Hedieh Tehrani

Hedieh Tehrani (Persian: هديه تهرانی; born June 25, 1972) is an Iranian actress.[1] She is most noted for willingness to play mysterious, stony-faced and cold-hearted women. She has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, four Hafez Awards, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.

Hedieh Tehrani
Tehrani at the 2015 Fajr International Film Festival
Born (1972-06-25) June 25, 1972
Tehran, Iran
Occupations
  • Actress
  • photographer
Years active1996–present
WebsiteIMDb profile

Career

Mohammad Reza Sharifinia and Azita Hajian were the first ones to propose her a role for The Fateful Day. She auditioned for acting in The Fateful Day but refused to cooperate and the role went to Ladan Mostofi.[2] Before acting in The King, she refused a part in Leila directed by Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui. Kianoush Ayari then approached her for acting in his movie, To Be or Not to Be and again she refused to play. Masoud Kimiayi was the first director who succeeded to have her playing in his film The King.[3][4]

Personal life

The actress was arrested in 2016, in Tehran's central Lala Garden for campaigning for Animal Rights, due to the gathering not being authorized by the government. The protest was organized after several Iranian municipalities put down a number of street dogs due to over population. The arrest has been condemned by some activists.[5][6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Director Notes
1997 The King Maryam Koohsari Masoud Kimiai
1998 As a Stranger Behrokh Sabeti Ahmad Amini
1999 Siavash Hedieh Tehrani Saman Moghaddam
Hemlock Sima Riahi Behrooz Afkhami
Red Hasti Mashreghi Fereydoun Jeyrani
An Umbrella for Two Yasaman Pakravan Ahmad Amini
2000 Corrupt Hands Diba Sirus Alvand
2001 The Party Negar Aryani Saman Moghaddam
Blue Mahtab Hamid Labkhandeh
The Times Zari Hamid Reza Selahmand
2002 Unruled Paper Roya Royaee Naser Taghvai
A House Built on Water Zhaleh Tirandaz Bahman Farmanara
2003 Donya Donya Shadab Manouchehr Mosiri
A Place to Live Golchehreh Mohammad Bozorgnia
Abadan Arezoo Mani Haghighi Banned
Iranian Girl Maryam Yazdani Mohammad Hossein Latifi
2004 Duel Hanieh Ahmad Reza Darvish
2005 Thirteen Vahid Rahbani Short Film
A Little Kiss Mysterious Woman / The Death Angel Bahman Farmanara
2006 Fireworks Wednesday Mozhdeh Samiee Asghar Farhadi
Half Moon Hesho Bahman Ghobadi
2007 To Each His Own Cinema Herself Abbas Kiarostami
The Magical Generation Forough Iraj Karimi
2009 Shirin Woman in Audience Abbas Kiarostami
2010 Seven Minutes Until Autumn Mitra Alireza Amini
2011 The Son of Dawn Khomeini's Nursemaid Behrooz Afkhami
Nightly Shabnam Nami Omid Bonakdar
2012 Tehran 1500 Nazi Bahram Azimi
The Wooden Bridge Nazli Mehdi Karampour
Another Day Hassan Fathi
2015 For a Rainy Day Faezeh Azizkhani
2016 Duet Minoo Navid Danesh
We Will Not Get Used To Sima Ebrahim Ebrahimian
Phenomenon Ali Ahmadzadeh unreleased film
2017 Israfil Mahi Ida Panahandeh
No Date, No Signature Sayeh Vahid Jalilvand selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards
2018 Orange Days Aban Arash Lahooti
2019 A Hairy Tale Homa Homayoun Ghanizadeh
Lovely Trash Sima Mohsen Amiryoussefi
2020 Shahre Gheseh Cinema Keyvan Alimohammadi, Ali Akbar Heidari
2021 Majority Lily Nazarian Mohsen Gharaee

Web
Year Title Role Director Platform
2012 Icy Heart 3 Sayeh Solat Saman Moghaddam Video CD
2020 The Accomplice Ziba Fakhri Mostafa Kiaee Namava, Filimo
TBA Mah Rokhsar Azizollah Hamidnezhad

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Nominated Work Result
Busan International Film Festival 2006 Best Actress in a Leading Role Fireworks Wednesday Nominated
Fajr Film Festival 1999 Best Actress in a Leading Role Red Won
2002 Unruled Paper Nominated
2006 Fireworks Wednesday Won
2010 Seven Minutes Until Autumn Nominated
2017 Israfil Nominated
Hafez Awards 1997 Best Actress – Motion Picture The King Won
1999 Red Nominated
2000 Hemlock Won
2002 Unruled Paper Won
Top Actors in Cinema of Iran After The Iranian Revolution – Won
2003 Best Actress – Motion Picture Iranian Girl Nominated
2006 Fireworks Wednesday Nominated
2018 Israfil Nominated
2021 Best Actress – Television Series Drama The Accomplice Nominated
2023 Best Actress – Motion Picture Majority Nominated
Imagineindia International Film Festival 2019 Best Actress in a Leading Role Orange Days Nominated
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2019 Best Actress in a Leading Role Orange Days Nominated
Iran Cinema Celebration 2000 Best Actress in a Leading Role Hemlock Nominated
2006 Fireworks Wednesday Won
2010 Seven Minutes Until Autumn Nominated
Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association 1999 Best Actress in a Leading Role Red Third Place
2000 Hemlock Won
2002 Unruled Paper Runner-up
2003 Iranian Girl Runner-up
2022 Majority Nominated
Pyongyang International Film Festival 2002 Best Actress in a Leading Role The Party Won
Three Continents Festival 1999 Best Actress in a Leading Role Red Nominated

Notes and references
  1. Hedyeh, meaning Gift, is also transliterated as Hadyeh, Hadiyeh and Hediyeh. Although some pronounce Hedyeh (note the e instead of a), the latter pronunciation is incorrect in Persian, as it is Arabic. Hedyeh should be pronounced as Hed'yeh.
  2. "Cinemama". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
  3. ".: Iranian Movie DataBase هديه تهراني :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved Jan 26, 2023.
  4. "Peaceful Demonstrators for Animal Rights Arrested in Tehran". Iran Human Rights. April 5, 2016.
  5. "إيران تعتقل أشهر فناناتها بسبب دفاعها عن حقوق الحيوان". العربية. Apr 2, 2016. Retrieved Jan 26, 2023.
  6. Iranian Film Star Arrested for Animal Rights Protest
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