Katayoun Riahi

Katayoun Riahi
Riahi in 2016
Born	(1961-12-31) 31 December 1961 Tehran , Iran
Education	Isfahan University
Occupation	Actress and writer
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Farshid Rahimian (m. 1983)
Children	1
Relatives	Alireza Riahi (brother)
Website	http://katayounriahi.com

Katayoun Riahi (born 31 December 1961 in Tehran) is an Iranian actress. She is also the founder and CEO of the Komak Charity Foundation^[1]

Career

Riyahi has a university degree in Literature and Anthropology.

She was initially interested in writing stories for children but later switched to acting.

Her cinematic debut was Paeezan (1987) and she found fame with the series The Patriarch (1994).

It was with the series Days of Life (1998), After the Rain (1999) and The 10th Night (2001) that she established herself as a capable actress.

She also played a starring role in the series Prophet Joseph (2009).

Many critics believe that Riyahi's best performance was in the movie The Last Supper (2001), a role which brought her a Best Actress nomination at the 20th Fajr International Film Festival.

Her outstanding performance in the movie This Woman Won't Talk (2002) wins a nomination for the Best Actress Award at the 7th Iran Cinema Celebration.

Riyahi has also appeared in a number of movies, including The Stranger (1987), Apartment 13 (1990), The Kind Moon (1995), Lighter Than Darkness (2002) and Invitation (2008).

Filmography

Television dramas

• 2008 Invitation
• 2003 My Lady
• 2003 Somewhere Else
• 2002 The Last Supper
• 1992 Ghafele
• 1992 Tamas-e Sheytani
• 1989 Kashtee-ye Angelica
• 1987 Gharibe h
• 1987 Payizan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Katayoun Riahi.

• Katayoun Riahi at the Internet Movie Database