[3] 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 No Men Allowed (2011), (dir. Rambod Javan) at the Fajr International Film Festival in 2011.
• Best Actress and Best Ensemble Cast for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “19th. Riverside International Film Festival” (USA) / April 2021^[4]
• 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”, Academy Awards® Qualifying (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.”)^[5]
• Best Actress for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “10th. Winter Film Awards International Film Festival” (USA) / Oct. 2021^[6]
• Best Actress for The Badger, (dir. Kazem Mollaie) at the “6th. Calella Film Festival” [Low Budget Section] (SPAIN) / Oct. 2021

Work

Theater

• Mississippi Dies Seated (Homayoun Ghanizadeh, 2016)

Films

• The Night Guardian (Reza Mirkarimi, 2022)
• The Badger (Kazem Mollaie, 2020)^[7]
• We Are All Together (2018)
• Nahang Anbar (Saman Moghaddam, 2015)
• Dar Moddat Maloum (Vahid Amirkhani, 2015)
• Man va Sharmin (Bijan Shirmarz, 2015)
• Sokoot (George Haasehmzadeh, 2015)
• Sizdah (Houman Seyedi, 2014)
• Nikaan va Bacheh Ghoul (Rahman Rezayi, 2012)
• Barf rooye kajha (Payman Maadi, 2011)
• Khabam Miad (Reza Attaran, 2011)
• Porteghal Khoni (Cyrus Alvand, 2010)
• No Men Allowed (Rambod Javan, 2010)
• The book of law (Maziar Miri, 2009)
• Shirin (2008)
• Gol-e Yakh (Kiumars Pourahmad, 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 (Fereydoun Jeyrani, 2019)
• Pardeh Neshin (Behrooz Shoeibi, 2015)
• Mokhtarnameh (Davood Mirbagheri, 2010)
• Nardebam-e Aseman (Mohammad Hossein Lotfi, 2009)
• Imam Ali (Shaheed-e-Kufa) (Davood Mirbagheri, 1991)

References

• Web site: Iranian Movie DataBase ويشكا آسايش . 27 September 2015.

Notes and References

1. http://en.ifilmtv.com/artist/content/191 Vishka Asayesh
2. http://cinemapress.ir/news/93664/%D8%BA%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%BA-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B2%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B4-%DA%A9%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87غیبت تنها دارنده سیمرغ نقش اول زن برای نقش کمدی از جشنواره
3. https://persianv.com/biography/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3.html ویشکا آسایش | آشنایی با ویشکا آسایش بازیگر سینما و تلویزیون ایران
4. News: Iranian film 'The Badger' wins RIFF award. Iran Press. May 3, 2021.
5. News: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Unveils Winners. The Diaspora Times. 7 October 2021.
6. News: Vishka Asayesh wins Best Actress Award at US film festival. MEHR NEWS AGENCY. 6 October 2021.
7. News: The Badger to be released. Iranian Students' News Agency. 25 July 2020.