Forouzan
| Foruzan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Parvin Kheyrbakhsh 9 August 1937 Bandar Anzali, Iran |
| Died |
24 January 2016 (aged 78) Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation | Actress, Producer, Dubbing artist |
| Years active | 1963–1979 |
| Website | http://www.facebook.com/ForouzanActress |
Forouzan (Persian: Foruzān); (9 August 1937 – 24 January 2016) was an Iranian actress, producer, and dubbing artist.
She started her cinematic career as a voice-over actress. In 1964 she starred in Siamak Yasemi's Sāhele Entezār, but it was Ganje Qārun, 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: Filme Fārsi). Persian Film was the popular genre of movies produced in Iran before the Iranian revolution of 1979.
Biography
Forouzan (also spelled Foroozan) 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]
Filmography
- 1978 The Cycle as Zahra
- 1977 Back and Dagger as Pari
- 1972 Ghalandar as Eshrat
- 1972 The dagger as Banafsheh
- 1971 Ayyoob
- 1971 Badnaam as Badri
- 1971 Baba Shamal as Shokat-ol-molook
- 1970 Bride of Bianca
- 1970 Jafar and Golnar
- 1970 Raghaseye shahr as Pari
- 1969 A Girl Is Going to Die Tonight
- 1969 The Great Oath (as Firuzan)
- 1968 Charkh-E-Bazigar
- 1968 Ghoroube botparastan
- 1968 It's Written in the Stars
- 1968 Love Game
- 1968 Separate beds
- 1968 The daughter of the king of fairies
- 1968 The Dragon Gorge
- 1967 Valley of Death
- 1966 Farar az haghighat
- 1966 Hashem khan
- 1966 Shamsi pahlevoon as Shamsi
- 1965 Croesus' Treasure ( Ganjeh Gharoon)
- 1965 The Bride of the Sea
- 1965 Gate of Fate
- 1964 The Pleasures of Sin
- 1964 The Humans as Goli
Gallery
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Shining Star is a 1969 Persian-genre drama film directed by Assadolah Soleymanifar and starring Forouzan.
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Forouzan on the cover page of Persian weekly Ettelaat Haftegi.
References
- 1 2 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.
External links
- Forouzan at the Internet Movie Database