Forouzan
Parvin Kheirbakhsh (Persian: پروین خیربخش) better known as Forouzan (Persian: فروزان; 9 August 1937 – 24 January 2016) was an Iranian actress, producer, and dubbing artist.
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| Born | Parvin Kheyrbakhsh 9 August 1937 |
| Died | 24 January 2016 (aged 78) Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Producer, Voice actress |
| Years active | 1963–1979 |
| Children | 1 |
She started her cinematic career as a voice-over actress. In 1964 she starred in Siamak Yasemi's Sāhele Entezār, but it was Ganj-e Qarun, another film by Yasemi, that made her very famous. She co-starred in this film with Fardin. After Ganj-e Qarun Fardin and Forouzan made a golden cinematic couple and co-starred in some of the highest-grossing films of the era, known as Persian Films or Film Farsi (in Persian: فیلم فارسی). Persian Film was the popular genre of movies produced in Iran before the Iranian revolution of 1979.
Biography
Forouzan was born on 9 August 1937 in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. She started her career by dubbing films. Her first movie was Sahel-e Entezar. She acted in many popular Iranian films and also worked with visionary directors of the Mowj-e Now, such as Dariush Mehrjui (Dayere-ye Mina) and Ali Hatami (Baba Shamal).[1]
Siamak Yasemi, Iraj Ghaderi, Shapur Gharib and Fereydun Goleh were some of the other famous directors that she collaborated with.[1]
After the 1979 revolution Forouzan was banned from playing in movies and grew more and more isolated. She rarely conducted interviews and died on 24 January 2016 in Tehran.[2]
After Forouzan's death, Persian-language websites and forums dedicated posts and articles in her memory. Her popularity remained intact despite not having acted in a new film since 1978.[3]
Partial filmography
- 1963: Sahele entezar - Maryam
- 1964: The Humans - Goli
- 1964: The Pleasures of Sin - Sahar
- 1965: Gate of Fate
- 1965: Darvazehe taghdir
- 1965: The Bride of the Sea - Maryam
- 1965: Croesus' Treasure - Ganjeh Gharoon
- 1965: Dah saye khatarnak - Sepideh
- 1966: Shookhi nakon delkhor misham - Assal
- 1966: Shamsi pahlevoon - Shamsi
- 1966: Hashem khan - Mina
- 1966: Farar az haghighat
- 1967: Valley of Death
- 1967: Haft shahr-e eshgh
- 1967: Gohar-e shab-cheragh
- 1967: Dalahoo - Arezoo
- 1968: Shokoh-e-javanmardi
- 1968: Yusuf ile Züleyha - Züleyha
- 1968: The Dragon Gorge
- 1968: Tahran macerasi
- 1968: Setare-ye haft-asemoon
- 1968: Ghoroube botparastan
- 1968: The Daughter of the King of Fairies
- 1968: Charkh-E-Bazigar
- 1968: Chahar darvish
- 1968: Bazee-e Eshgh
- 1968: Separate beds
- 1968: It's Written in the Stars
- 1969: Tak-khal
- 1969: Shar-ashoob
- 1969: Setare-ye foroozan
- 1969: Mojeze-ye ghalbha
- 1969: Malek-e doozakh
- 1969: A Girl Is Going to Die Tonight
- 1969: Büyük yemin
- 1969: The Great Oath - Firuzan
- 1970: Mardi az jonoob-e shahr - Atash
- 1970: Sogoli
- 1970: Ram karadan-e mard-e vahshi
- 1970: Raghaseye shahr - Pari
- 1970: Jafar var Golnar - Golnar
- 1970: Bride of Bianca
- 1971: Ayyoob - Shahin / Maryam / Shirin
- 1971: Baba Shamal - Shokat-ol-molook
- 1971: Khosghel-e mahalle - Nazi
- 1971: Heydar - Aghdas
- 1971: Badnaam - Badri
- 1971: Atashpare-ye shahr
- 1972: Zafar
- 1972: Sahere
- 1972: Mikhak-e sefid
- 1972: Khaterkhah
- 1972: Ghalandar - Eshrat
- 1972: The Dagger - Banafsheh
- 1973: Parizad
- 1973: Nakhoda - Darya
- 1975: Gharar-e bozorg - Shirin
- 1976: Khodahafez koochooloo
- 1977: The Cycle - Zahra
- 1977: Back and Dagger - Pari (final film role)
Gallery
Shining Star is a 1969 Persian-genre drama film directed by Assadolah Soleymanifar and starring Forouzan.
Forouzan on the cover page of Persian weekly Ettelaat Haftegi, 1971
Forouzan in 1975.jpg
References
- Jahed, Parviz. "فروزان؛ ستارهای خاموش میشود". BBC Persian. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- "فروزان، ستاره سینمای پیش از انقلاب ایران درگذشت". BBC Persian. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- Payvand News. "Forouzan, Persian film star in Pahlavi era, passes away in Tehran". Payvand. Retrieved 27 January 2016.